- British actor Julian Sands had been reported missing since January after embarking on a hike in California.
- Recently, hikers stumbled upon human remains in the Mt. Baldy wilderness area.
- The San Bernardino County Coroner confirmed that the remains belong to Sands.
The San Bernardino County coroner has positively identified the remains discovered on a hiking trail in California as those of Julian Sands, a British actor who had been missing since January. Sands went hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, and the remains were found in the Mt. Baldy wilderness area. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department provided this confirmation.
An investigation has determined that the remains discovered by hikers on Sunday in the wilderness near Mount Baldy are indeed those of Sands.Here is more information about the discovery.
Sands, a 65-year-old actor who resided in Los Angeles, was an experienced hiker and had been reported missing on January 13. Despite multiple search efforts, his whereabouts remained unknown due to harsh winter conditions. The discovery by hikers marks the first significant breakthrough in the search for Sands.
Authorities have not determined the cause of Sands’ death at this time.
Sands, originally from England, had a successful career in film and television, accumulating over 150 credits over four decades. He gained recognition for his roles in several acclaimed films between 1985 and 1995.
After training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Sands pursued a career in stage and film. He started with minor roles in movies such as “Oxford Blues” and “The Killing Fields.” In 1985, he starred as George Emerson in the British romance film “A Room With a View,” directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant. The film received critical acclaim and won multiple awards.
Subsequently, Sands moved to the United States to explore opportunities in Hollywood. He played the lead role in the horror fantasy film “Warlock” (1989) and its sequel. His other notable roles include an entomologist specializing in spiders in the horror comedy “Arachnophobia” (1990) and a part in director David Cronenberg’s adaptation of “Naked Lunch” (1991).
In 1993, Sands starred in the thriller “Boxing Helena,” which generated significant media attention during production. Despite the hype, the film did not perform well. He was also considered for the role of Lestat in the film adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire” (1994), but the part eventually went to Tom Cruise.
Sands appeared alongside Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in the highly acclaimed film “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995), where he portrayed an abusive Latvian pimp. The film received multiple Oscar nominations, with Cage winning Best Actor.
In a 2020 interview with The Guardian, Sands expressed his love for the outdoors and his joy in being close to mountaintops. He revealed that his biggest dream was to conquer a remote peak in the high Himalayas, such as Makalu. Sands also recounted a dangerous experience he had survived in the Andes during the early 1990s.
In recent years, Sands’ career took a decline in terms of film quality and the size of his roles. However, he continued to work steadily, making appearances in films like “The Million Dollar Hotel” (2000) and “The Phantom of the Opera” (2004). On television, he guest-starred or had recurring roles in popular series such as “24,” “Medici,” “Smallville,” “Dexter,” “Gotham,” and “Elementary.” His final film was “The Ghosts of Monday” (2022).
Sands, who was born in Yorkshire and raised by a single mother along with four brothers, leaves behind three children. He had been married since 1990 to journalist Evgenia Citkowitz, with whom he had two daughters. His first wife, journalist Sarah Harvey, bore him a son named Henry Sands. In a statement released by his family a few days prior to the discovery, they remembered Sands as a wonderful father, husband, explorer, lover of the arts and the natural world, and an exceptional performer.
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