British Actor Julian Sands Confirmed Dead, Months After Vanishing in California Mountains

British Actor Julian Sands Confirmed Dead, Months After Vanishing in California Mountains
Actor Julian Sands attends the GREAT British film reception honoring the British nominees of the 87th Annual Academy Awards at The London West Hollywood in West Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2015. Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—British-born actor Julian Sands, best known for his role in the Oscar-celebrated film “A Room with a View,” was confirmed dead on Tuesday, five months after he went missing while out for a hike in snow-covered mountains of Southern California. He was 65.

Mostly skeletal human remains discovered by hikers on June 25, in the vicinity where Sands had vanished, were positively identified by the San Bernardino County coroner as belonging to the actor, the county sheriff’s department said.