Julian Sands’ family reported him missing on Friday evening, police have said (Picture: Getty Images)
British actor Julian Sands is reportedly missing following a hike in California last weekend.
The 65-year-old, best known for starring in 1985 film A Room With A View, is said to be one of two hikers reported missing in California’s San Gabriel Mountains.
Sands reportedly went missing sometime last week and his family made the report with police on Friday evening at approximately 7:30pm.
It’s believed that severe weather on the mountain has proved challenging and air resources are limited.
According to ABC7, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is also conducting a second search for a hiker in Los Angeles County, but those efforts were also limited due to weather conditions.
CBS News reports that Sands is being searched for by helicopter and drones. Another ground search is being scheduled for when the weather improves.
The actor’s friends and family are concerned for his safety and wellbeing (Picture: Getty Images)
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warning about the ‘extremely dangerous’ conditions on the San Gabriel Mountains (Picture: Getty Images)
Sands has starred in various TV shows and films such as Warlock and Smallville (Picture: Getty Images)
A friend of Sands’, filmmaker Cassian Elwes, shared their concern for the actor and tweeted: ‘I’ve known since Friday that my friend Julian Sands has been missing on mt baldy.
‘I’m devastated. A very close family friend who was an adventurer in everything he did. I’ve said many prayers.’
In an Instagram post, the police department issued a warning to hikers about the ‘adverse’ and ‘extremely dangerous’ weather conditions, after Search and Rescue (SAR) teams responded to 14 rescue missions on Mt Baldy and the surrounding area over the past four weeks.
‘Winter Weather on Mt Baldy Makes for Dangerous Conditions; Hikers Urged to Think Twice and Heed Warnings,’ they wrote.
Sands famously starred in A Room With A View alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis and Maggie Smith.
The romantic drama followed Lucy Honeychurch (Bonham-Carter) as she shared a brief romance with George Emerson (Sands) in Florence. However, as she tried to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, she struggled to forget the events of the summer.
Sands has also appeared in several other films and TV shows, including Warlock, Leaving Las Vegas, 24, and Smallville.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Sands’ reps for comment.
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The actor is reportedly one of two people who went missing on Friday.
