In recent days we received the sad news of the passing of a familiar and well-liked actor, Michael Clarke Duncan. Mr. Duncan played in "Armageddon" along with Bruce Willis, as well as smaller parts in smaller movies, and in TV commercials. Most recently Mr. Duncan played the book-reading bartender on "Finders," clever spin off of the "Bones" series. But Mr. Duncan is best known for his role as John Coffey, a Black man wrongly convicted of murder in rural Louisiana during the Great Depression. John Coffey/Duncan was a man of great size and strength but who turned out to be a gentle giant. He was innocent of the charges against him, but preferred death to the prospect of eternal life in a world full of hate and fear. Eventually Tom Hanks, the superintendent of the "Green Mile" discovers that Coffey has a special gift, and that he is innocent of the rape and murder of the two little girls. Just before his execution, John Coffey uses his gift to bring two evil men, a sadistic prison guard and a twisted murderer, to their own special kind of justice. He also transfers his gift to Tom Hanks, who tells the story of John Coffey and The Green Mile in flash back. Michael Clarke Duncan was a special actor and will certainly missed in the entertainment world, and by this blogger as well. I wish comfort to his family. RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.
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