RIP Donald Sutherland

MJohnston

Absolute king, an actor who could almost automatically bring something extra to even the junkiest roles.

https://deadline.com/2024/06/donald-sutherland-dead-1235978933/

o1s1n

Ah no :( one of the greats.

The ending to Don't Look Now is still one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.

Agent Coulson

RIP a true Hollywood Legend

The original Hawkeye

enricoh

Always be oddball to me! I didn't know stoner's existed as a kid , he was the first I seen!

https://youtu.be/HG7p3KHwS_E?si=vAHrlWJBTH_nLqqO

Hangdogroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122284316#Comment_122284316

One of the earliest movies I can remember watching, on TV. Long been a favourite of mine. "Eatin cheese an drinking wine, woof woof"

Manc-Red_

A man that could nail that interesting guy with a brain in any flick he was in. Loved his moment in JFK.

RIP

silliussoddius

Ah no.

Hangdogroad

78 remake of Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers was another iconic role.

Jack Daw

Great actor.

Eye of The Needle and Don't Look Now are two of my all time favourite films.

He was brilliant at playing a real sleazebag character, had a great devilish smile.

I must watch The Eagle Has Landed sometime, I refused to watch it because I loved the book so much and didn't want to ruin my view of it but maybe I need to finally give it a watch now.

Angeleena

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122284469#Comment_122284469

I was a kid when I saw this on TV for the first time. His character pointing and yelling in that weird way scared the hell out of me.

He was an incredible actor. May he rest in peace.

Ezeoul

A brilliant actor.

Rest in Peace, Donald.

blue5000

Sad to hear this, one of the greats. R.I.P.

johnny_ultimate

The man had many legendary roles, though will never be able to unsee or forget that all-timer final shot in Body Snatchers.

pixelburp

Came here to namedrop Kelly's Heroes and Invasion of the Body Snatchers but ye got there ahead of me. Absolutely iconic roles in a crazy career full of great roles, but the former stuck out cos it was such an oddball turn growing up on TV flooded with ww2 flicks; while Invasion was just such a great movie before that iconic shot came along; he was a star with that X Factor.

Had Don't Look Now queued up in my watchlist so I guess I really have to watch it now, in his honour.

dublinman1990

He did a great job playing Agar in The First Great Train Robbery with the late Sean Connery alongside him.

I must rewatch that movie again as a great tribute to him soon. R.I.P. Donald.

Be right back

Sad to hear this. Worth a watch.

https://youtu.be/V_Agr2SOaM8?si=fZbn2U40KBjO1lqj

gym_imposter

He had his own style, wonderful voice too

Was good in the Simpsons episode about Jebidiah Springfield too

Certainly one of my absolute favourites of all time. Will be missed.

TheIrishGrover

Such a diverse career. From Animal House to Kelly's Heroes to real sinister and unlikeable characters. Much like Kirk Douglas, he didn't mind playing diverse roles that might have alienated audiences even when his career solidified. Takes balls.

Kiefer's gonna go on some bender tonight

Flinty997

Iconic Actor

y0ssar1an22

RIP. kelly's heroes is one of my favorite movies of all time and donald stole the show. woof woof!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IatwoA00E0&ab_channel=dingo585

odyssey06

As mentioned in the general RIP thread... last thing I saw him in was the American War of Independence epic Revolution. Film was a mess but you couldnt take your eyes off him as a British officer.

He bestrode it like something out of Greek myth, Achilles in the midst of the Trojan War, a formidable force of nature.

RIP.

JP Liz V1

I think his voice, I remember distinctly in certain roles

A great actor

A Time to Kill which I rewatched recently he was very good in

Mr.Wemmick

Cloudbusting by Kate Bush. A music genius and Donald Sutherland in a video together - pure magic.

RIP Mr. Sutherland, one of the very best.

https://youtu.be/pllRW9wETzw?feature=shared

MfMan

An addition to the list of fine, late Canadian actors, joining the likes of Raymond Massey, Hume Cronyn, Alexander Knox, Christopher Plummer, Joseph Wiseman, John Colicos etc.

JP Liz V1

Ordinary People as the father, he was very good in too

dirkmeister

He scared the living sh!t out of me in Backdraft.

RobbingBandit

Still haven't seen The Hunger Games he was epic in Outbreak him and Keifer both in A Time to Kill were outstanding will be missed for sure RIP

LetticebCivil

He really was one of the greatest at his profession.

Cluedo Monopoly

That is sad news. I loved him in Kelly's Heroes. RIP

RobbingBandit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122284666#Comment_122284666

I'm an antiquarian dammit

Water John

Here are the stills from his life, which The Guardian use as a tribute, loved the quirky Pride and Prejudice:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2024/jun/20/donald-sutherland-a-life-in-pictures

ruth...less

He always played a baddy.

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122285544#Comment_122285544

He made a memorable baddie. But he wasnt always a baddie - though even then there was usually something ambiguous about his character. Not a 'goodie' even when ultimately good.

ruth...less

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122285565#Comment_122285565

Aren't we all that way 😁😁

silverharp

I liked him best in The Eagle Has Landed, he had swagger

Ezeoul

"THEY TOOK THE WRONG DONALD"

pixelburp

Also gotta say: props for his small work in Hunger Games at the tale end of a career: it wasn't much of a role but he really filled President Snow with a really tactile, dangerous & knowing charm. He didn't turn up much but he gave Snow a nous and canniness that like all great villains, made you realise how this guy charmed and poisoned his way to the top.

MJohnston

I think he's absolutely crucial to making Snow work — immediately you distrust him because he's Donald Sutherland, but then as you say he has a kind of inherent charm and magnetism when he speaks, and he always seems smart.

Genuinely I think Sutherland is a significant reason why the Hunger Games movies work as well as they do.

DellyBelly

Was brilliant in the remake of the Italian Job…think his presence nearly made the remake better than the original. Great actor…and loved his voice

Ezeoul

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122286469#Comment_122286469

I am a huge fan of the Hunger Games books, and Donald stood out in the movies in his role as President Snow. He played him so brilliantly, to the point that I can no longer visualise anyone else as the character, even when reading the books. When I re-read them (as I do often) I hear Donald's voice in my head speaking the dialogue, and I know I always will.

Will Graham

I liked 'Disclosure' which he starred in with Demi Moore and Michael Douglas.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122287006#Comment_122287006

It's the way he played Snow in the last movie, with this knowing smirk like he knew exactly how it'd all pan out, that nothing about the revolution surprised him. His last moments before he got ripped to shreds by a crowd was to laugh uncontrollably at Katniss' actions; it just never would have worked at all without Sutherland.

Water John

Donald Sutherland remembered fondly by some who worked with him:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/24/donald-sutherland-keira-knightley-ralph-fiennes-elliott-gould

sligeach

I was sorry to hear of Donald's passing, he was a very fine actor. 88 isn't a bad innings. He was on RTE1 last night, however briefly in Horrible Bosses.