Earl Boen obit

Earl Boen, Actor in ‘The Terminator’ Movies, Dies at 81

 

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Earl Boen, a veteran character and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Peter Silberman in “The Terminator” movies, died Thursday in Hawaii. He was 81.

The actor was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in the fall of 2022, according to a friend of Boen’s and his family.

Boen starred in “The Terminator,” “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” as Dr. Silberman, a criminal psychologist who was brought in to interrogate Michael Biehn’s Kyle Reese in the first film. He also appeared in archive footage in 2019’s “Terminator: Dark Fate.”

Born on Aug. 4, 1941, Boen worked on a slew of television series, movies and video games throughout his career. In addition to the “Terminator” franchise, his film credits include “9 to 5,” “Living in Peril,” “The Prince,” “Sioux City,” “Marked for Death,” “My Stepmother Is an Alien,” “Alien Nation,” “Touch and Go,” “The Main Event,” “Battle Beyond the Stars,” “To Be or Not to Be,” “Movers & Shakers,” “Stewardess School” and “Walk Like a Man.”

On the television side, Boen portrayed Rev. Lloyd Meechum in the 1980s sitcom “Mama’s Family.” He guested on several series, including “Great Performances,” “The Streets of San Francisco,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Wonder Woman,” “Police Woman,” “Barnaby Jones,” “A Man Called Sloane,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Soap,” “King’s Crossing,” “Three’s Company,” “Fantasy Island,” “It’s a Living,” “The Golden Girls,” “The Golden Palace,” “The Wonder Years” and “Seinfeld.” His TV movie credits include “The Children Nobody Wanted,” “Last of the Good Guys,” “The Taming of the Shrew,” “Getting Physical,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” “Annihilator” and “Opposites Attract.”

As a voice actor, Boen was known for voicing such characters as Mr. Bleakman in “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” Señor Senior Sr. in “Kim Possible,” the Narrator in “World of Warcraft” and Captain LeChuck in the “Monkey Island” video game series.

Boen was also well known for voicing the dramatic thespian Edwin Blackgaard in Focus on the Family's "Adventures in Odyssey", as well as Edwin's nefarious twin brother Regis.

Boen's voice was heard on the Disneyland Railroad from 2002 until 2016 and on the Walt Disney World Railroad from 2002 until late 2010.

Boen retired from screen acting in 2003, but continued his work as a voice actor in radio, television cartoons and video games.

He is survived by his wife Cathy, stepdaughter Ruby and grandchildren Kimmy Abaricia and Kimo Harbin.

Filmography

 

Live-action

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1974    Great Performances            Le Bret            Cyrano de Bergerac

1976    The Taming of the Shrew  Pedant 

1977    The Streets of San Francisco            Frank Jennings           

Mr. Billion            Colonel Winkle's Aide  

What's Happening!            Judge Barnes 

Kojak  District Attorney Hepburn          

Rafferty            Vandler           

Hawaii Five-O            Denisovich     

Wonder Woman            Chaka            Episodes: "Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Parts 1 & 2"

1978    Last of the Good Guys            Ike            Television film

Police Woman            Unknown       

Richie Brockelman, Private Eye            Tausig 

Eight Is Enough            Unknown       

Lou Grant            Vice-Cop    

The Paper Chase   Nick Burch  

The Fifth Floor            Phil      

1979            Barnaby Jones Eddie  

The Main Event            "Nose" Kline   

The Paul Williams Show            Virgil Weeks

The Jeffersons            Nathan Weems

A Man Called Sloane  Prentiss           

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century            Selmar the Telepath            Episode: "Cosmic Whiz Kid"

1980    Angie            Dr. Learner           

Battle Beyond the Stars            Nester 1         

9 to 5   Perkins

1981    I'm a Big Girl Now            Dr. Michaels          

The Dukes of Hazzard            Eustice Hastings            Episode: "Along Came a Duke"

Soap    Dr. Drell    

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A  Owen  

1981–1982            It's a Living   Dennis Hubner            Unknown episodes

1981–1983            Benson            Kocholnik / Mr. Tucker            Unknown episodes

1982    King's Crossing            Dr. Rivkin  

M*A*S*H            Major Robert Hatch   

Barney Miller            Warren Gimble

The Power of Matthew Star            Mr. Hansley           

Madame's Place    Judge Blake  

Three's Company            Reverend Gilmore      

1983            Amanda's        Fred Cornwall         

Fantasy Island            Henry  

The Man with Two Brains            Dr. Felix Conrad   

Just Our Luck            Judge  

To Be or Not to Be    Dr. Boyarski          

1983–1990            Mama's Family            Reverend Meechum            Recurring character

