View Full Version : Actor Michael Clarke Duncan 1957-2012


Zoneboy
09-03-2012, 06:12 PM
Link (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-0903,0,7426494.story)

LOS ANGELES— Michael Clarke Duncan's fiancee says the Oscar nominee for "The Green Mile" has died while being hospitalized following a July heart attack.

Publicist Joy Fehily released a statement from Clarke's fiancée, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault, saying the 54-year-old actor died Monday morning in a Los Angeles hospital after nearly two months of treatment following the July 13 heart attack.

The 6-foot-5, 300 pound Duncan appeared in dozens of films, including such box office hits as "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda."


Duncan had a handful of minor roles before "The Green Mile" brought him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. The 1999 film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, starred Tom Hanks as a corrections officer at a penitentiary in the 1930s. Duncan played John Coffey, a convicted murderer.

Mr. Television
09-03-2012, 06:19 PM
Wow. I didn't even know he had a heart attack. the last I heard of him he was starring in the Bones spinoff The Finder. 54 is too young. He was great in the Green Mile. R.I.P. Michael. :(

Liza
09-03-2012, 06:38 PM
Oh that's so sad - and far, far too young. Rest in peace, John Coffey :(

You will be missed.

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Marvo301
09-03-2012, 08:04 PM
:rip: Michael Clarke Duncan

sara
09-04-2012, 01:22 AM
So sad :rip: Michael Clarke Duncan

robyrob
09-04-2012, 08:23 AM
:rip:

The Flying Dutchmans
09-04-2012, 12:11 PM
Michael Clarke Duncan was a very big man and I was once told that the unfortunate side of being an extremely large size is that it comes with heart conditions. Many wrestlers have had this same issue and have died from it. I don't know for a fact if it's true, but I would like say. Rest In Peace my friend. You will be missed.

Janice
09-04-2012, 12:19 PM
How very sad. He was a great actor and I'm sure a great person. To have his life cut short is tragic. Prayers out for his soul and his loved ones.

old grouch
09-04-2012, 04:42 PM
He was great in 'The Green Mile'. RIP...

Family Ties Forever!
09-04-2012, 08:07 PM
RIP

Retro4Life
09-04-2012, 09:41 PM
Yeah, this was very sad news. He was awesome in The Green Mile and he was arguably the best thing about the ill-conceived "Daredevil". Seems to have been quite a good man, too.

:rip:

Tubehead
09-05-2012, 08:32 AM
i was kind of shocked when i found out he died i know he had a heart attack. did any one seen him in dare devil? i higly reocmed checking him outhe was awesome as the king pin

robyrob
09-17-2012, 08:53 PM
i wanted to share this story that Tom Hanks told at MCD's eulogy

http://todayentertainment.today.com/_news/2012/09/13/13844657-tom-hanks-offers-touching-humorous-eulogy-at-michael-clarke-duncans-funeral