Elliott Gould Pays Tribute To ‘M*A*S*H’ & ‘S*P*Y*S’ Co-Star Donald Sutherland: “This Profoundly Hurts… He Was Like My Brother”
deadline.comElliott Gould has said Donald Sutherland was “like my brother” as he paid tribute to his M*A*S*H co-star, who died Thursday aged 88.
In an Instagram message posted hours ago, Gould wrote an emotional note wishing the actor goodbye. The pair co-starred in Robert Altman’s 1970 dark war comedy M*A*S*H, alongside the likes of Tom Skerritt and Sally Kellerman.
They reteamed four years later for Ivan Kershner’s comedy S*P*Y*S. “Donald was a giant, not only physically but as a talent,” wrote Gould. “He was also enormously kind and generous.” A post shared by Elliott Gould (@elliottgould) He recalled that the pair had become fathers to sons born just a week apart in December 1966. — actors Jason Gould and Kiefer Sutherland, the latter of whom was a twin alongside Rachel. “It’s not easy, losing the caliber of a human being and actor like Donald Sutherland, but this one really profoundly hurts because Donald was like my brother, and a big part of my own career.” Sutherland died yesterday in Miami after a long illness.
Alongside M*A*S*H, he starred in scores of films, including The Dirty Dozen, Klute, Animal House, Pride & Prejudice and The Hunger Games franchise andwon an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing Russian Col.
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