A Room With A View star Julian Sands goes missing near Mount Baldy

English actor Julian Sands has been identified as the individual that went missing while hiking near Mt. Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

Known for his roles in The Killing Fields, A Room With A View and Warlock the 65-year-old was reported missing on Friday at 7:30pm in the Baldy Bowl area, according to a representative for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Though a search operation was carried out it had to be temporarily called off due to avalanche risk and the weather conditions in the area.

"However, we did continue efforts by helicopter and by drone as the weather permitted," the representative said. 

"We will schedule another ground search when the weather improves and when it is safe for the conditions of our ground crew."

He added, "We recommend that other hikers do not go into that area as even experienced hikers are having a hard time." The representative noted that forest services were responsible for the area but the San Bernardino office was working in conjunction with them on the search.