Who is Julian Sands, Arachnophobia actor missing during hike in Mt. Baldy, California?

British actor Julian Sands, best known for his roles in 24, A Room with a View and Arachnophobia, has gone missing while hiking in the Mt. Baldy, California area.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the 65-year-old has been missing since January 13. 

Gloria Huerta, a spokesperson with the department, told CNN that search and rescue crews have been scouring the Mt. Baldy area. However, efforts were suspended due to severe weather and an avalanche threat.

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Drones are currently being used by officials searching for Sands. But, resources remain limited due to the weather on Mt. Baldy, which is located in the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernardino County.

Who is Julian Sands?

Julian Sands was born on January 4, 1958, in Otley, West Yorkshire, to mother Brenda, who raised her children alone after her divorce.

Sands was educated at Lord Wandsworth College, Long Sutton, Hampshire. His youngest brother, Quentin, was selected by She magazine as “Britain’s Sexiest Man” of 1998.

Sands began his film career appearing in supporting roles in films, including Oxford Blues (1984) and The Killing Fields (1984). He also had a cameo as a Greek soldier in the BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights in 1984.

His most notable work was the 1985 film A Room with a View. In 1985, following the success of A Room with a View and Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986), Sands decided to move to Hollywood.

He played the title role in the horror film Warlock (1989) and its sequel, Warlock: The Armageddon (1993), the role of Franz Liszt in Impromptu (1991), the role of Yves Cloquet in Naked Lunch (1991), and prominent roles in Arachnophobia (1990), Boxing Helena (1993) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

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He starred opposite Jackie Chan in the action-comedy film The Medallion (2003). 

From 1984 to 1987, Sands was married to Sarah Harvey, a British journalist. They have one son. In 1990, he married Evgenia Citkowitz, a journalist and the daughter of the Anglo-Irish novelist and socialite Lady Caroline Blackwood and American composer-pianist Israel Citkowitz. He has two daughters with Citkowitz.