Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Born July 17, 1935 (Age: 90) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

Donald McNichol Sutherland (July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian actor whose film career spanned over 6 decades. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). He was the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.
Donald McNichol Sutherland (July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian actor whose film career spanned over 6 decades. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). He was the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.
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Filmography

Moonfall

Moonfall

2022 as Holdenfield Age: 86
Ad Astra

Ad Astra

2019 as Thomas Pruitt Age: 84
The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

2018 as John Spencer Age: 82
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015 as President Coriolanus Snow Age: 80
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

2015 as Self - President Coriolanus Snow Age: 79
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014 as President Coriolanus Snow Age: 79
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013 as President Coriolanus Snow Age: 78
The Best Offer

The Best Offer

2013 as Billy Whistler Age: 77
The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

2012 as President Coriolanus Snow Age: 76
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

2012 as Captain Flint Age: 76
Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

2011 as Jack Pellit Age: 75
The Eagle

The Eagle

2011 as Aquila Age: 75
The Mechanic

The Mechanic

2011 as Harry McKenna Age: 75
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

2009 as President Stone (voice) Age: 74
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

2008 as Nigel Honeycutt Age: 72
Days of Darkness

Days of Darkness

2007 as Donald Sutherland Age: 72
Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

2007 as Richter Raines Age: 71
Beerfest

Beerfest

2006 as Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited) Age: 71
Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006 as Hellfrick Age: 70
Fellini dice...

Fellini dice...

2006 as Self Age: 70
Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005 as Mr. Bennet Age: 70
Lord of War

Lord of War

2005 as Colonel Oliver Southern (voice) Age: 70
An American Haunting

An American Haunting

2005 as John Bell Age: 69
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003 as Reverend Monroe Age: 68
The Italian Job

The Italian Job

2003 as John Bridger Age: 67
Uprising

Uprising

2001 as Adam Czerniaków Age: 66
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001 as Dr. Sid (voice) Age: 65
Panic

Panic

2000 as Michael Age: 65
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000 as Self Age: 65
The Art of War

The Art of War

2000 as Douglas Thomas Age: 65
Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

2000 as Jerry O'Neill Age: 65
Instinct

Instinct

1999 as Ben Hillard Age: 63
Virus

Virus

1999 as Captain Robert Everton Age: 63
Without Limits

Without Limits

1998 as Bill Bowerman Age: 63
Fallen

Fallen

1998 as Lt. Stanton Age: 62
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997 as Jacob Conrad Age: 61
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1996 as Lucien Wilbanks Age: 61
Outbreak

Outbreak

1995 as General Donald McClintock Age: 59
Disclosure

Disclosure

1994 as Bob Garvin Age: 59
The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

1994 as Andrew Nivens Age: 59
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

1993 as Flan Age: 58
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992 as Merrick Jamison-Smythe Age: 57
JFK

JFK

1991 as X Age: 56
Backdraft

Backdraft

1991 as Ronald Bartel Age: 55
Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain

1991 as Josef Borski Age: 55
Kate Bush: Sensual World

Kate Bush: Sensual World

1990 as Self (archive footage) Age: 54
Lock Up

Lock Up

1989 as Warden Drumgoole Age: 54
Lost Angels

Lost Angels

1989 as Dr. Charles Loftis Age: 53
Apprentice to Murder

Apprentice to Murder

1988 as John Reese Age: 52
The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

1987 as Father Robert Koesler Age: 52
Revolution

Revolution

1985 as Sgt. Maj. Peasy Age: 50
Crackers

Crackers

1984 as Westlake Age: 48
Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983 as Brian Costello Age: 47
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

1980 as Calvin Jarrett Age: 45
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978 as Matthew Bennell Age: 43
Animal House

Animal House

1978 as Dave Jennings Age: 43
'Klute' in New York

'Klute' in New York

1971 as Self Age: 36
Klute

Klute

1971 as John Klute Age: 35
Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

1970 as Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander) Age: 34
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1970 as Hawkeye Pierce Age: 34
The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

1968 as Benedeck Age: 33
No Image

For King and Country: Out There

1963 as Canadian Age: 28