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Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Acting

Born: July 17, 1935Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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
Filmography
OZI: Voice of the Forest

OZI: Voice of the Forest

Mr. Smiley

2024
Miranda's Victim

Miranda's Victim

Judge Wren

2023
Mr. Harrigan's Phone

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

Mr. Harrigan

2022
Moonfall

Moonfall

Holdenfield

2022
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

Self - Narrator (voice)

2021
Alone

Alone

Edward

2020
Citizen Jane Fonda

Citizen Jane Fonda

2020
The Burnt Orange Heresy

The Burnt Orange Heresy

Jerome Debney

2020
Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

Self

2019
Ad Astra

Ad Astra

Thomas Pruitt

2019
The Physics of Sorrow

The Physics of Sorrow

(voice)

2019
Backdraft 2

Backdraft 2

Ronald Bartel

2019
American Hangman

American Hangman

Judge Straight

2019
Measure of a Man

Measure of a Man

Dr. Kahn

2018
The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

John Spencer

2018
Basmati Blues

Basmati Blues

Gurgon

2017
Milton's Secret

Milton's Secret

Grandpa Howard

2016

Point and Shoot

Man

2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

President Coriolanus Snow

2015
Forsaken

Forsaken

Rev. Clayton

2015
Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

Self

2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

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

Self - President Coriolanus Snow

2015
Pirate's Passage

Pirate's Passage

Captain Charles Johnson (voice)

2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

President Coriolanus Snow

2014
The Calling

The Calling

Father Price

2014
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Self - President Coriolanus Snow

2014
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

President Coriolanus Snow

2013
Jappeloup

Jappeloup

John Lester

2013
The Best Offer

The Best Offer

Billy Whistler

2013

The Hunger Games: Letters From The Rose Garden

Self

2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

Self - President Coriolanus Snow

2012
Assassin's Bullet

Assassin's Bullet

Ambassador Ashdown

2012
Dawn Rider

Dawn Rider

Pop

2012
The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

President Coriolanus Snow

2012
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Captain Flint

2012
The Man on the Train

The Man on the Train

The Professor

2011
Jock the Hero Dog

Jock the Hero Dog

Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice)

2011
Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

Jack Pellit

2011
The Eagle

The Eagle

Aquila

2011
The Mechanic

The Mechanic

Harry McKenna

2011
The Con Artist

The Con Artist

Kranski

2010
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

President Stone (voice)

2009
The Eastmans

The Eastmans

Dr. Charles Eastman

2009
Stonehenge: Decoded

Stonehenge: Decoded

Narrator (voice)

2008
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

Nigel Honeycutt

2008
Puffball

Puffball

Lars

2007
Days of Darkness

Days of Darkness

Donald Sutherland

2007
Trumbo

Trumbo

Self

2007
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia

Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia

Narrator

2007
Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

Richter Raines

2007
Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

Businessman Struck by a Taxi

2007
Fierce People

Fierce People

Ogden C. Osborne

2006
Beerfest

Beerfest

Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited)

2006
Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

Thorne

2006
Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

Hellfrick

2006
Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen

Self (uncredited)

2006
Fellini dice...

Fellini dice...

Self

2006
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

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

Self

2006
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Self

2005
Lord of War

Lord of War

Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)

2005
Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

Mr. Bennet

2005
American Gun

American Gun

Carl Wilk

2005
Sir! No Sir!

Sir! No Sir!

Self

2005
An American Haunting

An American Haunting

John Bell

2005
Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis

Ronald Shorter

2005
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

Reverend Monroe

2003
Path to War

Path to War

Clark Clifford

2003
Baltic Storm

Baltic Storm

Lou Aldryn

2003
The Italian Job

The Italian Job

John Bridger

2003
Five Moons Plaza

Five Moons Plaza

Rosario Sarracino

2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Self - Casanova

2003
The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

Self (archive footage)

2002
Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral

Tyler

2001
Uprising

Uprising

Adam Czerniaków

2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Dr. Sid (voice)

2001
The Big Heist

The Big Heist

Jimmy Burke

2001
The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Narrator (voice)

2001
Panic

Panic

Michael

2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Self

2000
The Art of War

The Art of War

Douglas Thomas

2000
Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

Jerry O'Neill

2000

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

Self

2000
The Hunley

The Hunley

Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard

1999
Instinct

Instinct

Ben Hillard

1999
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

Dr. Bob Shushan

1999
Virus

Virus

Captain Robert Everton

1999
Free Money

Free Money

Judge Rausenberg

1998
Without Limits

Without Limits

Bill Bowerman

1998
Fallen

Fallen

Lt. Stanton

1998
The Assignment

The Assignment

Jack Shaw / Henry Fields

1997
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

Jacob Conrad

1997
Natural Enemy

Natural Enemy

Ted Robards

1996
Hollow Point

Hollow Point

Garrett Lawton

1996
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Lucien Wilbanks

1996
Hearst Castle: Building the Dream

Hearst Castle: Building the Dream

Narrator

1996
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Self (archive footage)