Unknown episodes

1984    The Terminator            Dr. Peter Silberman           

Family Ties            House Guest 'Ed Barker'            Episode 52: "4 Rms Ocn Vu"

1985    Movers & Shakers            Marshall          

Growing Pains            Dr. Marlens            Episode: "Standardized Test"

1986            Annihilator        Sid            Television film

1987    Walk Like a Man            Jack Mollins

1987–1988            The Law & Harry McGraw            Howard          16 episodes

1988    Alien Nation  Duncan Crais   

My Stepmother Is an Alien            Reverend       

Star Trek: The Next Generation            Nagilum            Episode: "Where Silence Has Lease"

1988–1993            L.A. Law     Judge Walter L. Swanson            Unknown episodes

1990    Tales from the Crypt            Mr. Clayton            Episode: "Dead Right"

Marked for Death   Dr. Stein    

Empty Nest            Lou            Episode: "Harry's Excellent Adventure"

1991    Seinfeld            Eulogist            Episode: "The Pony Remark"

Terminator 2: Judgment Day            Dr. Peter Silberman           

1990, 1992            The Golden Girls            Reverend            Episode: "Ebbtide's Revenge" (1990), "One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest" (1992)

1994    Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult            Dr. Stuart Eisendrath       

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman            Dr. Heller            Episode: "Madame Ex"

1996    The Dentist  Marvin Goldblum        

Within the Rock    Michael Isaacs            Television film

T2-3D: Battle Across Time            Dr. Peter Silberman            Uncredited

Ellen     Hubert Warwell            Episode: "The Tape"

The Prince            Mr. Howell

1997    Living in Peril            Fingerprint Technician 

1998    The Odd Couple II            Fred    

2000    Ali: An American Hero            Howard Cosell            Television film

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps            Dr. Knoll   

2001    The Jennie Project            Reverend Palliser            Television film

The West Wing            Paulson            Episode: "Manchester"

2002    Now You Know            Grandpa         

2003            Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines            Dr. Peter Silberman            Last on-screen appearance

2019            Terminator: Dark Fate            Dr. Peter Silberman (archive footage)            Flashback sequence, uncredited

 

Voice work

Miscellaneous voices in The Jetsons

Dr. Regis Blackgaard, R. Edwin Blackgaard, among other voices for Adventures in Odyssey

The Toy Warrior (2005) (voice)

 

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1987    The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)            Mr. Tusker  English Dub

Uncredited

G.I. Joe: The Movie  Taurus            Direct-to-video

1995    Gordy            Minnesota Red           

1996    Dot and Spot's Magical Christmas            Santa   

2001    The Majestic            Newsreel Announcer   

2002    The Wild Thornberrys Movie    Gorilla           

2003    Porco Rosso            Additional voices            English Dub

2004            Clifford's Really Big Movie  Horace Bleakman        

 

Animation

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1988    A Pup Named Scooby-Doo            Mr. Gordon / The Ghost of Chef Pierre Goulash            Episode: "Robopup"

1988–1989            Fantastic Max            Additional Voices            3 Episodes

1989    The Further Adventures of SuperTed            13 Episodes

1989    X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men            Magneto          TV Pilot

Credited as Earl Bowen

1989–1990            Paddington Bear            Additional Voices            2 Episodes

1991    The Pirates of Dark Water   Lugg Brother #1            3 Episodes

1991    Family Matters            Dr. Goodrich            1 Episode

1991    3×3 Eyes            Benares           English Dub

1992–1993            The Addams Family            Additional Voices            21 Episodes

1993    SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron            Jack / King            Episode: "The Pastmaster Always Rings Twice"

1993            Problem Child            Additional Voices       

1993–1994            Bonkers           Police Chief Kanifky            37 Episodes

1986–1994            ABC Weekend Special            Monostatos / General Massey            2 Episodes

1993–1995            Batman: The Animated Series            Rhino[4]           2 Episodes

1994–1995            Skeleton Warriors                    11 Episodes

1995            Animaniacs      Zeus            Episode: "Hercules Unwound"

1995–1997            Pinky and the Brain            Earth / Moon / Santa Claus    2 Episodes

1995    What-a-Mess             3 Episodes

1995    Capitol Critters             Episode: "The Bug House"

1996–1997            The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest            Dr. Forbes / Kyle / Office / Stage Coach Guard            3 Episodes

