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Donald Sutherland, known for his roles in such films as 'M*A*S*H,' 'Ordinary People' and 'The Hunger Games,' has died. He was 88. The actor who worked six decades in Hollywood died Thursday in Miami after a long illness. One of his five children, actor Kiefer Sutherland, wrote on social media, "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."
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00:00Donald Sutherland, known for his roles in such films as M.A.S.H., Ordinary People, and The Hunger Games, has died.
00:06He was 88.
00:08The actor who worked six decades in Hollywood died Thursday in Miami after a long illness.
00:13One of his five children, actor Kiefer Sutherland, wrote on social media,
00:17With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away.
00:21I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film.
00:25Never daunted by a role, good, bad, or ugly.
00:28He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that.
00:32A life well lived.
00:34Remarkably, Sutherland was never nominated for a competitive Oscar,
00:38though the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made up for the oversight
00:41by giving him an honorary Oscar in November 2017 at the Governor's Awards.
00:46He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance in the 1995 HBO telefilm Citizen X.
00:52He also received a Globe for his role in the 2002 HBO miniseries Path to War.
00:56His early film work includes 1965's Dr. Terror's House of Horrors,
01:011967's The Dirty Dozen, and 1968's The Split.
01:05Then, Sutherland's turn as the irreverent, martini-loving Hawkeye in 1970's MASH
01:10brought him international stardom at age 35.
01:13Taking a different tack, Sutherland was empathetic as a suburban Chicago lawyer
01:17trying to hold his family together in 1980's Ordinary People.
01:20As for his role as the villainous President Snow in 2012's The Hunger Games,
01:25Sutherland pursued the part after his agent sent him the script.
01:28He would return for all three sequels.
01:30His lengthy film resume also includes 1970's Alex in Wonderland,
01:351971's Kloot, 1973's Don't Look Now,
01:381978's Animal House, 1981's The Eye of the Needle,
01:421986's The Wolf at the Door,
01:441989's A Dry White Season,
01:461991's JFK,
01:481998's Without Limits,
01:502000's Space Cowboys,
01:522005's Pride and Prejudice,
01:542017's The Leisure Seeker,
01:56and many more.
01:56More recently, Sutherland found regular TV work on shows like Dirty Sexy Money,
02:01The Pillars of the Earth,
02:03Crossing Lines,
02:04and Trust, among others.
02:06For much more on the life and career of Donald Sutherland,
02:08go to THR.com.
02:10This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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