Donald Sutherland wanted to play Bauer Dad
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Hollywood veteran Donald Sutherland was forced to turn down the chance of playing real life son Kiefer’s fictional dad in hit TV show 24 – because he was too busy.
The actor was tied up working on Fool’s Gold when Kiefer approached him about the role, which ultimately went to Babe star James Cromwell.
Oh come on, Donald Sutherland as Jack Bauer’s father. Like that is even believable.
The 72-year-old- an avid viewer of the action series – says, “He asked me to play his father but I couldn’t because I was doing (Fool’s Gold). That was sad.
“When it turned out I couldn’t do it, I said to Kiefer, ‘Why don’t you have it turn out that James is your stepfather? And then I come in…”
Hell, Jack Bauer as a pissed off step-child? Donald should write for the show, that plot sure beats the hell out of the Africa plot the real writers were toying with. That would also make the subplot of Josh Bauer as his blond lovechild less objectionable. After all, it would mean that it was his step-brother’s wife Jack was messing around with instead of his biological bro’s.
Source: PR-inside
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