According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award winner and veteran Canadian actor Donald Sutherland passed away in Miami, USA on the 20th local time at the age of 88.
Donald Sutherland Source: Visual China
Sutherland’s son Kiefer Sutherland announced the news on the social media platform. He wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that I tell everyone that my father Donald Sutherland has passed away. I personally think he was one of the most important actors in the history of cinema, he was never afraid of a role, good or bad, and he did what he loved. Life. His life was a wonderful life."
The New York Times reported that the agency representing Sutherland said that Sutherland died in the hospital after a "long illness."
Sutherland was born on July 17, 1935 in New Brunswick, Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto and went to England to pursue a career in theater. In 1964, he starred in his first movie.
Donald Sutherland in his youth Source: Visual China
In his acting career of more than 60 years, Sutherland appeared in 200 film and television works. His works include "Pride and Prejudice", "Herbs in Willow Lane", "Inaction", "Citizen Although Sutherland was never nominated for an Oscar, in 2017 he received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award.
The New York Times and Agence France-Presse commented that Sutherland is "like a chameleon" and has played many types of roles.
In 2011, Donald Sutherland received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Source: Visual China
Sutherland's role as President Snow in the "Hunger Games" series is deeply loved by young audiences because of his excellent acting skills.
Stills from "The Hunger Games"
His most familiar role to Chinese audiences is the "Big Shot" guest role as "Taylor" in the 2001 comedy "Big Shot" directed by Feng Xiaogang. In this movie, "Taylor" suddenly suffered a heart attack and was in critical condition. Before he fell into coma, he expressed the hope that You You (played by Ge You) could help him organize a comedy funeral, which triggered a series of stories. To this day, it is still talked about by many movie fans.
"The Big Shots" poster
In the last few years of his life, Sutherland thought about dying on screen, and it's true. He once said, "I hope that in some movie I participate in, I really die - and then they can use my funeral and coffin (to continue filming). I like that."
Source: China News Service , Beijing News, @Sina Entertainment, Red Star News
