Raúl Juliá

Movie reviewer Leonard Maltin said of him: "Droopy-eyed, dark, and suavely handsome, this extremely versatile actor was one of the most respected stage performers of his generation.". He rarely appears in public and does not give interviews. His body was flown back to Puerto Rico where he was given a state funeral attended by thousands. Lloyd also appeared as the lead character in the computer game Toonstruck. He died eight days later at the age of only 54. Other notable roles for Lloyd were the Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and the villain "Judge Doom" in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. On October 16, 1994, a few days before his last movie, Street Fighter, was finished, Juliá suffered a stroke in his New York City apartment and fell into a coma. However, he may be most remembered for his roles on the TV sitcom Taxi as Reverend Jim Ignatowski, the ex-hippie cabbie and as the eccentric inventor Emmett "Doc" Brown he played in the Back to the Future trilogy in 1985, 1989, and 1990.

In 1993 he was diagnosed with cancer, but Juliá kept on acting, creating one of his most memorable roles as Brazilian rainforest activist Chico Mendez in The Burning Season (1994), for which he posthumously won a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Lloyd's first major motion picture role was as a psychiatric patient in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In the popular two Addams Family movies, Juliá played Gomez Addams. Christopher Lloyd (born on October 22, 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an American actor. In Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), he played a passionate political prisoner, and in Romero (1989) he played the Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero. I Dream (2004). In 1983, he starred in a spectactularly disastrous made-for-TV adaptation of John Varley's short story Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. Baby Geniuses (1999).

Although he never became a major film star, Juliá had notable dramatic and comic roles in a number of films and made-for-TV-movies. My Favorite Martian (1999). In the early 1980s, Juliá was invited to join Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios company and appeared in One From the Heart (1982). Anastasia (1997). The stage successes led to his film debut in The Organization (1971) starring opposite Sidney Poitier. Quicksilver Highway (1997). Juliá went on to enjoy great success on the musical stage, winning four Tony Awards for his roles in Two Gentlemen of Verona (1972), Where's Charley? (1975), as Mack the Knife in The Threepenny Opera (1977), and in the Fellini-inspired Nine (1982). Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995).

His Shakespearean roles included Edmund in King Lear in 1973 and the title role of Othello in 1979. Camp Nowhere (1994). In 1966, Juliá hooked up with theater impresario Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. Angels in the Outfield (1994). He soon found work in off-Broadway theater. Addams Family Values (1993). Juliá moved to New York City in 1964 and began studying drama with Wynn Handman. Dennis the Menace (1993).

He first came to attention while performing in a nightclub by actor Orson Bean who encouraged him to come to the United States. The Addams Family (1991). Juliá was born and grew up in San Juan. Suburban Commando (1991). His career spanned stage and screen, and included dramatic, comic, and musical roles. DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990). Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 - October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor who lived and worked for many years in the United States. Back to the Future Part III (1990).

Back to the Future Part II (1989). Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Walk Like a Man (1987). Clue (1985).

Back to the Future (1985). The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984). Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). Taxi (1978).

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).