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Donald Sutherland
Actor, Producer, Writer
Born July 17, 1935Died June 20, 2024 (88 years)
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.
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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Donald Sutherland Filmography
| 2023 | Ozi: Voice of the Forest · as Crocodile (voice) |
| 2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves (TV Series) · as Judge Isaac Parker |
| 2023 | Miranda's Victim · as Judge Wren |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Calvin Jarrett |
| 2022 | Mr. Harrigan's Phone · as Mr. Harrigan |
| 2022 | Swimming with Sharks (TV Series) · as Redmond |
| 2022 | Moonfall · as Holdenfield |
| 2020 | The Undoing (TV Series) · as Franklin Reinhart |
| 2020 | Pandemic · as Edward |
| 2019 | The Burnt Orange Heresy · as Jerome Debney |
| 2019 | Ad Astra · as Thomas Pruitt |
| 2019 | The Physics of Sorrow · as (voice) |
| 2019 | Backdraft 2 · as Ronald Bartel |
| 2019 | American Hangman · as Judge Straight |
| 2018 | Measure of a Man · as Dr. Kahn |
| 2018 | Trust (2018) (TV Series) · as J. Paul Getty Sr. |
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as Matthew Bennell |
| 2017 | The Leisure Seeker · as John Spencer |
| 2017 | Basmati Blues · as Gurgon |
| 2016 | Ice (2016) (TV Series) · as Pieter Van De Bruin |
| 2016 | Milton's Secret · as Grandpa Howard |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock · as Matthew Bennell |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 · as President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration · as Calvin Jarrett |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Pirate's Passage · as Captain Charles Johnson (voice) |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 · as President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2014 | The Calling · as Father Price |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines (TV Series) · as Michael Dorn |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2013 | Jappeloup · as John Lester |
| 2013 | The Best Offer · as Billy Whistler |
| 2012 | Assassin's Bullet · as Ambassador Ashdown |
| 2012 | Dawn Rider · as Pop |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games · as President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2012 | Treasure Island (2012) (TV Series) · as Captain Flint |
| 2012 | Treasure Island · as Captain Flint |
| 2011 | Man on the Train · as The Professor |
| 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog · as Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice) |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses · as Jack Pellit |
| 2011 | Moby Dick (2011) (TV Series) · as Father Mapple |
| 2011 | The Eagle · as Aquila |
| 2011 | The Mechanic · as Harry Mckenna |
| 2010 | The Con Artist · as Kranski |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth (TV Series) · as Earl Bartholomew |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Stonehenge: Decoded · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold · as Nigel Honeycutt |
| 2007 | The Last Continent · as Narrated By |
| 2007 | Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball · as Lars |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) · as Patrick "tripp" Darling Iii |
| 2007 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Reign Over Me · as Richter Raines |
| 2006 | America's Game (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Beerfest · as Johann Von Wolfhaus (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind · as Thorne |
| 2006 | Ask the Dust · as Hellfrick |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: The Politics of 18th Century Dating · as Mr. Bennet |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: The Life and Times of Jane Austen · as Mr. Bennet |
| 2005 | Human Trafficking (TV Series) · as Agent Bill Meehan |
| 2005 | Sunday Pants (TV Series) · as The Clumsy Waiter (segment: Hall Of Presidents) |
| 2005 | Commander In Chief (TV Series) · as Nathan Templeton |
| 2005 | Lord of War · as Colonel Oliver Southern (voice) |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice · as Mr. Bennet |
| 2005 | American Gun · as Carl Wilk |
| 2005 | Pride and Prejudice Revisited · as Mr. Bennet |
| 2005 | An American Haunting · as John Bell |
| 2005 | Fierce People · as Ogden C. Osborne |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis · as Ronald Shorter |
| 2004 | The Greatest Canadian (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2004 | Frankenstein (2004) (TV Series) · as Captain Walton |
| 2004 | Salem's Lot (2004) (TV Series) · as Richard Straker |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain · as Reverend Monroe |
| 2003 | Baltic Storm · as Lou Aldryn |
| 2003 | The Italian Job · as John Bridger |
| 2003 | Five Moons Plaza · as Rosario Sarracino |
| 2002 | Path to War · as Clark Clifford |
| 2001 | Big Shot's Funeral · as Tyler |
| 2001 | Uprising · as Adam Czerniaków |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · as Dr. Sid (voice) |
| 2001 | The Big Heist · as Jimmy Burke |
| 2001 | Queen Victoria's Empire (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 | Panic · as Michael |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Hawkeye Pierce |
| 2000 | The Art of War · as Douglas Thomas |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys · as Jerry O'neill |
| 1999 | The Hunley · as Gen. Pierre G.t. Beauregard |
| 1999 | Instinct · as Ben Hillard |
| 1999 | Behind the Mask · as Dr. Bob Shushan |
| 1999 | Virus · as Captain Robert Everton |
| 1998 | Free Money · as Judge Rausenberg |
| 1998 | Without Limits · as Bill Bowerman |
| 1998 | Fallen · as Lt. Stanton |
| 1997 | The Assignment · as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields |
| 1997 | The Living Edens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy · as Jacob Conrad |
