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Michael Clarke Duncan, the tall and massively built actor with the shaved head and deep voice who received an Academy Award nomination for his moving portrayal of a gentle death row inmate in the 1999 prison drama "The Green Mile," died Monday. He was 54. Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to a statement from his publicist, Joy Fehily. He had suffered a heart attack in July and did not recover.

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<i>Above: Tom Hanks, left, Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse in "The Green Mile." Duncan portrayed John Coffey, a gentle giant with supernatural powers sentenced to death for the murder of two young white girls.</i>

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<strong>Full obituary: </strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-michael-clarke-duncan-20120904,0,1567203.story">Oscar-nominated 'Green Mile' star was 54</a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-michael-clarke-duncan-obit-pictures-20120904,0,2260402.photogallery">PHOTOS: Michael Clarke Duncan 1957-2012</a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mg-michael-clarke-duncan-dead-celebrity-twitter-react-pictures,0,522688.photogallery">PHOTOS: Celebrities react to Michael Clarke Duncan's death</a>

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies

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Michael Clarke Duncan, the tall and massively built actor with the shaved head and deep voice who received an Academy Award nomination for his moving portrayal of a gentle death row inmate in the 1999 prison drama "The Green Mile," died Monday. He was 54. Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to a statement from his publicist, Joy Fehily. He had suffered a heart attack in July and did not recover.

Above: Tom Hanks, left, Michael Clarke Duncan and David Morse in "The Green Mile." Duncan portrayed John Coffey, a gentle giant with supernatural powers sentenced to death for the murder of two young white girls.

Full obituary: Oscar-nominated 'Green Mile' star was 54 | PHOTOS: Michael Clarke Duncan 1957-2012 | PHOTOS: Celebrities react to Michael Clarke Duncan's death

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