{"id":53588,"date":"2024-06-21T11:25:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T09:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2060377"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T10:23:41","slug":"donald-sutherland-dies-aged-88-son-kiefer-sutherland-leads-emotional-tributes-to-hollywood-icon","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/donald-sutherland-dies-aged-88-son-kiefer-sutherland-leads-emotional-tributes-to-hollywood-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Sutherland dies, aged 88 \u2013 son Kiefer Sutherland leads emotional tributes to Hollywood icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Tributes have been flooding in for the late actor. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 21 June 2024 at 09:25 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kiefer Sutherland has led tributes to his father, acting legend Donald Sutherland, who has died at the age of 88.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 24 actor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKiefer\/status\/1803837822677225581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803837822677225581%7Ctwgr%5Eaea7b42adac18e82a7b2e814cfbf1138f241b684%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F06%2Fkiefer-sutherland-remembers-donald-sutherland-1235979185%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> a childhood photo of himself with his dad on Thursday evening (20th June), writing alongside: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sutherland went on to describe his dad as \u201cone of the most important actors in the history of film\u201d, writing that he was \u201cnever daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that,\u201d Kiefer added in the post on Twitter, which was recently rebranded as X. \u201cA life well lived.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EdJB03KKT\">pic.twitter.com\/3EdJB03KKT<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Kiefer Sutherland (@RealKiefer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKiefer\/status\/1803837822677225581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Director Billy Ray shared a tribute to Sutherland, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyRay5229\/status\/1803843779197374964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">writing<\/a>: \u201cA prince. A brilliant actor. Wildly underrated. I was beyond proud to be on the Academy Board of Governors when we voted him his much-deserved Governor\u2019s Award. NOT an Ordinary Person at all\u2026 May the odds be ever in his favour\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, filmmaker Joe Russo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joerussotweets\/status\/1803847015526474167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cRIP to the GOAT,\u201d while a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ctor Elijah Wood <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elijahwood\/status\/1803865559077130697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803865559077130697%7Ctwgr%5E4ef50766c29ddbc2c19d0d32a8bb71ff50919288%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F06%2Fdonald-sutherland-death-reactions-hollywood-1235979206%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: \u201cAww man. Farewell, Donald Sutherland<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">aww man. farewell, Donald Sutherland <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UbvLs3WG9a\">pic.twitter.com\/UbvLs3WG9a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elijahwood\/status\/1803865559077130697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI never had the honour of knowing him personally, but it was the honour of a lifetime to follow in his footsteps,\u201d Tom Blyth, who played a younger version of Sutherland\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunger Games <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">character in a prequel film, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">penned on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8c3NTANVTX\/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThank you sir for birthing one of the great movie characters of all time,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A prince.<br\/>A brilliant actor.<br\/>Wildly underrated.<br\/>I was beyond proud to be on the Academy Board of Governors when we voted him his much-deserved Governor's Award.<br\/>NOT an Ordinary Person at all...<br\/><br\/>May the odds be ever in his favor... <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M1CKbNFKUc\">https:\/\/t.co\/M1CKbNFKUc<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Billy Ray (@BillyRay5229) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyRay5229\/status\/1803843779197374964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US president Joe Biden also shared a tribute to Sutherland on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1803925554795573523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803925554795573523%7Ctwgr%5E4ef50766c29ddbc2c19d0d32a8bb71ff50919288%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2024%2F06%2Fdonald-sutherland-death-reactions-hollywood-1235979206%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">writing<\/a>: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donald Sutherland was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and one-of-a-kind actor who inspired and entertained the world for decades. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy thoughts are with his family and all those who loved him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Sutherland was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and one-of-a-kind actor who inspired and entertained the world for decades.<br\/><br\/>My thoughts are with his family and all those who loved him.<\/p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1803925554795573523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sutherland made<\/span> his big screen debut in 1963 with a small part in the British drama The World Ten Times Over, and went on to enjoy <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a career in film that spanned more than 60 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He starred in a number of films in the 1960s including The Dirty Dozen and Joanna, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">before bagging the lead role in the 1970 war movie M*A*S*H, which inspired the TV series of the same name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sutherland\u2019s other film credits include comedy Kelly\u2019s Heroes, thriller Don\u2019t Look Now, Steelyard Blues and Animal House.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later on in his career, Sutherland <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">starred in The Italian Job, Cold Mountain, Ad Astra and the Hunger Games franchise, based on Suzanne Collins\u2019s YA novels, in which he played the ominous villain President Coriolanus Snow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sutherland also appeared on the small screen over the course of his glittering career, with TV credits including<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dirty Sexy Money, The Undoing and Path to War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most recently, he starred in the thriller Heart Land, which is now set for a posthumous release.<\/span><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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