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Hype Malaysia
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
From Harris Yulin To Arthur Hamilton: 7 Celebrities Who Passed Away Recently
As we approach the middle of the year, it's a time to reflect on the lives and legacies of the celebrities we've lost in recent months. From iconic musicians to television personalities, each one left a unique mark on the world through their talent, passion, and presence. Their passing is a reminder of how deeply connected we can feel to those who inspire us from afar. This list acknowledges the notable figures we've lost in the last month. While they are no longer with us, their contributions and influence continue to shape culture and leave a lasting impact. It serves as a tribute to their legacies and a respectful farewell. David Hekili Kenui Bell The 'Big Hawaiian Dude' of 'Lilo & Stitch' passed away on 12th June (Thursday). David Hekili Kenui Bell was a beloved Hawaiian actor, most notable for his role in the recent live-action film, 'Lilo & Stitch'. In many other characters he portrayed, he almost always reflected his heritage, blending Pidgin, Indigenous Hawaiian language, and English, to help preserve local culture in mainstream media. He was described as a sweet, generous and brilliant person, often calling him an embodiment of what 'Aloha' is. He was deeply cherished in his community, greeted travellers daily through his familiar airport announcements, and proudly represented Hawaiian culture on a global platform. His warmth, modesty, and authentic aloha spirit will continue to have a memorable impact on everyone he encounters. Harris Yulin The acting industry is in shock with the news of esteemed American actor Harris Yulin's passing on 10th June (Tuesday). He's known for his roles in 'Ghostbusters II', 'Scarface', 'Training Day' and many more. He was a dedicated performer who was said to be immensely committed to his craft. He brought depth and complexity to the characters he played, mainly portraying morally grey roles with subtle intensity. Harris was said to be a gracious and warm person who valued the process and value of work rather than the fame that it gives. The 87-year-old's legacy will forever live on through his iconic roles and his family. They plan to have a memorial on a later date. Kim Woodburn Kim Woodburn, the co-host of the nostalgic British show, 'How Clean Is Your House?', passed away on the 16th June (Monday) at the age of 83 years old. She had been suffering from an illness for months leading up to her passing, cancelling the majority of her work commitments to be able to start her recovery process. Beyond her cleaning expertise, Woodburn appeared on various reality TV programs, including 'I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!' (2009), where she finished as runner-up Kim's passing was confirmed by her manager. Furthermore, it has been requested by her family that details on her passing remain private. Kim will forever be remembered as a warm and outspoken person who made many fans' lives better with her humour. Anne Burrell Food Network fans mourn the loss of 'Worst Cooks in America' host Anne Burrell. The chef passed away on the 17th June (Tuesday), at the age of 55 years old. She was mostly recognised by her nurturing nature and infectious enthusiasm on her show, often referring to herself as 'professional pleasure provider,' finding joy in making people smile through food. Beyond her cooking career, she was a frequent contributor to charitable causes, serving on the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board. She aimed to support children facing adversity. She will continue to be remembered through every meal cooked with her books, and through her fans and colleagues alike. Arthur Hamilton 'Cry Me a River' Arthur Hamilton passed away on the 20th May (Tuesday), after living a long life of 98 years. Best known for his contribution to songs in the film 'Pete's Kelly's Blues' (1955), such as 'Sing a Rainbow' and 'He Needs Me'. Originally, his hit song 'Cry Me a River' was made for the film to be sung by Ella Fitzgerald but it ended up being released by Julie London in 1995, which became #9 on Billboard and #22 in the UK. The song ended up being placed in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001, solidifying his legacy in the music industry. His kind-hearted and devoted personality will forever live on in his pieces, friends and fans. Lim Pik-Sen (林碧笙) The actress for 'Chung Su-Lee' in 'Mind Your Language' has passed away on the 9th June at the age of 81 years old. The Malaysian-British actor began her acting career when she was 16 years old. Since then, she has been recognised as one of the most familiar East Asian faces on British television. She's widely known for her roles in 'Doctor Who', 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' and her most notable voice acting role as the narrator in 'Dark Souls'. Fans and friends have paid tribute to the actress, highlighting her joyous and witty personality. She will continue to be remembered through the British Film Institute as 'the most familiar Chinese actor on British television screens in the 1970s and 80s' and her enduring legacy across television, film, and gaming. Tong Gai (Tang Chia, 唐佳) Veteran martial artist Tong Gai (唐佳) was pronounced dead on the 23rd June 2025 (Monday) at the age of 88. At first, reports described an elderly man falling from a building, which was later confirmed to be the choreographer. Although he had allegedly been battling depression before his passing, police have found no evidence of foul play or other causes. He gained widespread recognition for his roles in iconic kung fu films such as 'Shaolin Prince and One Armed Swordsman'. Furthermore, he was married to former Hong Kong actress Suet Nay (雪妮). Ultimately, he will always be remembered as a gifted and dedicated individual who was deeply committed to both his craft and his family. Sources: People (1)(2)(3), International The News, Yahoo, The Star Zaima Humaira contributed to this article What's your Reaction? +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Emmy-nominated actor from ‘Scarface,' ‘Ghostbusters II' dies at 87
