Julian Sands: Brother of missing actor has said his goodbyes

The member of British histrion Julian Sands has said helium has travel to presumption with the information "he has gone".

Mr Sands, 65, disappeared connected 13 January portion hiking successful the Baldy Bowl country of the San Gabriel Mountains, northbound of Los Angeles.

His member Nick, who lives successful Gargrave, North Yorkshire, said helium had already said his "goodbyes".

Californian officials person been incapable to find the histrion and the upwind has hampered hunt efforts.

"I person travel to presumption with the information he's gone and for maine that's however I've dealt with it," Nick Sands said.

The fiscal advisor said helium preferred that to reasoning of his member lying injured connected the upland side.

But helium said intelligibly his brother's 3 children and woman were inactive hopeful helium would beryllium found.

"We are each inactive hoping I guess, but I cognize he's gone successful my caput and due to the fact that of that I've already said my goodbyes."

Mr Sands has appeared successful dozens of films and TV shows, but it was a pb relation successful the 1985 British romance A Room With A View that brought him planetary fame.

Nick Sands said helium and his brothers were raised successful the country astir Skipton, connected the borderline of the Yorkshire Dales.

"We moved up to Cracoe successful 1962 from Adel successful Leeds and past to Gargrave successful '63, which was Julian's location code until helium went disconnected to the London School of Speech and Drama erstwhile helium was 18."

Nick Sands describes the country arsenic a "great spot to turn up" and 4 of the 5 brothers inactive unrecorded successful the area.

"Julian, bless him, each the clip helium has lived away, has been capable to find his mode backmost to spot america and his mum, helium was perfectly superb with Brenda who died six years ago."

Mr Sands said the histrion had continued to sojourn 3 oregon 4 times a twelvemonth to drawback up with brothers Quentin, Robin, Nick and Jeremy oregon the "Monday Club" arsenic they called themselves.

Julian Sands has antecedently spoken astir his emotion of hiking and upland climbing and Nick said helium would ever effort to acceptable successful immoderate enactment erstwhile visiting.

"He's done the Pennine Way successful completion," helium said.

"He conscionable comes for 1 night, it's a large effort, helium comes up connected the train, stays the nighttime with maine and volition beryllium connected the bid the pursuing day, conscionable for a brew and a curry."

Julian Sands lives successful the North Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles with his wife, writer Evgenia Citkowitz. They person 2 children.

He was antecedently joined to Sarah Sands, erstwhile exertion of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, with whom helium has a son.