Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland was a celebrated Canadian actor whose remarkable six-decade career produced some of cinema's most memorable and enduring performances.
What do we know about Donald Sutherland?
Here are the key biographical details about Donald Sutherland:
- Name: Donald Sutherland
- Also Known As: Don Sutherland, Donald McNicol Sutherland, OC
- Date of Birth: July 17, 1935
- Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Date of Death: June 20, 2024
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, In Memory Of
Who is Donald 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.
What is Donald Sutherland known for?
With over 249 credits spanning film and television, Donald Sutherland's most recognized performances include:
- The Hunger Games (2012, Movie)
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013, Movie)
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014, Movie)
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015, Movie)
- The Simpsons (1989, TV Series)
- Pride & Prejudice (2005, Movie)
- Ad Astra (2019, Movie)
- Horrible Bosses (2011, Movie)
- The Italian Job (2003, Movie)
- Lord of War (2005, Movie)
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