Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including 'A Room With a View' and 'Leaving Las Vegas', was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking, authorities said Tuesday.

An investigation confirmed that it was Sands whose remains hikers found Sunday in wilderness near Mount Baldy, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.

The 65-year-old actor was a longtime avid hiker who lived in Los Angeles and was reported missing January 13 after setting out on the peak that rises more than 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) east of the city.

Crews aided by drones and helicopters had searched for him several times, but, severely hampered by wintry conditions that lasted through spring, no sign of him was found until the hikers came upon him.

It has not yet been determined how he died, authorities said.

Sands, who was born, raised and began acting in England, worked constantly in film and television, amassing more than 150 credits in a 40-year career. During a 10-year span from 1985 to 1995, he played major roles in a series of acclaimed films.

Sands starred opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the 1985 British romance A Room With a View. He also had major roles in 1989's Warlock, 1990's Arachnophobia, 1991′s Naked Lunch, 1993′s Boxing Helena, and 1995's Leaving Las Vegas.

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