Harris Yulin, the Emmy-nominated actor best known for his menacing roles in iconic films such as 'Scarface' and 'Ghostbusters II," has died. He was 87. Yulin died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday, June 10 in New York City, Deadline reported. The actor's death was announced by his family and manager Sue Leibman. Yulin was born on Nov. 5, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, his IMDb biography states. Over a career spanning more than 50 years, Yulin appeared in more than 100 film and television productions including 'Night Moves,' 'St. Ives,' 'Clear and Present Danger,' 'Looking for Richard,' 'Bean,' 'The Hurricane' and 'Training Day.' Yulin's most notable performances were as Chief Detective Mel Bernstein in 1983's 'Scarface' and as Judge Stephen Wexler in 1989's 'Ghostbusters II.' The actor received an Emmy Award nomination in 1996 for his work on 'Fraiser,' in which he starred as Jerome Belasco in the episode titled, 'A Word to the Wiseguy." He also had notable roles on series including 'Cagney & Lacey,' 'The X-Files,' 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' and 'Ozark,' where he appeared in 12 episodes. A lifelong stage actor, Yulin made his New York stage debut in James Saunders' 1963 production of 'Next Time I'll Sing to You.' His Broadway debut came in the early 1980s. Yulin went on to appear in celebrated productions such as 'Hedda Gabler,' 'The Price' and 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' He also won a Lucille Lortel Award for directing 'The Trip to Bountiful' and received Drama Desk nominations, the Guardian reported. Before his death, Yulin was set to star in the upcoming MGM+ series 'American Classic,' which stars Kevin Kline and Laura Linney. Yulin was set to play Linus Bean, father to Kline's character in the show. Kline stars as Richard Bean, a Broadway actor who has a meltdown and comes home to the town of Millersburg, where his father founded a local theater. 'Harris Yulin was very simply one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered,' director Michael Hoffman said of the late actor, according to Deadline. 'His marriage of immense technique with an always fresh sense of discovery, gave his work an immediacy and vitality and purity I've experienced nowhere else. And what he was as an actor, he was as a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity,' Hoffman said. 'All of us at 'American Classic' have been blessed by our experience with him. He will always remain the beating heart of our show.' Yulin is survived by his wife, Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane, and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg, Deadline reported. Legendary songwriter, co-founder of iconic '60s band dies at 82 Doechii calls out Trump's 'ruthless attacks' to stop Los Angeles protests Funk-rock music pioneer, frontman of revolutionary band dies at 82 Founding member of chart-topping '80s R&B group dies at 68 'Devastated' music legend cancels more shows due to health issues Read the original article on MassLive.
The Hill
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hill
‘Scarface,' ‘Ozark' actor Harris Yulin dies at 87
(KTLA) – Actor Harris Yulin, known for his roles in 'Scarface,' 'Training Day,' 'Ozark,' and more has died at the age of 87. His death in New York City on Tuesday was the result of cardiac arrest, his family and manager, Sue Leibman, told The Hollywood Reporter. The Los Angeles native studied acting at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and later made his New York theater debut in 1963 in 'Next Time I'll Sing to You.' Throughout his five-decade career, he's appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, making him a recognizable face. His resume includes roles in 'Ghostbusters II,' 'Clear and Present Danger,' 'The Hurricane,' and 'Rush Hour 2.' He appeared in the popular sitcom 'Frasier,' which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series. Later in his career, he starred in 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,' 'Billions,' and 'FBI: Most Wanted.' Deadline reports the actor was preparing to start production this week to star in the MGM+ series 'American Classic' alongside Kevin Kline and Laura Linney. The project is being directed by Michael Hoffman, and Yulin's family said he was 'delighted' to be working with him. The two worked together in the 2005 film 'Game 6.' He is survived by his wife Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane, and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg. His daughter, actress Claire Lucido, died in 2021.
