Terminator actor Earl Boen dies at 81: The Hollywood vet passed away in Hawaii

Terminator actor Earl Boen dies at 81: The Hollywood veteran, who also appeared in Nutty Professor 2 and Naked Gun 3, has died in Hawaii

  • Hollywood actor Earl Boen has died at the age of 81, it was shared Friday
  • A family member shared that the actor passed away the day before while in Hawaii.
  • The star appeared in several installments of The Terminator franchise.

Hollywood actor Earl Boen has died at the age of 81, it was shared on Friday.

A relative told him TMZ the actor passed away the day before while in Hawaii. The cause of death was not shared with the outlet.

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

The star appeared in two installments of the Terminator franchise with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton: Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

Boen played criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman.

A sad loss: Hollywood actor Earl Boen has died at the age of 81, it was shared on Friday.  Seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991

A sad loss: Hollywood actor Earl Boen has died at the age of 81, it was shared on Friday. Seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991

And he is also known for his work in the movies The Man With Two Brains and Alien Nation.

Boen also appeared in the hit movies Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult in 1994 and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps in 2000.

Earl is survived by his wife, Cathy. His first wife, Carole, passed away in 2001.

The Big Stars: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, from left, Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Terminator T-800), Edward Furlong (as John Connor) and Linda Hamilton (as Sarah Connor)

The Big Stars: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, from left, Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Terminator T-800), Edward Furlong (as John Connor) and Linda Hamilton (as Sarah Connor)