The actor Donald Sutherland died at 88 years old, leaving a void in the world of cinema, since since the sixties he gave life to a multiplicity of characters; villains, protagonists, antiheroes such as Coriolanus Snow, whom he gave life to for the successful saga “The Hunger Games“.
The news was spread by “Variety”, a film specialist site, without giving details of the reason for the death; Minutes later, the “Lad Bible” portal indicated that his departure occurred after a tough battle against an unspecified illness; however, there are no official sources that confirm the news.
“Variety” claims that the actor will be fired at a small family funeral.
The versatility in giving life to characters of great psychological complexity earned him the recognition of the public that today regrets his departure and, although in the last years of his career, he was best known for his role as Snow, when he debuted as an actor he was considered one of representatives of countercultural cinema with films such as “The Dirty Dozen” and “MASH.”
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Thanks to his undeniable talent, Sutherland was recognized with awards such as the Emmy and the Golden Globe.
In the beginning, the Canadian described his participation in cinema as “a small meandering career”, without imagining that in a few years, his appearance in the credits of the most famous films would increase.
His big first break came with “The Dirty Dozen,” the 1967 film that portrays the initiation of 12 of the most dangerous criminals into the American army, seeking to attack a Nazi stronghold.
In the film, directed by filmmaker Robert Aldrich, Donald played Vernon L. Pinkley, identified as “prisoner 2”, sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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In 2005, the actor told “The Guardian” that, in principle, his role was intended to speak only one line, but when one of his companions refused to imitate a general during one of the scenes, Aldrich turned to him, asking him to do it.
“-You! The one with the big ears! You do it,” he recalled.
Throughout her career, she shared credits with other great actresses and actors such as Jane Fonda, John Cassavetes and Clint Eastwood, to name a few.
In fact, at that time, in the early seventies, Donald and Jane had a romantic relationship, which was based on a common interest, such as activism, the same reason why he became involved in the American movement “Vietnam Veterans.” Against the War”, which opposed the participation of its fellow citizens in the Vietnam War.
As a result of his position, Sutherland, along with Fonda and actors Peter Boyle and Howard Hesseman, founded the magazine “Free the Army”, which led to them being placed under surveillance by the FBI.
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The passage of age never stopped the pace of his career, since in the 2000s he continued to be recognized for his appearance in “Space Cowboys”, “Pride and Prejudice”, “An American Hauting” and, of course, the “The Hunger Games” saga.
The actor is survived by his wife Francine Racette, his daughter Rachel and his sons Roeg, Rossif, Angus and Kiefer.
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