{"id":3963039,"date":"2024-06-20T11:10:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/?p=3963039"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:10:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:10:03","slug":"donald-sutherland-towering-actor-whose-career-spanned-decades-dies-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3963039\/donald-sutherland-towering-actor-whose-career-spanned-decades-dies-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Sutherland, towering actor whose career spanned decades, dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014\u00a0Donald Sutherland,<\/a>\u00a0the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from “M.A.S.H.” to \u201cThe Hunger Games,\u201d has died. He was 88.<\/p>\n

Kiefer Sutherland, the actor’s son,<\/a>\u00a0confirmed his father’s death Thursday. No further details were immediately available.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film,\u201d Kiefer Sutherland said on X. \u201cNever daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tall and gaunt Canadian actor with a grin that could be sweet or diabolical was known for offbeat characters like Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman’s “M.A.S.H.,” the hippie tank commander in “Kelly’s Heroes” and the stoned professor in “Animal House.”<\/p>\n

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With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/3EdJB03KKT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n