Julian Beck (May 31, 1925 – September 14, 1985) was an American actor, stage director, poet, and painter. He is best known for co-founding and directing the Living Theatre, as well as his role as Reverend Henry Kane, the malevolent preacher in the supernatural horror film ''Poltergeist II: The Other Side'' (1986). The Living Theatre and its founders were the subject of the documentary film ''Signals Through the Flames'' (1983).
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