Donald Sutherland, the prolific actor who starred in such films as Ordinary People, Klute, and the Hunger Games franchise, died on Thursday in Miami at the age of 88. Per Deadline, Sutherland had been battling “a long illness.” CAA announced the news.
A stalwart actor, Sutherland won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance in the television movie Citizen X, and another Globe for Path to War. His extensive television and film credits include M*A*S*H, Six Degrees of Separation, The Undoing, Trust, Dirty Sexy Money, and The Pillars of the Earth, among many others. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award.
The patriarch of the Sutherland family, Donald is survived by his Emmy-winning son, actor Kiefer Sutherland, as well as veteran CAA Media Finance exec Roeg Sutherland. Sutherland is also survived by his wife Francine Racette; sons Rossif and Angus; daughter Rachel; and four grandchildren. Per Deadline, a private celebration of life will be held by the family.
On X, Kiefer Sutherland shared a baby photo of himself with his father, announcing his death. “With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” Kiefer wrote. He proceeded to call his father “one of the most important actors in the history of film,” undaunted by any type of role. “He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that,” he wrote. “A life well lived.”
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