Donald Sutherland, revered actor from 'M*A*S*H' movie and 'The Hunger Games,' dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, the influential actor who graced film and television screens across multiple decades, has died at the age of 88, his son announced Thursday.
Donald Sutherland, the influential actor who graced film and television screens across multiple decades, has died at the age of 88, his son announced Thursday.
Kiefer Sutherland posted about his father's death on social media, describing him as "one of the most important actors in the history of film."
"Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly," he wrote. "He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived."
The Creative Artists Agency also announced their client's death, saying Donald Sutherland died of a long illness in Miami, Florida.
Donald Sutherland, a Canadian born actor, rose to fame in the late 1960s and early '70s with film roles in "The Dirty Dozen" and "MASH." In Robert Altman's gonzo anti-war film from 1970, Sutherland played surgeon Hawkeye Pierce, the role later made famous by Alan Alda in the TV adaptation of “MASH.”
Rating: 5