The actor died this week (Picture: REX)
A breakdown of some of Donald Sutherland’s best films, following the actor’s death at age 88.
The Hollywood legend died on June 20 in Miami, Florida, after a ‘long illness’ a representative confirmed.
Sutherland’s son, Kiefer Sutherland, announced his father’s passing on social media with a black-and-white image of his late parent.
‘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 than that. A life well lived,’ read the emotive message.
The late actor had a long career that spanned from the 1960s and into the 2020s with his most recent role taking place in 2023.
The actor’s formidable career is full of impressive performances, Metro.co.uk breaks down some of his most loved roles.
M*A*S*H (1970)
The actor was 35 in the film (Picture: 20th Century Fox/Aspen/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
In M*A*S*H, Sutherland played Capt. Benjamin Franklin ‘Hawkeye’ Pierce Jr in this American dark comedy film set during the Korean War.
The actor plays a surgeon who is trying to stay sane on the front line by throwing martini parties and playing practical jokes while the fighting continues around him.
The film won an Oscar for best original screenplay and spawned a spin-off series with the same name.
M*A*S*H is available to purchase or rent on Amazon, Apple TV and YouTube.
The Hunger Games (2012)
The actor was 77 when the first film of the franchise was released (Picture: Lionsgate/Color Force/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
For younger audiences, this is one of the actor’s most well-known roles as he played the series’s villain, President Snow.
In this role, the actor played the leader of Panem who enforced and controlled the Hunger Games, the tournament that forced children to kill one another.
The actor appeared in all four films in the franchise which was a smash hit with fans and made $695.2 million (£549 million GBP) against a budget of $78 million (£61 million).
The Hunger Games franchise is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The actor starred alongside Leonard Nimoy and Jeff Goldblum in the film (Picture: United Artists/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science-fiction horror film in which Sutherland plays a public health inspector who slowly realises that the people around him have been replaced with duplicates.
The film is a remake of the 1956 film and is best known for Sutherland’s pointing finger image which was a viral meme and is still used today.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is available to purchase or rent on Amazon, Apple TV and YouTube.
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The was incredibly influential to horror filmmakers (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)
Don’t Look Now is a psychological thriller that stars Sutherland and Julie Christie as a married couple who attempt to contact their dead daughter with the help of a clairvoyant.
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Source:: Metro
