Julian McMahon Dies

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Sad news that Julian McMahon (Ben Lucini) has died, aged 56, after a battle with cancer.

[cymbaline]

That's terrible news. 56 is no age at all. When people discuss former Home and Away actors who have achieved success in the USA, Julian is only ever mentioned on that list intermittently. Perhaps it's because he left so long ago (1991) and because Ben wasn't a particularly likeable character. When you look at his resumé, it's pretty solid stuff. Amongst the guest roles that most actors accumulate on their CVs, he was in some long-running TV series. Another World, Charmed, Nip/Tuck, those FBI shows. He was also Dr Doom in some of those Marvel movies. He even got to be Prime Minister of Australia in The Residence . I'm sure his casting in that role wasn't a coincidence. 

[Jezz]

Very sad news. Carved out a great career post-H&A.

RIP.

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1 hour ago, cymbaline said:

That's terrible news. 56 is no age at all. When people discuss former Home and Away actors who have achieved success in the USA, Julian is only ever mentioned on that list intermittently. Perhaps it's because he left so long ago (1991) and because Ben wasn't a particularly likeable character. When you look at his resumé, it's pretty solid stuff. Amongst the guest roles that most actors accumulate on their CVs, he was in some long-running TV series. Another World, Charmed, Nip/Tuck, those FBI shows. He was also Dr Doom in some of those Marvel movies. He even got to be Prime Minister of Australia in The Residence . I'm sure his casting in that role wasn't a coincidence. 

I think as well it’s because the shows he was a lead in were more cult, he didn’t really have mainstream success, he just worked succesfully and steadily as an actor for decades and I think the effort & skill required to do so is underestimated.