Your final hours remain cloaked in mystery and for the longest while, we hoped beyond hope. The confirmation of your departure seemed inevitable, but it still hurts like hell.
Your legacy, however, prevails, with many outstanding performances, some tender, some nefarious: Warlock; Warlock II: The Armageddon; Phantom of the Opera '98; Tale of a Vampire; Death Rider in the House of Vampires; Arachnophobia; Gothic; Red Rose; Naked Lunch; Boxing Helena; Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt; Extraordinary Tales; The Escape; The Haunted Airman; Ghosts of Borley Rectory; The Ghosts of Monday; Stormy Monday; The Turn of the Screw '92; Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King; Stargate: The Ark of Truth; Vibes; Beyond Sherwood; The Painted Bird; Girl With the Dragon Tattoo '11; Cat City; A Room With a View; The Killing Fields; Ocean's Thirteen; The Sun Also Shines at Night; Blood and Bone; Crooked House; Harem; Hotel; The Browning Version; Suspension of Disbelief; Witch Hunt; Oxford Blues; Marple: Toward Zero; Romance on the Orient; The Loss of Sexual Innocence; Leaving Las Vegas; Internal Affairs; One Night Stand; Cold Creek Manor; Timecode; Mr. Jones; Impromptu; Easy Six; Benediction; Seneca--On the Creation of Earthquakes; All Things to All Men; Siesta; Vatel; Manika; Hirokin; Mercy; Unknown Heart; The Chosen; Yeh Ballet; Husband and Lovers; Mario and the Magician; Jackie Chan's The Medallion, not to mention your vocalization of Valmont on the animated Jackie Chan Adventures, as well your unfailing participation on 24 (as Vladimir Bierko), Banshee (as Yulish Rabitov), Dexter (as Miles Castner) and Smallville (as Jor-El).
Your style and sophistication never waned, and as such, you were a consistent beacon of interest. no matter the characterization, no matter the theme.
You had so much yet to give, Mr. Sands, and yet your prestige and evident creativity remains unremitting. You were, and will continue to be, one of the best.
A Trivia Tidbit: Julian Sands was to have played Tarzan in GREYSTOKE. He trained/prepared for the role, but a delay in production led him to move on, thus opening the role for Christopher Lambert.
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