Max Julien, best known for his starring role in the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack, died Saturday on his birthday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friends.
He was 88 and no cause of death has been revealed.“A statement from his public relations team praised his character. “During Julien’s decades-long career, he was known for being bold, honest and straightforward.
He would live and speak his own truth both professionally and privately. He was thought of as a rare ‘man among men.”Julien’s role in The Mack became a classic, snips of it oft-quoted in hip-hop by such stars as Too Short, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy and LL Cool J, among others.The film saw Julien play the part of “Goldie,” an ambitious young pimp from Oakland who
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