CreaseCrusader91 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Associated Press: LOS ANGELES ? ?Green Mile? actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54, his fianc?e says. RIP. Very sad news as he was a talented actor and 54 is too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 That's far too young. He was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Tremendous loss. I hate when shit like this happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnydollaz18 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Franky Figgs :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Falco Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 WTF :(! Was always a fan. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieNextel305 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 One of my favorite actors. I can't believe it. RIP big man. Everyone is going to miss you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR2711 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Sad to hear this today, he was a great actor and a great man. RIP. He never made a bad move and always made movies better. I loved him in Green Mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick release Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 nooooooo/ rip big man :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Panarini Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 NO! He is one my favorite character actors. The island, pulp fiction, green mile etc etc etc were all brilliant in part because of him (and guys like him). Great character actors are the guys who can put a movie over the top; a very said RIP. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Rip Big man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 One of my favorite performances of his: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-Z2Ez24mn2h2mm/welcome_home_roscoe_jenkins_2008_otis_and_roscoe_clashing_part_2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 RIP Michael Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So sad. Really liked him in some of the movies he was in. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High and Wide Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 RIP. Such a great actor with distinct subtleties. Surely will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJdWTfVnmI4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleshistheFever Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I really liked him. Sad to hear he's gone. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 RIP :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentum Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 RIP, excellent actor that will be missed. I hate to say it but I remember when I saw him the first time and saw how huge he was and also how intense he always seemed the thought was going through my head what a strain it must be to his system to keep a body like that going at the level he was going and I wondered how long he will last. Now this. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentum Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 NO! He is one my favorite character actors. The island, pulp fiction, green mile etc etc etc were all brilliant in part because of him (and guys like him). Great character actors are the guys who can put a movie over the top; a very said RIP. :( Didn't know he was in Pulp Fiction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Didn't know he was in Pulp Fiction? I think they're thinking of Vingh Rhames (sp?). Duncan was in Talladega Nights and was funny as hell in that. RIP big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Panarini Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Yeah that's who it was, been a while. Still, great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Saw this on Yahoo! Surely it was that infectious spirit that led Willis to recommend Duncan for his biggest role yet -- as the gentle-spirited death row inmate with magical healing powers, John Coffey, in "The Green Mile." "Bruce told me, 'Michael, I've just read this script and you are this guy John Coffey. I just know it,'" Duncan told the Ottawa Citizen in 2001 [via the L.A. Times]. Willis called writer-director Frank Darabont, who was adapting the Stephen King novel of the same name into a film, recommended Duncan for the role and eventually he was cast. The 1999 film, also starring Tom Hanks, went on to gain four Oscar nominations, one of which was a best supporting actor nomination for Duncan. When he got news of his nomination, Duncan was so excited that he claimed he could have fought Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and the Rock. When a reporter suggested he could do that anyway, he replied, "Not all at the same time, man." Duncan, who had described his "Green Mile" role to the New York Times as 'a gift from God,' was also nominated for a Golden Globe the same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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