British Actor Julian Sands Confirmed Dead By Police After Five Month Search

The 65-year-old actor went missing in January after a hike in California’s San Gabriel Mountains.

Police have confirmed that British actor Julian Sands who went missing five months ago has died, according to Metro UK.

In January this year, the 65-year-old actor went missing after a hike in California’s San Gabriel Mountains.

Earlier this week, human remains were found close to the area, and police have now identified them as the actor.

The Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the latest tragic news in a statement on Tuesday.

It said: ‘The identification process for the body located on Mt. Baldy on June 24, 2023, has been completed and was positively identified as 65-year-old Julian Sands of North Hollywood. The manner of death is still under investigation, pending further test results.

‘We would like to extend our gratitude to all the volunteers that worked tirelessly to locate Mr. Sands.’

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has now said that civilian hikers contacted the authorities on Saturday morning after the human remains were found in the Mount Baldy area.

In the 1990 horror comedy ‘Arachnophobia,’ with Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, Sands played an entomologist specialising in spiders.

The following year he appeared in director David Cronenberg’s surreal adaptation of the William Burroughs novel ‘Naked Lunch’ in 1991.

In 1993, Sands starred in the thriller ‘Boxing Helena,’ a movie that drew major media attention during production when Madonna and Kim Basinger each accepted the title role before backing out.

In 1995’s ‘Leaving Las Vegas,’ Sands played an abusive Latvian pimp alongside Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue. The film was nominated for four Oscars, with Cage winning best actor.