Goodbye, Donald Sutherland

 

   Half of the year has gone by, and so many actors have passed away. One of them is the talented Donald Sutherland. He was known for great roles like M*A*S*H, Invasion of the body snatchers, Hunger Games, Dirty Dozen and many more. Let's look to see who this great actor was and how he still has a legacy thanks to his family that still carries the torch on movies and TV

 Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Donald Sutherland didn't start getting into theater until graduating from the University of Toronto. He also studied in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He wasn't known that well until he starred in Dirty Dozen and his roles started to get bigger as time went by. He also became a father. 

  The first movie role I remember him in was 'Invasion of the body snatchers' A movie where people fear that there are pods becoming human and cocooning the real humans. The scene I remember the most is where Donald Sutherland starts screeching scaring not only the woman who he's chasing, but the audience in general. My parents feared it after the movie ended. 

  Like I said, Donald Sutherland has a family with a son who also is into acting. His name is Kiefer Sutherland. He has been in shows like 24 and movies that were pretty good. But I think I preferred his father more. Not that I'm saying Kiefer isn't a horrible actor, but comparing him to his talented father, it's hard to say that his father is (or was) the better actor. He and Donald were in a movie together a western called 'Forsaken'

 

  Donald even guest voiced a character on the Simpsons when Lisa wants to find the real truth about Springfield founder 'Jebediah.' Donald's son, Kiefer, also guest voiced in some episodes of the show. Donald only voiced one character. Sometimes the characters he portrays in his movies or tv shows can be evil like his character in one of his final films 'Hunger Games' I never got into those, but his character in those movies was considered deceitful.

   He even starred in a movie that won best picture with Timothy Hutton and the late Mary Tyler Morre. It's based on a book called 'Ordinary People' I've seen this movie and was pretty depressing. About a family never getting over the death of the oldest son and the youngest son (played by Timothy Hutton) felt guilty for his brother's death. 

  Now, Donald is gone. Like Shelley Duvall, Bill Cobbs and many other actors that have left us. This year has given us grief and sadness. Just like every other year does. Donald will be missed and all we have is the memories of his movie and tv shows. And also, Keifer Sutherland, who is a part of Donald through blood. We'll never forget you. It's not how they died that we miss them more; it's how they lived.