Golden Oldie Kiefer Sutherland Reflects On "Comedian" Stand by Me Villain Role

Sutherland 57 Years Old Today

Sutherland was 18 in Stand by Me when he played the character Ace Merrill. That was over 38 years ago in 1986. Today he is 57 and has starred.

In October 1993 he collapsed and died of a drug overdose outside LAs Viper Room. He was just 23 years old.

In a recent career-spanning interview with GQ Kiefer Sutherland looked back on his time making the coming-of-age classic Stand by Me.

Kiefer Sutherland opens up about why he found playing the Stand by Me villain was so easy and his process for getting into the mind of an a-.

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