Gizmodo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Harris Yulin Gave ‘Deep Space Nine' One of Its Greatest Performances
Harris Yulin passed away this week at the age of 87. The Broadway star had a litany of beloved and memorable film and TV roles to his name, like a fan-favorite turn in Ghostbusters II—but Star Trek fans will forever remember him for his incredible turn as a traumatized Cardassian office clerk in one of Deep Space Nine's first all-time classics, 'Duet'. Occasionally a victim of its own success in the eyes of Star Trek fandom, Deep Space Nine's remarkable dramatic arcs through its back half exploring the Federation at war with the Dominion occasionally means that some fans perceive its earliest seasons—more broadly about the sociopolitical tension between the recently liberated Bajoran people and Starfleet's presence to guide Bajor into potential Federation membership—as a slog to get through before you hit the real good stuff. But of several early episodes that shine just as brightly as DS9's very best, 'Duet,' the 19th episode of season one, absolutely is the one that shines brightest. In 'Duet' Yulin plays a delicious dual role. He's initially introduced as the Cardassian file clerk Aamin Marritza, treated on DS9 for a terminal disease largely contracted by prisoners and workers at the Gallitep concentration camp. Immediately recognised by Kira, herself one of the resistance members who helped liberate Gallitep, her interrogation leads her to believe that the haughty Marritza—who after initial attempts at obfuscation, makes no qualms of hiding that he worked at the camp—is actually an assumed identity of the camp's infamous commander, Gul Darhe'el. Confronted with Kira's evidence, 'Marritza''s mask falls, taking full, angry, and insidious credit for being Darhe'el. If that was all there was to Yulin's role in 'Duet' it would still be a remarkable turn. He fills Marritza/Darhe'el with an incredible sense of simmering disdain, a man simultaneously trying to shirk his history at Gallitep from a furious Kira's eyes, while also confident enough in his belief to casually, even proudly, embrace an alternate history of Gallitep's atrocities. Yulin's chemistry having Nana Visitor's Kira as a scene partner is electric, her turmoil between the rightful rage Kira feels as a Bajoran and her duties as an objective officer aboard DS9 crashing against the Cardassian's calm collection. Isolated in Odo's small holding cells, Darhe'el becomes a specter who lingers over the episode and Kira alike, plaguing her moral quandary over whether or not she should help someone responsible for heinous atrocities against her people. But the character has a further layer to him: it's Darhe'el that is the assumed persona. Marritza really did work in the administrative wings of Gallitep, but, like Kira, is sickened to his soul by his complicity in the war crimes that occurred there. Dying of his disease anyway, Marritza went through cosmetic surgery to take on Darhe'el's likeness, targeted Kira for her connection to the resistance cell that liberated Gallitep, and then chose to sacrifice himself to the Bajoran authorities in an attempt to get public condemnation for the crimes that Darhe'el committed. In an instant, Yulin's performance switches, the arrogance and collection that had defined his role up to this point shattering to reveal a truly haunted man beneath many masks. After spending much of the episode horrified by him, Marritza becomes immediately and tragically sympathetic, a mirror held up against Kira as someone still broken by their attempts to process what they experienced during Cardassia's rule on Bajor. That Yulin is able to sell that change as convincingly as he had first masked his 'true' identity as Darhe'el is remarkable, and it climaxes with an incredibly poignant scene where he breaks down in his cell in front of Kira. 'Duet' ends in tragedy regardless. Unable to bring herself to 'help' Marritza face trial as Darhe'el, Kira has to let the grieving man go—only for him to be murdered on DS9's promenade by a vengeful Bajoran, who, unlike her, could not see past the grief they all bore during occupation, whether it was Bajorans or Cardassians caught in their own webs of moral complicity. Deep Space Nine would go on to do a lot in exploring the moral nuances behind even the broad, clear-cut horrors of the Cardassian occupation, the Dominion War beyond it, and their own real-world parallels: but it was Yulin who helped to first put put a complex and sympathetic face on the Cardassian perspective, and did so with such grace to give the series one of its greatest hours.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harris Yulin, Actor in ‘Scarface,' ‘Training Day' and ‘Ozark,' Dies at 87
