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Earl Boen in Hôtel (1983)

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Earl Boen

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Overview

  • Born
    August 8, 1941 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    January 5, 2023 · Hawaii, USA (lung cancer)
  • Height
    1.80 m

Biography

    • Veteran character actor Earl Boen is probably best known for his role as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the Terminator series. Other films which he appeared include Les mercenaires de l'espace (1980), L'homme aux deux cerveaux (1983), Futur immédiat, Los Angeles 1991 (1988), Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver Hollywood ? (1994) and La famille Foldingue (2000). Boen retired from screen acting in 2003, but continues his work as a voice actor in radio, animated series and video games.
      - IMDb mini biography by: A. Nonymous

Family

  • Spouses
      Kathleen Boen(2008 - January 5, 2023) (his death, 1 child)
      Carole Kean(1970 - April 23, 2001) (her death)

Trademarks

  • Frequently plays either doctors, psychologists, reverends or judges
  • Dr. Peter Silberman in the first three Terminator films
  • Distinctive baritone voice

Trivia

  • Besides Arnold Schwarzenegger, he is the only actor to appear in the first three "Terminator" films: Terminator (1984), Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991) and Terminator 3 : Le Soulèvement des machines (2003)). He portrayed the character of Dr. Peter Silberman in all three films. Neither he nor Schwarzenegger appeared in the fourth film Terminator Renaissance (2009) but Schwarzenegger returned for Terminator Genisys (2015).
  • Has played a psychologist five times: The first three Terminator movies, Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver Hollywood ? (1994) and La famille Foldingue (2000).
  • Supposedly retired from screen acting in December 2003, but continued to do voice acting in radio, animated series and video games.
  • Has appeared with his late wife Carole Kean in the comedy film Stewardess School (1986).
  • Has appeared in two movies which end in nuclear war: Appel d'urgence (1988) and Terminator 3 : Le Soulèvement des machines (2003). The former has a character named after Harlan Ellison who was also given a writing credit for Terminator (1984).

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