On Thursday, June 20th, the world of cinema lost a great talent. Donald Sutherland passed away at the age of 88, leaving an incredible career that lasted six decades. Sutherland appeared in just about every genre of film, but it was with horror where he got his start in feature films. The Italian film The Castle of the Living Dead (1964), which starred Christopher Lee, Sutherland not only made his screen debut, but played 3 different characters! He played Sgt. Paul, an old man, and even the old witch. Pretty impressive for a young actor. His next feature would also co-star Christopher Lee, as well as Peter Cushing, in Amicus’ Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965). He would appear in many more films over the decades, like Hammer’s Die! Die! My Darling (1965), the heart-breaking Don’t Look Now (1973), to the incredible remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), making his wide-eyed, screeching face such an iconic image. But no matter the film or budget, he always gave it his all, even in the crazy, special effects heavy sci-fi/horror film Virus (1999) that featured an all-star cast, he helped make the film even more entertaining.

If you saw his name in the cast, you knew it was worth your time. Thankfully, we have all of these films he’s left us to re-watch, and appreciate the talent that he was, over and over, and over again, never to be forgotten. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family during this difficult time.