Earl Boen, a prolific voice and character actor best known for his performance as the villainous Dr. Peter Silberman in The Terminator films, has reportedly died at age 81.Let’s see more details about Earl Boen.
What happened to Earl Boen?
- Hollywood actor Earl Boen has died at the age of 81, it was shared on Friday
- A family member shared the actor passed away the day before while in Hawaii
- The actor was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in the fall, per Variety
- The star appeared in several installments of The Terminator franchise
It is with deepest regret that we must announce that another of our #LegacyOfKain family has passed across to the Spectral Realm. Earl Boen, who played the Sarafan Lord in #BloodOmen2, has died aged 81. Requiescat in pacehttps://t.co/bzZxMEUUFT
— Legacy of Kain Fandom (@LoKWiki) January 6, 2023
Cause of Death
The actor died in Hawaii on Thursday. Although an official cause of death remains unclear, a friend of Boen and his family told Variety that he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer this past fall.
The family member told TMZ the actor passed away the day before while in Hawaii. The cause of death was not shared with the outlet. He is survived by his wife Cathy, daughter Ruby and grandchildren Kimmy Abaricia and Kimo Harbin.
Who was Earl Boen?
Boen featured as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cyborg assassin.
Earl Boen was born on Aug. 8, 1941, Boen worked on a slew of television series, movies, and video games throughout his career. In addition to the “Terminator” franchise, his film credits include “9 to 5,” “Living in Peril,” “The Prince,” “Sioux City,” “Marked for Death,” “My Stepmother Is an Alien,” “Alien Nation,” “Touch and Go,” “The Main Event,” “Battle Beyond the Stars,” “To Be or Not to Be,” “Movers & Shakers,” “Stewardess School” and “Walk Like a Man.”
The closest thing I had to an LA mentor was Earl Boen (Terminator films and The Golden Girls). I just learned he died yesterday at 81, after a long, successful career and a good retirement in Hawaii. This journey is never as long as you think it is… #RIP #EarlBoen pic.twitter.com/p34FCwAwsF
— D.C. Douglas🍸 (@MrDCDouglasTwit) January 7, 2023
Boen’s Noticeable appearances
Boen starred in “The Terminator,” “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” as Dr. Silberman, a criminal psychologist who was brought in to interrogate Michael Biehn’s Kyle Reese in the first film. He also appeared in archive footage in 2019’s “Terminator: Dark Fate.”
Boen played Rev. Lloyd Meechum in the television series “Mama’s Family” in the 1980s. He appeared as a special guest on a number of series, including “Seinfeld,” “The Golden Girls,” “The Golden Palace,” “The Wonder Years,” “The Streets of San Francisco,” “Wonder Woman,” “Police Woman,” “Barnaby Jones,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Soap,” “King’s Crossing,” and “Three’s Company.”
The Taming of the Shrew, “Getting Physical,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” “Annihilator,” and “Opposites Attract” are just a few of the TV movies he has acted in.
Boen as a Voice actor
Boen gained fame as a voice actor for the roles of Mr. Bleakman in “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” Seor Senior Sr. in “Kim Possible,” the Narrator in “World of Warcraft,” and Captain LeChuck in the video game series “Monkey Island.”
In 2003, Boen retired from screen acting but continued voice acting for radio, animated TV series, and video games.
Other Voice Work
- A psychiatrist in the Family Matters episode “Words Hurt”
- A college admissions officer in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode “The Alma Matter”
- Miscellaneous voices in the animated series The Jetsons
- Montaron in Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate series of computer role-playing games
- LeChuck in LucasArts’ Monkey Island series of computer adventure games
- Nagilum in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Where Silence Has Lease”
- Nemesis in Black & White computer game
- Colossus in Pryde of the X-Men and X-Men Legends.
- Police Chief Kanifky in Bonkers
- Inspector LeGrasse in Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
- “Mr. Bleakman” in Clifford the Big Red Dog
Social Media Tributes
Game Awards Posted
Veteran character actor EARL BOEN sadly passed away yesterday in Hawaii at the age of 81. In addition to being in the first 3 Terminator films, he voices LeChuck in Monkey Island 2.
Veteran character actor EARL BOEN sadly passed away yesterday in Hawaii at the age of 81.
In addition to being in the first 3 Terminator films, he voice LeChuck in Monkey Island 2. pic.twitter.com/0VWgBuXgxI
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) January 7, 2023
Kriegler Posted
Was sorry to see that Earl Boen passed away at 81. Here’s one of the greatest VFX shots in existence from Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Boen’s reaction to Dr. Silberman is priceless.
Was sorry to see that Earl Boen passed away at 81. Here's one of the greatest VFX shots in existence from Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Boen's reaction as Dr Silberman is absolutely priceless. pic.twitter.com/fG17cmxqrr
— Kriegler (@Kriegler007) January 6, 2023
The Arnold Fans Posted
RIP to the greatest criminal psychologist. Terminator franchise actor Earl Boen has passed away at the age of 81. How will you remember Earl?
@Schwarzenegger
D.C.Douglas Posted
The closest thing I had to an LA mentor was Earl Boen (Terminator films and The Golden Girls). I just learned he died yesterday at 81, after a long, successful career and a good retirement in Hawaii. This journey is never as long as you think it is… #RIP #EarlBoen
BATMAN TAS Posted
Sad news. Earl Boen has passed away. One of the many roles in his career was being the voice of Charles “Rhino” Daly on Batman: the animated series. Thank you for everything. You will be missed.
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