Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

1935-07-17

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.

Also appears in

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

6.8

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

8.1

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

7.4

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

6.8

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

6.9

Moonfall

Moonfall

6.3

The Mechanic

The Mechanic

6.5

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

7.2

Lord of War

Lord of War

7.3

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

7.4

Forsaken

Forsaken

6.1

Outbreak

Outbreak

6.6

Backdraft

Backdraft

6.7

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

6.6

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

6.4

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

6.3

Animal House

Animal House

7.0

Alone

Alone

5.8

Fallen

Fallen

6.8

Lock Up

Lock Up

6.8