'Green Mile' Director Frank Darabont Remembers Michael Clarke Duncan
>> Monday, September 3, 2012
The Green Mile director Frank Darabont said Monday that he was "devastated" to hear about the death of Michael Clarke Duncan.
He was "one of the finest people Ive ever had the privilege towork with orknow," Darabont said in a statement. "Michael was the gentlest of souls -- an exemplar of decency, integrity and kindness.The sadness I feel is inexpressible."
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The actor died Monday at age 54, nearly two months after being hospitalized July 13 for a myocardial infarction, from which his rep said he never fully recovered.Duncan's fiance, Omarosa Manigault, was with him in the hospital shortly before his death.
The Green Mile marked Duncan's breakout role, earning him both Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. In the 1999 movie, which starred Tom Hanks, he played soft-spoken death-row inmate John Coffey, who possesses extraordinary healing powers.
"Ourexperiencemaking The Green Mile together was immersive and incredible,aonce-in-a-lifetime journey," Darabont said. "What sticks most in my mind was hisdevotionto his craftand the strides he made as an artistduring that time, which wasbeyond inspiring to thoseof uswho took thejourney with him.Never has anactor more richly deservedthe recognition ofanAcademy Award nominationthan Michael did for his performance as John Coffey."
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Duncan's other credits include the movies Armageddon,Sin City, Daredevil, Redemption Road and Kung Fu Panda. He most recently co-starred with Geoff Stults in Fox's The Finder, a spinoff of Bones.
"Michael has left us far, far too soon," Darabont added. "We lost a great man and a great spirit today. My thoughts and condolences go out to his fiance, Omarosa, and to his family."
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