Harris Yulin
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| Harris Yulin | |
| Birthplace | Los Angeles, California |
| Date of birth | November 5, 1937 |
| Role on 24 | Roger Stanton |
Harris Yulin played the head of the NSA Roger Stanton during Season 2 of 24.
He is not credited at all in the opening or ending credits. Except in very few cases, recurring and guest stars have to share their credits on screen with one or two other actors, but Yulin wanted to appear alone on them. Because this was not possible, he decided not to be credited at all.
[edit] Biography
Yulin is an American actor who has appeared in dozens of Hollywood films and made-for-TV movies. In one of his early films, The Missiles of October, he shared the screen with William Devane. However, he first gained notoriety in the cult Brian De Palma film Scarface (1983) playing a crooked cop who double-crosses Al Pacino's character.
Since then, Yulin has appeared in many popular films, including Ghostbusters II and Bean (with Peter MacNicol), Final Analysis (with Richard Gere and Kim Basinger), The Heart of Justice (with Dennis Hopper), Clear and Present Danger (with Harrison Ford and Joaquim de Almeida), Truman (with Colm Feore and Zeljko Ivanek), Cutthroat Island, If These Walls Could Talk (with Xander Berkeley), Murder at 1600 (with Douglas O'Keeffe), Cradle Will Rock (with Cherry Jones and Ned Bellamy), The Hurricane (with Vicellous Reon Shannon), The Million Dollar Hotel (with Julian Sands), and Perfume (with Michelle Forbes). His more recent projects include Rush Hour 2, Training Day, and Loving Leah (with Donnie Keshawarz). He has also worked with Colm Feore in two other films: The Virginian and Hostile Waters.
On television, Yulin has appeared on series like "La Femme Nikita" (with Alberta Watson), "WIOU", "Wonder Woman", "Cagney & Lacey", and "Civil Wars", among others. He appeared in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", in the acclaimed episode "Duet" together with Alexander Siddig. He was nominated for an Emmy in 1996 for his portrayal of crime boss Jerome Belasco in the television series "Frasier". In the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" he played Quentin Travers, head of the Watchers' Council. He worked on the show with DB Woodside. After his appearance in 24, he had roles on "Mister Sterling" (with Bob Gunton), "Entourage" (with Kevin Dillon), "Cashmere Mafia" (with Lourdes Benedicto), and more recently, "Law & Order" (with Burl Moseley).
[edit] Trivia
- The first episode of 24 that he appeared in was aired on the same night his character Quentin Travers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was killed off.
- In Clear and Present Danger, plays National Security Advisor, a position similar to the one he has in 24. Joaquim de Almeida plays a Colombian narcoterrorist, similar to the role he plays in 24.
