Michael Clarke Duncan Dead at 45

NOOOOOO! NOT JOHN COFFEY!

The 54-year-old giant that played John Coffey in The Green Mile (and I still personally liked in Daredevil, despite it being a terrible movie), suffered a heart attack back in July that he's been hospitalized for. His fiancee confirmed that he passed away today.

I've gotta go watch The Green Mile. Also, has this been a shitty couple months for celebrity deaths or WHAT?!

*EDIT* I screwed up in the title. MCD was 54.

NO WAY! IT CANNOT BE 
 
RIP MCD! You were a fine actor. :(

45 years of age, what a sad waste. Oh wait he was 54, oh well that changes everything, not so bothered now.

See Spot Run.

@FourWude said:

45 years of age, what a sad waste. Oh wait he was 54, oh well that changes everything, not so bothered now.

My fingers didn't want to admit that he was 54. That just seemed too old for him!

That's a real bummer. He was a cool dude.

:,( Truly sad about this, he was a great actor, I always enjoyed seeing him show up in everything

R.I.P Big guy

Sin City and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby were the shit. R.I.P.

R.I.P.

@jakob187 said:

@FourWude said:

45 years of age, what a sad waste. Oh wait he was 54, oh well that changes everything, not so bothered now.

My fingers didn't want to admit that he was 54. That just seemed too old for him!

It's ok. You want to remember him in his prime, when he was a big black teddy bear just waiting to be hugged. I too wanted to hug him.

Oh man, what the FUCK.... He was one of my favorite actors. He was just so damn likable in everything he was in. This is truly sad news. RIP

Sad to hear he past away. I enjoyed watching his movies. R.I.P

Damn. DAMN. I don't know what to say, he was just so likable... R.I.P.

awww man, that's a bummer.

Damn, one of the most iconic black actors ever. I enjoyed him in The Finder recently.

Shit, such a shame.

Wow, sad to hear this sudden news. RIP MCD, loved watching you in the many roles your played!

He was awesome.

He was such a good guy. Sucks man. =(

I heard he's been having health problems recently. It's a shame he didn't pull through. RIP.

WHAT?

That sucks, R.I.P Big guy.

Loved a lot of his work, RIP

That's a serious bummer. Damn.

Honestly, this does make me incredibly sad. One of the biggest reasons is because I had a chance to interview him at one point. Back when I was running BonusStage, Atari was doing some press work for Demon Stone and were shopping around places for possible interviews with Michael Clarke Duncan. I had really wanted to get one of those interviews because he was also doing some work on The Suffering: Ties That Bind (I was a massive fan of the first game, so I really wanted to talk to him about that). Unfortunately, we were under the necessary "unique visitors" threshold for people allowed to get the interviews. In turn, I never got to do it. I had a lot of things I wanted to ask him, and I'll never get to.

Remembering that just now bummed me out a little bit more. = (

Damn....

Is it odd of me that whenever I see a thread about a celebrity dying, my first thought is, "Who?" (Less derisive, more me just not knowing.)

@Video_Game_King said:

Is it odd of me that whenever I see a thread about a celebrity dying, my first thought is, "Who?" (Less derisive, more me just not knowing.)

Nah. Some people don't keep up with that kind of stuff, and even then, you have to think of whether they are popular internationally or just in the States or whatever.

Very sad news :(

He was one of my favourites. RIP, big guy.

@jakob187 said:

@Video_Game_King said:

Is it odd of me that whenever I see a thread about a celebrity dying, my first thought is, "Who?" (Less derisive, more me just not knowing.)

Nah. Some people don't keep up with that kind of stuff, and even then, you have to think of whether they are popular internationally or just in the States or whatever.

Also, he was well-known like, 10-15 years ago. He's appeared in random roles since then, but his celebrity had diminished over the years. Still, such a shame; so young.

@wjb said:

@jakob187 said:

@Video_Game_King said:

Is it odd of me that whenever I see a thread about a celebrity dying, my first thought is, "Who?" (Less derisive, more me just not knowing.)

Nah. Some people don't keep up with that kind of stuff, and even then, you have to think of whether they are popular internationally or just in the States or whatever.

Also, he was well-known like, 10-15 years ago. He's appeared in random roles since then, but his celebrity had diminished over the years. Still, such a shame; so young.

He moved into smaller roles and TV. I think that Daredevil and that rather bad Broken Lizard movie kind of pushed him into that direction. Still, he was Kilowog in the Green Lantern movie, and people were really liking The Finder.

Regardless of anything, he'll always be John Coffey to me. Manute and Lucius were two great roles for him, but he played John Coffey so goddamn well.

R.I.P. Kilowog

R.I.P Good Sir!

May he Rest in Peace.

Fucking sucks, :(

@jakob187 said:

*EDIT* I screwed up in the title. MCD was 54.

WHATEVER MOTHER FUCKER!

Duncan was awesome in The Slammin' Salmon. He completely dominated every scene he was in. R.I.P.

He was such a great actor. :(((((( RIP.

rest in peace

Shame, he was in some nice movies.

Plus he was the kingpin in a spider-man cartoon, that's hella cool.

RIP

His smile was something else...

:'(

I have always admired MCD, even in movies that I think are bad (like Daredevil). I was enjoying The Finder when it was on, and I think a lot of that had to do with him. Sad to hear that he's gone. RIP.

Man that is a bummer, he was a true talent and gentleman. He will be missed.

This whole year has been full of celebrity deaths.

R.I.P. Michael. If you're reading this, you're in our thoughts.

R.I.P. You will be missed.

I usually feel threatened by someone thats 6' 5'' and 300 pounds, but no not Michael Clark Duncan, he had presence that was that of the sweetest funny personality, that enjoyed and embraced life and his career.

I will truly miss this performer, I had hopes of meeting him one day.

:(

That really sucks, RIP Clarke. You were in some great movies and always a great actor in them.

Damn, that sucks. RIP.

He didn't even look bad or unhealthy in the slightest.

Damn, sorry to hear that. I've always enjoyed his performances.