Elliott Gould details his 'perfect chemistry' with 'M.A.S.H.' co-star Donald Sutherland
When Donald Sutherland died on June 20, tributes and remembrances began pouring in, including from President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Canadian actor worked on a wide and varied body of films across many genres, including "The Dirty Dozen," "M.A.S.H.," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Animal House," "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and more recently the 2005 adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice" and the "Hunger Games" franchise.
Julie Christie appeared alongside Sutherland in Nicolas Roeg's 1973 film "Don't Look Now," an emotionally devastating portrait of a couple struggling to overcome the death of their young daughter.
In an exclusive statement to The Times, Christie said, "Donald's unique intelligence and mischievous humour is what elevated him and rendered him so fascinating as an actor."
Arguably few performers are as closely aligned with Sutherland as Elliott Gould, as the two co-starred in Robert Altman's 1970 anti-war dramedy "M.A.S.H.," which launched both actors to new levels of fame.
They subsequently appeared together in 1971's dark satire "Little Murders," directed by Alan Arkin from the play by Jules Feiffer and produced by Gould, as well as 1974's espionage comedy "S.P.Y.S.," helmed
