The Hollywood star, known for his impressive catalogue of almost 200 films, was involved in some of the biggest pictures including Ordinary People, M*A*S*H, The Dirty Dozen and The Hunger Games franchise. Sutherland died at the age of 88 on Thursday in Miami following a long illness. His son, the 24 TV series actor Kiefer Sutherland, was among those who hailed Sutherland as “one of the most important actors in the history of film”.
Rob Lowe, who was in the TV show Salem’s Lot with Sutherland echoed the sentiments, saying he was “one of our greatest actors”, while US president Joe Biden called him a “one-of-a-kind actor who inspired and entertained the world for decades”. Tributes also came in from former co-stars Will Smith, Jane Fonda, and British actress Dame Helen Mirren as well as political leaders such as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish leader Donald Tusk. On Friday, Kiefer wrote on Instagram: “My family and I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of condolences and support over the last 24 hours.
Thank you very much.” Sutherland had roles across a range of genres, including thriller The Mechanic, Roman epic The Eagle, satire The Day Of The Locust, horror Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, drama Space Cowboys and period drama Pride & Prejudice. He is perhaps best known as the womanising Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce Jr in the 1970 film version of M*A*S*H and eventually became a leading campaigner against war.
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