Hollywood legend Donald Sutherland's death certificate reveals he succumbed to lung disease and was cremated, Radar Online reported. The Hunger Games actor passed away on June 20 at the age of 88.

The Canadian-born actor's career spanned decades and included many notable roles. In 2017, he was given an Honorary Academy Award "for a lifetime of indelible characters, rendered with unwavering truthfulness."

However, new details from Sutherland's death certificate reveal his final days occurred in a Miami hospice ward. The film and television actor died due to complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition marked by its long and painful decline in lung function.

"It was a debilitating and incurable lung illness, most commonly caused due to smoking," an insider told the news outlet of his condition. After his passing, Sutherland was cremated in anticipation of a later funeral service in Miami.

A Storied Career

An obituary in the New York Times dubbed Sutherland "a chameleon of a movie star." The actor began his career in the early 1960s and starred in an eclectic mix of roles.

He played the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the film M*A*S*H, a role later made famous on the small screen by Alan Alda. Sutherland was a cruel Nazi in Eye of the Needle and a broken-hearted father in Ordinary People.

The role that put Sutherland on the map was the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen. Most recently, Sutherland starred in The Hunger Games franchise the 2022 horror film Mr. Harrigan’s Phone starring as the titular character.   

The tall and lanky actor's most notable feature was his distinct countenance, which he used to his advantage in each of his roles. Sutherland would say that his mother once said he was not handsome but that his "face has a lot of character."

Despite so many notable roles, Sutherland never won an Oscar except for the Lifetime Achievement Award. However, he did garner an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his 1995 role in HBO's Citizen X and another Golden Globe for his 2002 role in Path to War.

A Fond Farewell

Those in Hollywood bid him a fond farewell shortly after his passing. One of the first to do so was famed director Ron Howard, People reported.

The pair worked together on the 1991 hit Backdraft, where Sutherland played deranged arsonist Ronald Bartel. "One of the most intelligent, interesting & engrossing film actors of all time," Howard posted to X, formerly Twitter.

"Incredible range, creative courage & dedication to serving the story & the audience with supreme excellence," the director added. Actress Helen Mirren similarly remembered Sutherland for his "intelligence with a deep sensitivity, and with a seriousness about his profession as an actor," a statement released shortly after his death.

Sutherland, who was married three times, leaves behind wife Francine Racette, their three sons, and four grandchildren. He is also survived by his daughter, Rachel Sutherland, and son, actor Kiefer Sutherland, whom he shared with his second wife, Shirley Douglas.

The world lost one of the greatest actors who ever graced the silver and small screens. His family and his fans alike will surely mourn such a great loss.