Famous ‘Terminator’ Actor Dead

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Actor Earl Boen, best known for his reoccurring role in the ‘Terminator’ movies, has died.

The veteran actor died in Hawaii, but no cause of death has been disclosed by his family.

In the ‘Terminator’ series, he played the role of criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman.

He appeared in The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).

This makes him the only actor besides Arnold Schwarzenegger to appear in each of the first three Terminator films.

Boen was also known for numerous voice-overs.

He voiced characters such as Mr. Bleakman in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Police Chief Kanifky in Bonkers, the Narrator in World of Warcraft, Señor Senior in Kim Possible, and Captain LeChuck in the Monkey Island series.

He appeared in “Battle Beyond the Stars,” “The Man with Two Brains,” “Alien Nation,” “Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult,” and “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” in 2000.

He appeared in episodes of The Golden Girls, The Golden Palace, The Wonder Years, Boy Meets World, Seinfeld and Three’s Company. He played the role of Patrick Morrison in Matlock.

Boen often played the roles of doctors in movie and television roles.

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Other films in which he appeared include The Main Event (1979), 9 to 5 (1980), Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Alien Nation (1988), and Marked for Death (1990).

Earl is survived by his wife, Cathy. His first wife, Carole, passed away in 2001.

He was 81 at the time of his death.