Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland dies, aged 88

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has died aged 88 following "a long illness", his agent has confirmed.

The star of Ordinary People, M*A*S*H and Six Degrees Of Separation was the father of 24 TV show star Kiefer Sutherland. He is also famed for playing dictator president Coriolanus Snow in the film franchise The Hunger Games. A statement from agent CAA said: "Acclaimed actor Donald Sutherland died today in Miami, Florida, after a long illness. He was 88 years old."Sutherland won a Golden Globe for the television movie Path To War and another gong along with an Emmy Award for the the mini-series Citizen X. In 2017 he received an Academy Honorary Award for his acting. He also appeared as a judge in the 2023 TV show Lawmen: Bass Reeves.

His son, Kiefer, best known for his role in TV series 24 and films Phone Booth and The Three Musketeers, said his father had “a life well lived”. Sharing a black and white photo of himself as a child with his father on X, formerly Twitter, he wrote: “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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