Donald Sutherland, the veteran actor whose career stretched again to the late Sixties and included an array of classics throughout all kinds of genres (The Soiled Dozen, MASH, The Day of the Locust, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Nationwide Lampoon’s Animal Home, Atypical Folks… and that’s simply the primary decade or so of his movie work; he was additionally a TV and stage performer), has died on the age of 88.
The information was confirmed by Variety by way of Sutherland’s company. Whereas cinephiles of all stripes appreciated Sutherland’s work—he introduced an intelligence and dignity to all his characters, plus a variety (intimidating, mischievous, world-weary…) of nuances relying on the function—style followers will all the time particularly recognize his work in sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. Titles in these realms embody, after all, his stint taking part in President Coriolanus Snow throughout 4 Starvation Video games motion pictures, in addition to Don’t Look Now, Invasion of the Physique Snatchers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the film), Area Cowboys, Advert Astra, and Mr. Harrigan’s Cellphone, amongst many others. He’s additionally the daddy of Kiefer Sutherland, additionally a prolific actor.
What’s your favourite Donald Sutherland function? (Exhausting to decide on, however Mr. X in JFK is one in every of mine for positive). Share your prime selections within the feedback under.
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