Actor Michael Duncan Dies @ 54

Michael Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan , best known for his Oscar-nominated role as a death-row inmate who possessed magical healing powers in the 1999 film ' The Green Mile http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/com/person/michael-clarke-duncan/;_ylt=Aoizd6ozJmb4_k9.C6tZuGq4AOB_;_ylu=X3oDMTFpNGh2cjBkBG1pdANCbG9nIFBvc3QgQm9keQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFCbG9nQm9keUFzc2VtYmx5;_ylg=X3oDMTMyZThpbnZsBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDNTcwMmM4YWEtYzA0ZC0zNGIwLTk3OTAtMWRiZWJjNWZjNTFkBHBzdGNhdANibG9nc3xtb3ZpZXRhbGsEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3 , http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/the-green-mile/ ' died on Monday at the age of 54, according to his fiancée, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.

Duncan had been in a Los Angeles hospital since July 13, following a heart attack and died on Monday morning after close to two months of treatment.

At 6-feet, 5-inches tall and approximately 300 pounds Duncan, was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role as gentle giant prisoner, John Coffey, in ' The Green Mile ,' which also starred Tom Hanks. Duncan won the role, in part, due to a recommendation by Bruce Willis, whom he worked with on 1998′s 'Armageddon.' Duncan went on to appear with Willis in three more films; ' Breakfast of Champions http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html ,' ' The Whole Nine Yards http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html ' and ' Sin City http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html .'

Before he broke into acting, Duncan worked as a bodyguard for stars including Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and The Notorious B.I.G, whose death in 1997, prompted him to quit that line of work.

Duncan's career spanned three decades and included roles in other television and film titles including 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' 'Married with Children,' 'The Jamie Foxx Show,' 'Living Single,' ' Bulworth ,' 'Arli$$,' 'A Night at the Roxbury,' ' Sister, Sister http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html ,' ' Planet of the Apes http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html ,' 'CSI: NY,' ' Talladega Nights http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/actor-michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-fame-dies-230656149.html ,' 'Two and a Half Men,' 'Bones,' and most recently 'The Challenger,' which was yet to be released.