Donald Sutherland

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

247

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-07-17

Day of death

2024-06-20 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Donald Sutherland

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • Moonfall

    Moonfall

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • Lawmen: Bass Reeves

    Lawmen: Bass Reeves

  • Crossing Lines

    Crossing Lines

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

    Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • The Undoing

    The Undoing

  • The Mechanic

    The Mechanic

  • Astro Boy

    Astro Boy

  • Romy Award

    Romy Award

  • Alone

    Alone

  • The Champions

    The Champions

  • The Eagle

    The Eagle

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • Forsaken

    Forsaken

  • The Eagle Has Landed

    The Eagle Has Landed

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Horrible Bosses

    Horrible Bosses

  • Backdraft

    Backdraft

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief

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

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

  • Lord of War

    Lord of War

  • Dirty Sexy Money

    Dirty Sexy Money

  • The Pillars of the Earth

    The Pillars of the Earth

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • Lock Up

    Lock Up

  • Bear Island

    Bear Island

  • Aurora Borealis

    Aurora Borealis

  • Ice

    Ice

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

  • Fallen

    Fallen

  • 1900

    1900

  • Uprising

    Uprising

  • Shadow Conspiracy

    Shadow Conspiracy

  • Free Money

    Free Money

  • Space Cowboys

    Space Cowboys

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Kelly's Heroes

    Kelly's Heroes

  • The Dirty Dozen

    The Dirty Dozen

  • Basmati Blues

    Basmati Blues

  • Animal House

    Animal House

  • Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

  • Little Murders

    Little Murders

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • American Hangman

    American Hangman

  • Trust

    Trust

  • Outbreak

    Outbreak

  • Dawn Rider

    Dawn Rider

  • The Assignment

    The Assignment

  • The Disappearance

    The Disappearance

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Stonehenge: Decoded

    Stonehenge: Decoded

  • The Hunley

    The Hunley

  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

  • The Split

    The Split

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • Alien Thunder

    Alien Thunder

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Steelyard Blues

    Steelyard Blues

  • Baltic Storm

    Baltic Storm

  • Interlude

    Interlude

  • Puffball

    Puffball

  • Lady Ice

    Lady Ice

  • Don't Look Now

    Don't Look Now

  • Without Limits

    Without Limits

  • The Kentucky Fried Movie

    The Kentucky Fried Movie

  • Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Revolution Without Me

  • Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

  • Man in a Suitcase

    Man in a Suitcase

  • Swimming with Sharks

    Swimming with Sharks

  • Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

  • Citizen X

    Citizen X

  • End of the Game

    End of the Game

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Nothing Personal

    Nothing Personal

  • The Best Offer

    The Best Offer

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • Fierce People

    Fierce People

  • Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain

  • The Burnt Orange Heresy

    The Burnt Orange Heresy

  • American Gun

    American Gun

  • Backdraft 2

    Backdraft 2

  • Salem's Lot

    Salem's Lot

  • Lost Angels

    Lost Angels

  • Red Hot

    Red Hot

  • Instinct

    Instinct

  • Sleepwalkers

    Sleepwalkers

  • Ad Astra

    Ad Astra

  • Hollow Point

    Hollow Point

  • Beerfest

    Beerfest

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Shadow of the Wolf

    Shadow of the Wolf

  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone

    Mr. Harrigan's Phone

  • Miranda's Victim

    Miranda's Victim

  • Johnny Got His Gun

    Johnny Got His Gun

  • Moby Dick

    Moby Dick

  • Human Trafficking

    Human Trafficking

  • Eye of the Needle

    Eye of the Needle

  • A Man, a Woman and a Bank

    A Man, a Woman and a Bank

  • Big Shot's Funeral

    Big Shot's Funeral

  • Abicinema

    Abicinema

  • Reign Over Me

    Reign Over Me

  • The First Great Train Robbery

    The First Great Train Robbery

  • Sebastian

    Sebastian

  • A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season

  • JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Murder by Decree

    Murder by Decree

  • Man of the World

    Man of the World

  • The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

  • Ozi: Voice of the Forest

    Ozi: Voice of the Forest

  • The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

  • The Art of War

    The Art of War

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • The Wolf at the Door

    The Wolf at the Door

  • Joanna

    Joanna

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

  • Days of Darkness

    Days of Darkness