1995
Outbreak

Outbreak

General Donald McClintock

1995
Citizen X

Citizen X

Col. Mikhail Fetisov

1995
Disclosure

Disclosure

Bob Garvin

1994
The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

Andrew Nivens

1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

William Marsden

1994
The Lifeforce Experiment

The Lifeforce Experiment

Dr. 'Mac' MacLean

1994
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

Flan

1993
Younger and Younger

Younger and Younger

Jonathan Younger

1993
Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Dr. Norman Bethune

1993
Red Hot

Red Hot

Kirov

1993
Benefit of the Doubt

Benefit of the Doubt

Frank

1993
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

Narrator (voice)

1992
The Railway Station Man

The Railway Station Man

Roger Hawthorne

1992
The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun

John Williams

1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Merrick Jamison-Smythe

1992
Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf

Henderson

1992
Quicksand: No Escape

Quicksand: No Escape

Murdoch

1992
JFK

JFK

X

1991
Scream of Stone

Scream of Stone

Ivan

1991
Backdraft

Backdraft

Ronald Bartel

1991
Buster's Bedroom

Buster's Bedroom

O'Connor

1991
Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain

Josef Borski

1991
Kate Bush: Sensual World

Kate Bush: Sensual World

Self (archive footage)

1990
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

Ben du Toit

1989
Lock Up

Lock Up

Warden Drumgoole

1989
Lost Angels

Lost Angels

Dr. Charles Loftis

1989
Apprentice to Murder

Apprentice to Murder

John Reese

1988
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

Narrator (voice)

1988
The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

Appleton Porter

1987
The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

Father Robert Koesler

1987
The Wolf at the Door

The Wolf at the Door

Paul Gauguin

1986
Revolution

Revolution

Sgt. Maj. Peasy

1985
Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

Brother Thadeus

1985
Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

Dr. Arthur Calgary

1984
Crackers

Crackers

Westlake

1984
The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

Ethan Hawley

1983
Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

Brian Costello

1983

Fellini nel cestino

Self

1983
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
A War Story

A War Story

Narrator (voice)

1981
Threshold

Threshold

Dr. Thomas Vrain

1981
Gas

Gas

Nick the Noz

1981
Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

Faber

1981
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

Calvin Jarrett

1980
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

Roger Keller

1980

North China Factory

Narrator (voice)

1980
Bear Island

Bear Island

Frank Lansing

1979
A Man, a Woman and a Bank

A Man, a Woman and a Bank

Reese Halperin

1979
Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

Robert Lees

1979
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Matthew Bennell

1978
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

Robert Agar

1978
Animal House

Animal House

Dave Jennings

1978
End of the Game

End of the Game

Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited)

1978
Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

Carella

1978
The Disappearance

The Disappearance

Jay Mallory

1977
The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")

1977
Bethune

Bethune

Dr. Norman Bethune

1977
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

Liam Devlin

1976
Fellini's Casanova

Fellini's Casanova

Giacomo Casanova

1976
1900

1900

Attila Mellanchini

1976
The Cinema According to Bertolucci

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

Self

1976
Abicinema

Abicinema

Self

1975
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

Homer Simpson

1975
S*P*Y*S

S*P*Y*S

Bruland

1974
Alien Thunder

Alien Thunder

Sgt. Dan Candy

1974
The Awful Manners

The Awful Manners

Man walking (uncredited)

1974
Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

John Baxter

1973
Lady Ice

Lady Ice

Andy Hammon

1973
Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

Jesse Veldini

1973
FTA

FTA

Self

1972
'Klute' in New York

'Klute' in New York

Self

1971
Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

Christ

1971
Klute

Klute

John Klute

1971
Little Murders

Little Murders

Rev. Dupas

1971
Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

Alex Morrison

1970
Act of the Heart

Act of the Heart

Father Michael Ferrier

1970
Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)

1970
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

Hawkeye Pierce

1970
Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

Charles / Pierre

1970
The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

Benedeck

1968
Joanna

Joanna

Lord Peter Sanderson

1968
The Split

The Split

Dave Negli

1968
Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

Chorus Leader

1968
Interlude

Interlude

Lawrence

1968
Sebastian

Sebastian

Ackerman

1968
Billion Dollar Brain

Billion Dollar Brain

Scientist at Computer

1967
The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room

Zebulon (voice)

1967
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Vernon Pinkley

1967
Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited)

1966
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay

1965
Fanatic

Fanatic

Joseph

1965
Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Dr Terror's House of Horrors

Bob Carroll

1965
The Castle of the Living Dead

The Castle of the Living Dead

Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man

1964
Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

Fortinbras

1964
The World Ten Times Over

The World Ten Times Over

Tall Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

1963

For King and Country: Out There

Canadian

1963