1996    Wing Commander Academy            Commander            Episode: "Red and Blue"

1996    Bruno the Kid            Additional Voices       

1997            Extreme Ghostbusters              Ep. "Casting the Runes"

1996–1998            The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor               26 Episodes

1997    The New Adventures of Zorro   Captain Montecero            Episode: "To Catch a Fox"

1997–1998            Spider-Man: The Animated Series   Red Skull / Beyonder            8 Episodes

1997    The New Batman Adventures            Rhino            Episode: "Double Talk"

1998    The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries            Vice President Obsequious            Episode: "Spooker of the House/Furgo"

1998–2002            Dexter's Laboratory            General / Commander Chief / Man #2            2 Episodes

1999    Cow and Chicken            Ben Franklin / John Hancock / Mr. Ross            Episode: "I.M. Weasel: Revolutionary Weasel"

2000    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command            Nick            Episode: "Holiday Time"

2000–2002            Clifford the Big Red Dog      Mr. Horace Bleakman             6 Episodes

2001    The Zeta Project            Event Judge            Episode: "Remote Control"

2001–2004            Grim & Evil       Doctor / TV Narrator

Monster / Mr. Hobson             2 Episodes

2001    Johnny Bravo   Santa Claus / Jay the Bear / Norman             Episode: "A Johnny Bravo Christmas"

2002    Time Squad  William Howard Taft / Frankenstein             Episode: "White House Weirdness"

2002–2006            Kim Possible            Señor Senior Sr.            Role shared with Ricardo Montalbán

4 Episodes

2002    Justice League Simon Stagg[4]            Episodes: "Metamorphosis: Parts 1 & 2"

2003    Evil Con Carne            Vlad            Episode: "Boskov's Day Out"

2004    Megas XLR            Emperor / Subject[4]            Episode: "Coop D'Etat"

 

Video games

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1997    The Curse of Monkey Island            LeChuck[4]     

Zork: Grand Inquisitor            Brog / Sea Captain     

1998    Return to Krondor                  

Baldur's Gate            Montaron / Thalantyr  

1999            Revenant         Ogrok Chef / Ogrok Slag      [4]

Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue            Rex[4] 

Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage            Balzac[4]         English Dub

2000    Soldier of Fortune            Sergei Dekker

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins  Zeppo / Mini-game male[5]

Orphen: Scion of Sorcery            Zeus[6][4]       

Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force            Vorhsoth / Imperial Officer / Crewman        

Escape from Monkey Island            Charles L. Charles / LeChuck / Pirate C           

Tenchu 2: Birth of Stealth Assassins            The Narrator            English Dub

2001            Kingdom Under Fire: A War of Heroes            

Toy Story Racer   Rex     

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel     Ghoul Officer Fisher / Wasteland /

Mayor Richard / Vault-Tec Computer Calix           

Black & White            Nemesis          

Atlantis The Lost Empire: Search for the Journal            Commander Lyle Rourke

Atlantis The Lost Empire: Trial by Fire     

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Sergei Gurlukovich[4]

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance              

Star Trek: Armada II                   

2002    Blood Omen 2            Sarafan Lord / Additional Voices[4]        

New Legends            Boo, Tracker / Wounded Soldier

Star Trek: Bridge Commander            Captain Draxon / Director Toban Soams /

Legate Matan  

Eternal Darkness            Inspector Legrasse[4] 

Icewind Dale II            Lord Ulbrec 

The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian            Narrator / King Urmhet / Passenger      

Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist            Señor Senior, Sr            Credited as Earl Brown

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix            Sam Gladstone / Alexei Nachrade        

2003    RTX Red Rock            Boris Dezurov / Adjutant          

Lionheart                     

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader                     

Call of Duty            Additional Voices            English Dub

2004    Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel                

X-Men Legends            Colossus[4]   

EverQuest II            Master Rysian Gladewalker / Mirin /

Fisherman Draylix

World of Warcraft            Narrator          

2005            Psychonauts    Butcher           

2007    World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade            Narrator / Magtheridon

2008    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King            Narrator / King Terenas Menethil          

2009    Tales of Monkey Island            LeChuck / Demon       

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition            LeChuck / Fester Shinetop            Remake of 1990 game

2010            Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition            LeChuck            Remake of 1991 game

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm            The Narrator          

2012    World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria            Hekima the Wise          

2014            Hearthstone     

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor                       

2016    World of Warcraft: Legion            Magtheridon   

2017    Girls Mode 4: Star Stylist