[R.I.P.] Harris Yulin, Actor Who Perpetually Played the Bad Guy, Dies at 87

Harris Yulin, a chameleonic character actor who for more than six decades portrayed guys whom critics described as unsympathetic, soulful, menacing, corrupt and glowering, both onstage and onscreen, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 87.

His wife, Kristen Lowman, said the cause of death, in a hospital, was cardiac arrest.

Inspired to pursue an acting career when he first took center stage at his bar mitzvah, Mr. Yulin never became a marquee name. But to many audiences he was instantly recognizable, even as a man of a hundred faces. He played at least as many parts, including J. Edgar Hoover, Hamlet and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Other roles ranged from crooked cops and politicians to a lecherous TV anchorman.

“I’m not always the bad guy,” he told The New York Times in 2000. “It just seems to be what I’m known for

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JANFU said:

RIP. Enjoyed his roles
Gifted article

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/arts/television/harris-yulin-dead.html?smid=url-share

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BitterPill said:

I can relate to Harris since I also perpetually play the bad guy.

RIP, Yulin, RIP.

MAGA.

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lolbert said:

This is unrelated, but I find it hilarious how you end every post with the word MAGA. I'm curious, when a loved one dies, will you end your post about it with the word MAGA?

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