Harris Yulin, the ever-present Emmy-nominated actor who appeared in such films as Scarface, Clear and Present Danger and Training Day and on television in Frasier, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Ozark, has died. He was 87. Yulin died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in New York City, his family and manager, Sue Leibman, announced. More from The Hollywood Reporter John Cusack, Nancy Sinatra, Ronnie Wood and More Celebs Pay Tribute to Brian Wilson Brian Wilson, Heart and Soul of The Beach Boys, Dies at 82 Chris Robinson, '12 O'Clock High,' 'General Hospital' and 'Bold and the Beautiful' Actor, Dies at 86 Although he never found a starring role that made him a household name, Yulin was a familiar face who worked constantly during a career that spanned more than 50 years. 'I'm not that high-profile,' he admitted in a 2010 interview with The Irish Times. 'I just do the next thing that comes along.' On Broadway, the character actor performed in 1980's Watch on the Rhine, 1992's The Visit, 1997's The Diary of Anne Frank, 1999's The Price and 2001's Hedda Gabler. He also helmed off-Broadway productions of Baba Goya in 1989, This Lime Tree Bower in 1999 and The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 as well as a 1970 production of Candida at Canada's Shaw Festival and a 1995 staging of Don Juan in Hell for London's Riverside Studios. Yulin stood out as the corrupt Miami detective who tries to extort money from Al Pacino's Tony Montana in Scarface (1983), as the manipulative national security adviser who matches wits with Harrison Ford's Jack Ryan in Clear and Present Danger (1994) and as the corrupt cop Rosselli in Antoine Fuqua's Training Day (2001). On the lighter side, he played the judge whose courtroom is decimated by spirits in Ghostbusters II (1989) and the goofy scientist who creates four versions of Michael Keaton's Doug Kinney in Multiplicity (1996). Yulin more recently appeared on two Netflix series as Orson, the father of David Cross' character, on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and as Buddy Dieker, an eccentric old man with a criminal past, on Ozark. Viewers might also recognize Yulin as Quentin Travers, head of the Watchers' Council, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer or as NSA director Roger Stanton on 24. He received his guest-star Emmy nomination in 1996 for playing a wiseguy with a girlfriend who presses Dr. Crane (Kelsey Grammer) for help on Frasier. Harris Yulin was born in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 1937. He was abandoned as an infant and left on the steps of an orphanage. Yulin was adopted when he was 4 months old and raised in a Jewish household by a Russian family who gave him his last name. He said the 'life-changing' inspiration to become an actor came during his bar mitzvah. 'I enjoyed it so much,' Yulin said. 'Most of my friends had said that they didn't enjoy it, that it was a horrible thing to have to be up there before all those people, saying whatever they were saying, and I found the opposite to be so.' Yulin attended UCLA to study acting before heading to New York to hopefully establish a career in the theater. He made it to the stage in 1963 opposite James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons in the James Saunders play Next Time I'll Sing to You, then appeared in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1964, Richard III in 1966 and King John in 1967. In 1970, Yulin debuted on the big screen opposite Stacy Keach in the offbeat comedy/drama End of the Road. The following year, he earned accolades for playing Wyatt Earp in the revisionist Western Doc alongside Keach as Doc Holliday. 'Its greatest strength is in the acting,' Roger Ebert wrote in his 1971 review of the film. 'Stacy Keach and Harris Yulin … have such a quiet way of projecting the willingness to do violence that you realize, after a while, that most Western actors are overactors.' 'There's a kind of private club of actors who have conspired to make Westerns: John Wayne, of course, and Lancaster, Eastwood, Douglas, Widmark, Mitchum and the rest. But they've made so many, many Westerns with each other, in different combinations, that they've established a kind of acting tone that you expect in ALL Westerns. Keach and Yulin are outside the club, are new to the Western and create Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp out of new cloth.' Yulin later portrayed J. Edgar Hoover in the 1974 CBS telefilm The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One and Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1985 CBS miniseries Robert Kennedy and His Times. And on the Steve Allen PBS series Meeting of Minds, he was Leonardo da Vinci in one 1979 episode and Shakespeare in another. Yulin played a news anchor on a struggling TV station on the 1990-91 CBS drama WIOU and through the years appeared on many other shows, including Kojak, Ironside, Cagney & Lacey, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, La Femme Nikita, The X-Files, Entourage, The Blacklist, Veep, Murphy Brown and Billions. Among Yulin's notable films were Night Moves (1975), St. Ives (1976), Another Woman (1988), Narrow Margin (1990), Murder at 1600 (1997), Bean (1997), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Chelsea Walls (2001), Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Norman (2016). Harris was prepping to start production this week with a role in the Michael Hoffman-directed MGM+ series American Classic, starring Kevin Kline and Laura Linney. Said Hoffman, 'Harris Yulin was very simply one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered.' Yulin was married to actress Gwen Welles (Nashville) from 1975 until her death in 1993 at age 42 from cancer. He married actress Kristen Lowman (Picket Fences) in September 2005, and she survives him, as does son-in-law Ted, nephew Martin and godchildren Marco and Lara. His also was predeceased by his daughter, actress Claire Lucido. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
