The beloved actor Earl Boen passed away on January 5, 2023 at the age of 81. While the cause of death remains undisclosed by the family, Boen appears to have been a victim of lung cancer. The actor is mostly known for his role as LeChuck in The Curse of Monkey Island.

Boen accepted a number of roles on stage between 1965 and 1976 before moving into the motion picture industry, appearing in dozens of different television shows and movies over the course of his long career.

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The actor was first credited for his work on a game in 1995, providing voice over support for the adventure title known as Shannara. Boen went on to appear in a variety of different games during the next decade including Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Return to Krondor, Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force, Soldier of Fortune, Metal Gear Solid 2, Fallout Tactics, Icewind Dale 2, Call of Duty, Psychonauts, and World of Warcraft.

Boen has been a popular figure in the games industry, becoming a fan favorite for his role as the pirate captain LeChuck in The Curse of Monkey Island, a game released on October 31, 1997. Boen also appeared in Tales of Monkey Island which came out back in 2009. The actor was apparently asked to reprise this role in the recently released Return to Monkey Island, but according to series creator Ron Gilbert, Boen declined "because he's retired and he's getting older.”

LeChuck looking over his boat in Return to Monkey Island

When it comes to movies, Boen was particularly well known for starring as the criminal psychologist Doctor Silberman ​​in The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. He perhaps most notably is the only actor apart from Arnold Schwarzenegger to have appeared in each one of the first three films in the Terminator franchise.

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