  • Alex in Wonderland

    Alex in Wonderland

  • Milton's Secret

    Milton's Secret

  • The Leisure Seeker

    The Leisure Seeker

  • Jappeloup

    Jappeloup

  • Klute

    Klute

  • Natural Enemy

    Natural Enemy

  • The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

  • Six Degrees of Separation

    Six Degrees of Separation

  • Ask the Dust

    Ask the Dust

  • Blood Relatives

    Blood Relatives

  • The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

    The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

  • Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

    Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

  • Assassin's Bullet

    Assassin's Bullet

  • The Puppet Masters

    The Puppet Masters

  • Panic

    Panic

  • Path to War

    Path to War

  • Bethune: The Making of a Hero

    Bethune: The Making of a Hero

  • The Shuttered Room

    The Shuttered Room

  • Land of the Blind

    Land of the Blind

  • Virus

    Virus

  • Hamlet at Elsinore

    Hamlet at Elsinore

  • Apprentice to Murder

    Apprentice to Murder

  • The Man on the Train

    The Man on the Train

  • Backstory

    Backstory

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • JFK: Destiny Betrayed

    JFK: Destiny Betrayed

  • Uprising

    Uprising

  • Pirate's Passage

    Pirate's Passage

  • Heaven Help Us

    Heaven Help Us

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Con Artist

    The Con Artist

  • Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

    Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

  • Younger and Younger

    Younger and Younger

  • The Magic of Fellini

    The Magic of Fellini

  • The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

  • Five Moons Plaza

    Five Moons Plaza

  • Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

    Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

  • FTA

    FTA

  • Ordeal by Innocence

    Ordeal by Innocence

  • The Trouble with Spies

    The Trouble with Spies

  • Quicksand: No Escape

    Quicksand: No Escape

  • 'Klute' in New York

    'Klute' in New York

  • Act of the Heart

    Act of the Heart

  • Scream of Stone

    Scream of Stone

  • The Hunger Games: Letters From The Rose Garden

    The Hunger Games: Letters From The Rose Garden

  • Max Dugan Returns

    Max Dugan Returns

  • The Physics of Sorrow

    The Physics of Sorrow

  • Jock the Hero Dog

    Jock the Hero Dog

  • An American Haunting

    An American Haunting

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

  • Promise Her Anything

    Promise Her Anything

  • The Lifeforce Experiment

    The Lifeforce Experiment

  • Revolution

    Revolution

  • Fellini's Casanova

    Fellini's Casanova

  • The Sunshine Patriot

    The Sunshine Patriot

  • Oedipus the King

    Oedipus the King

  • Behind the Mask

    Behind the Mask

  • History vs. Hollywood

    History vs. Hollywood

  • S*P*Y*S

    S*P*Y*S

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X

  • Crackers

    Crackers

  • The Rosary Murders

    The Rosary Murders

  • The Castle of the Living Dead

    The Castle of the Living Dead

  • The Winter of Our Discontent

    The Winter of Our Discontent

  • Buster's Bedroom

    Buster's Bedroom

  • Benefit of the Doubt

    Benefit of the Doubt

  • For King and Country: Out There

    For King and Country: Out There

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

    Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

  • Gas

    Gas

  • Threshold

    Threshold

  • Point and Shoot

    Point and Shoot

  • Friday People

    Friday People

  • Trumbo

    Trumbo

  • Bethune

    Bethune

  • Fanatic

    Fanatic

  • Fellini dice...

    Fellini dice...

  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

    Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

  • The World Ten Times Over

    The World Ten Times Over

  • A War Story

    A War Story

  • The Awful Manners

    The Awful Manners

  • Fellini nel cestino

    Fellini nel cestino

  • Sir! No Sir!

    Sir! No Sir!

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Measure of a Man

    Measure of a Man

  • Operation Dirty Dozen

    Operation Dirty Dozen

  • The Cinema According to Bertolucci

    The Cinema According to Bertolucci

  • North China Factory

    North China Factory

  • People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

    People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

  • The Railway Station Man

    The Railway Station Man

  • Queen Victoria's Empire

    Queen Victoria's Empire

  • Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • Reach for the Stars

    Reach for the Stars

  • The Eastmans

    The Eastmans

  • The Big Heist

    The Big Heist

  • Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

    Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

  • Kate Bush: Sensual World

    Kate Bush: Sensual World

  • Hearst Castle: Building the Dream

    Hearst Castle: Building the Dream

  • The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

    The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

  • Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia

    Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia