Michael Clarke Duncan | 1957-2012

Michael Clarke Duncan in 2011 at a New York Knicks-Miami Heat game at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. (Rhona Wise / EPA)

Sept. 4, 2012 7:35 AM PT

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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. Full story

Michael Clarke Duncan and Colin Farrell in a scene from the 2003 movie “Daredevil,” based on a popular comic book published by Marvel. (Zade Rosenthal / Associated Press)

Duncan of “The Green Mile” returns to his native Chicago. (Chris Walker / Chicago Tribune)

A 2007 photo of Duncan joking around during the NBA All-Star celebrity game in Las Vegas. (Paul Buck / EPA)

Michael Clarke Duncan and then-girlfriend Vanessa Bozell watch the Los Angeles Lakers-Denver Nuggets game at the Pepsi Center in Denver in 2009. (Larry W. Smith / EPA)

In a 2001 file photo, Michael Clarke Duncan shows off two awards for the film “The Green Mile” at the 27th annual People’s Choice Awards in Pasadena. (Michael Caulfield / Associated Press)