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Polybius

(15,520 posts)
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 04:19 PM Jan 2023

Earl Boen, Actor in the 'Terminator' Films, Dies at 81

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Earl Boen, the busy character actor best known for his stint as the criminal psychologist Peter Silberman in the Terminator film franchise, died Thursday in Hawaii, his daughter told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 81.

Ruby Harbin said her dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in November and died quietly in his sleep.

Born on Aug. 8, 1941, Boen amassed dozens of credits during his career. In 1984, he landed his most notable role as Dr. Silberman in James Cameron’s The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Biehn. He reprised the role in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).

One memorable scene in the first Terminator saw the character interrogate Biehn’s Kyle Reese, a freedom fighter from the future that the psychologist believed suffered from paranoid delusions. Nearly 40 years later, Biehn recalled fondly his time working with Boen on the scene.

Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/earl-boen-dead-actor-terminator-franchise-1235292569/



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Earl Boen, Actor in the 'Terminator' Films, Dies at 81 (Original Post) Polybius Jan 2023 OP
Sad. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2023 #1
May Earl Boen Rest in Peace and May his Memory be a Blessing. n/t iluvtennis Jan 2023 #2
He almost came back for Terminator Dark Fate. The Grand Illuminist Jan 2023 #3
After a review by forum hosts, locking........ Omaha Steve Jan 2023 #4

Xipe Totec

(43,892 posts)
1. Sad. nt
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 04:21 PM
Jan 2023

iluvtennis

(19,902 posts)
2. May Earl Boen Rest in Peace and May his Memory be a Blessing. n/t
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 04:50 PM
Jan 2023

The Grand Illuminist

(1,343 posts)
3. He almost came back for Terminator Dark Fate.
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 05:11 PM
Jan 2023

His scenes were cut from the final draft of the script as it describes him as he is a total believer and friend of Sarah Connor.

Omaha Steve

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4. After a review by forum hosts, locking........
Sat Jan 7, 2023, 06:52 PM
Jan 2023

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