Donald Sutherland dies at 88: his 10 most memorable roles
"One of the most important actors in the history of the film," said his son Kiefer Sutherland.
Donald Sutherland , whose famous career in Hollywood began in the late 1960s, died on June 20 at the age of 88, his son, actor, actor Kiefer Sutherland , announced in a Publish .
"With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has died," wrote Kiefer. "I personally think of one of the most important actors in the history of the film. Never discouraged by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and You can never ask more than that.
The assertion that Donald Sutherland was "never intimidated by a role" is confirmed by his impressive filmography, which includes heroes, bad guys and everything else. In honor of his contributions to cinema and television, here is an overview of 10 of his most memorable roles.
The public saw Sutherland for the first time as a member of the entire distribution of The Dirty Dozen , in which he played alongside Lee Marvin ,, Ernest Borgnine , And John Cassavetes , among others. Sutherland plays one of the holders "Dirty Dozen", 12 convicts recruited as commandos by the Allies during the Second World War.
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Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Jr., MASH POTATOES (1970)
While fans of the television series MASH POTATOES know Alan Alda As Hawkeye, Sutherland is behind the role of Wisecracking army surgeon in the 1970 film. In addition to inspiring the longtime show, the Robert Altman The film also helped Southerland launch towards fame.
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John Klute, Klute (1971)
In Alan J. Pakula Klute , Sutherland plays the titular detective, who joins forces with the Call-Girls Bree Daniels, played by Jane Funda . While Fonda's performance has won the most distinctions, including an academy's prize - Sutherland has also been widely congratulated for his work in the trendy thriller. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
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John Baxter, Don't look now (1973)
Although now largely considered one of the greatest horror films ever made, Don't look now was very controversial at the time, largely thanks to a love scene Between Sutherland and his co-star, Julie Christie . Aside from that, Sutherland's performance as a mourning father rushing to Doom is one of his best.
There are few final photos as memorable as that Philip Kaufman 1978 remake Invasion of body snatches . Sutherland plays an employee of the San Francisco Health Department who learns that the extraterrestrials transform humans into people of Pod - and while (spoiler alert) the character does not escape the invasion, Sutherland can leave his brand the end.
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Calvin Jarrett, Ordinary people (1980)
Despite all the praise of him during his career for several decades, Sutherland has never received an Oscar appointment. (He obtained an honorary Oscar in 2017.) Nevertheless, his work in Best winner Ordinary people —Which won Timothy Hutton An Oscar and obtained Mary Tyler Moore And Judd Hirsch Names - is worth celebrating.
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M. X, Jfk (1991)
Oliver Stone's conspiratorial Jfk To his just part of fans and detractors. For those who love it, one of its sales arguments is a very long monologue from Sutherland, playing a figure of dark government known only under the name of Mr. X (based on the real historic figure L. Fletcher Prouty ).
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Flanders "Flan" Kittredge, Six degrees of separation (1993)
In Six degrees of separation ,, Fred Schepisi Adaptation of John Guare game of the same name, Sutherland and Stégard Channing Play New Yorkers from high society taken by a crook, played by Will Smith . Rented criticisms The three performances of this funny but surprisingly heavy film.
Although they do not share any screen time, Donald Sutherland and his son Kiefer are both A time to kill , A Joel Schumacher Adaptation of John Grisham novel. The elder Sutherland is a stage thief as Lucien Wilbanks, a former lawyer for civil rights who fell from grace, but who still offers Jake Brigue ( Matthew McConaughey ) Essential advice.
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President Coriolanus Snow, the Hunger games Series (2012-2015)
To the younger public, Sutherland is perhaps best known for his imposing role as fascist leader Coriolanus Snow in the first four Hunger games movies. Giving everything to play the primary antagonist of the series, Sutherland has helped to raise films in modern gender classics, attracting the two fans of Suzanne Collins' Series of books and newcomers.