Legendary American actor Harris Yulin is dead

Harris Yulin, a veteran actor of stage and screen, has died. 

 

The “Ozark” actor d!ed of cardiac arrest in New York City on Tuesday, June 10. He was 87 years old.
 

A memorial will be held at a later date, a rep confirmed. 

“Yulin was part of the vanguard of a generation who cared passionately about the craft of acting,” his family said in a statement. “This deep, lifelong dedication led to extraordinary, resonant performances that were a gift to audiences, the actors he worked with, and the art of acting itself.” 
 

The statement added that the late actor “was an avid birder and lover of the sea.” 
 

Best known for his appearances in 1983’s Scarface, 1989’s Ghostbusters II and 1996’s Looking for Richard, he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination in 1996 for a guest role on the comedy Frasier and a 2019 ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award nod for Ozark. More recently he featured in the series Veep, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, And Just Like That… and more. 
 

Predeceased by his daughter, actress Claire Lucido, Yulin is survived by his second wife Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane, and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg. 

According to the family’s statement, Yulin was “prepping to start production this week in a starring role in the Michael Hoffman directed MGM+ series American Classic [costarring] Kevin Kline, Laura Linney and Jon Tenney. Harris was delighted to be working on this with Michael Hoffman (who had directed Harris in the film Game 6 in 2005)… and he went out swinging.” 

Yulin was previously married to actress Gwen Welles until her death in 1993. The actor also dated Faye Dunaway, his costar in the 1971 Western film Doc, in which he played lawman Wyatt Earp.