The great Donald Sutherland is dead

The actor from Invasion of the Defilers or Hunger Games was 88 years old.

A Hollywood great is gone. Donald Sutherland died after a long illness at the age of 88. His son, Kiefer Sutherland, announced the news on social media, paying tribute to his father’s immense career:

“It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think he is one of the most important actors in the history of cinema. Never intimidated by a role, be it a good guy, a bad guy or a bad guy. He loved what he did and he did what he loved, and you couldn’t ask for anything more. A life well lived.”

A versatile and inscrutable actor, Donald Sutherland was first an icon of the counterculture, with his memorable roles in The Bastard Twelve, MASH Or Klute. Unbearable Casanova for Fellini, scientist hunted down in The invasion of the desecrators by Philip Kaufman, implacable dictator in Hunger Games, the Canadian was comfortable everywhere. Including on television, where he distinguished himself in On the warpath, Dirty Sexy Money Or The Undoing.

Despite his impressive filmography and his remarkable longevity, Sutherland’s career will remain marked by the mark of misunderstanding. Never nominated for the Oscars (he had to wait until 2017 to receive an honorary prize), he will undoubtedly not have had the recognition he deserved. Posterity will remember the great actor he was.

“Donald Sutherland was one of the smartest actors I have worked with“, reacted Helen Mirren, who gave her the answer in The great Escape. “He combined this great intelligence with deep sensitivity, and great seriousness in his approach to the acting profession. All this made him the legend he became“. All is said.