‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Actor Found Dead in Central Park, Authorities Reveal Heartbreaking Cause

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Actor Found Dead in Central Park, Authorities Reveal Heartbreaking Cause
Aerial view of Manhattan looking south over Central Park, New York, July 1, 2007. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images
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A Broadway actor who appeared in “The Phantom of the Opera” and “War Horse” was found dead in Central Park of an apparent suicide, according to reports.

Harlan Bengel, 45, was found hanging from an overpass in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, according to the New York Post. A passerby discovered the body at 5:50 a.m. at the Winterdale Arch near Central Park West on Friday, May 3, and called 911.
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