| 1996 | Natural Enemy · as Ted Robards |
| 1996 | Hollow Point · as Garrett Lawton |
| 1996 | Life and Times (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill · as Lucien Wilbanks |
| 1995 | Outbreak · as General Donald Mcclintock |
| 1995 | Citizen X · as Col. Mikhail Fetisov |
| 1994 | Disclosure · as Bob Garvin |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters · as Andrew Nivens |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (TV Series) · as William Marsden |
| 1994 | The Lifeforce Experiment · as Dr. 'mac' Maclean |
| 1993 | La classe américaine · as Assassin (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation · as Flan |
| 1993 | Younger and Younger · as Jonathan Younger |
| 1993 | Red Hot · as Kirov |
| 1993 | Great Books (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1993 | Benefit of the Doubt · as Frank |
| 1993 | The Mighty River · as Narrator |
| 1992 | The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1992 | The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Shadow of the Wolf · as Henderson |
| 1992 | The Railway Station Man · as Roger Hawthorne |
| 1992 | The Setting Sun · as John Williams |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer · as Merrick Jamison-Smythe |
| 1992 | Quicksand: No Escape · as Murdoch |
| 1991 | JFK · as X |
| 1991 | Scream of Stone · as Ivan |
| 1991 | Backdraft · as Ronald Bartel |
| 1991 | Buster's Bedroom · as O'connor |
| 1990 | Eminent Domain · as Josef Borski |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Hawkeye Pierce |
| 1990 | Bethune: The Making of a Hero · as Dr. Norman Bethune |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Hollis Hurlbut (voice) |
| 1989 | A Dry White Season · as Ben Du Toit |
| 1989 | Lock Up · as Warden Drumgoole |
| 1989 | Lost Angels · as Dr. Charles Loftis |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1988 | Apprentice to Murder · as John Reese |
| 1988 | People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | The Trouble with Spies · as Appleton Porter |
| 1987 | The Rosary Murders · as Father Robert Koesler |
| 1986 | Oviri · as Paul Gauguin |
| 1986 | Kate Bush: The Whole Story · as Papa (clip: Cloudbusting) |
| 1985 | Revolution · as Sgt. Maj. Peasy |
| 1985 | Heaven Help Us · as Brother Thadeus |
| 1984 | Ordeal by Innocence · as Dr. Arthur Calgary |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles · as Matthew Bennell |
| 1984 | Crackers · as Westlake |
| 1983 | The Winter of Our Discontent · as Ethan Hawley |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns · as Brian Costello |
| 1982 | Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies · as John Klute |
| 1981 | A War Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1981 | Threshold · as Dr. Thomas Vrain |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle · as Faber |
| 1981 | Gas · as Nick The Noz |
| 1980 | Ordinary People · as Calvin Jarrett |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal · as Roger Keller |
| 1980 | North China Factory · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1979 | A Man, a Woman and a Bank · as Reese Halperin |
| 1979 | Bear Island · as Frank Lansing |
| 1979 | Murder by Decree · as Robert Lees |
| 1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers · as Matthew Bennell |
| 1978 | The Great Train Robbery · as Robert Agar |
| 1978 | National Lampoon's Animal House · as Dave Jennings |
| 1978 | Blood Relatives · as Carella |
| 1977 | The Disappearance · as Jay Mallory |
| 1977 | Bethune · as Dr. Norman Bethune |
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie · as The Clumsy Waiter (segment "that's Armageddon") |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed · as Liam Devlin |
| 1976 | Casanova · as Giacomo Casanova |
| 1976 | 1900 · as Attila Mellanchini |
| 1976 | The Spiral · as Narrator |
| 1975 | End of the Game · as Corpse Of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust · as Homer Simpson |
| 1974 | S*P*Y*S · as Bruland |
| 1974 | Alien Thunder · as Sgt. Dan Candy |
| 1973 | Don't Look Now · as John Baxter |
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| 1973 | Steelyard Blues · as Jesse Veldini |
| 1971 | Johnny Got His Gun · as Christ |
| 1971 | Klute · as John Klute |
| 1971 | Little Murders · as Rev. Dupas |
| 1970 | Alex in Wonderland · as Alex Morrison |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me · as Charles / Pierre |
| 1970 | Act of the Heart · as Father Michael Ferrier |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes · as Sgt. Oddball (tank Commander) |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H · as Hawkeye Pierce |
| 1968 | Joanna · as Lord Peter Sanderson |
| 1968 | The Split · as Dave Negli |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Jerry Trevor |
| 1968 | Interlude · as Lawrence |
| 1968 | Oedipus the King · as Chorus Leader |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) · as David Crayley |
| 1968 | Sebastian · as Ackerman |
| 1967 | Billion Dollar Brain · as Scientist At Computer |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) · as Keith Earle |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen · as Vernon Pinkley |
| 1967 | The Shuttered Room · as Zebulon (voice) |
| 1966 | Promise Her Anything · as Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited) |
| 1966 | A Farewell to Arms (TV Series) · as Sim |
| 1965 | The Bedford Incident · as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Charles Givens |
| 1965 | Court Martial (TV Series) · as Cpl. Brown |
| 1965 | Die! Die! My Darling! · as Joseph |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors · as Bob Carroll |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Philip Guest |
| 1964 | The Castle of the Living Dead · as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore · as Fortinbras |
| 1963 | The World Ten Times Over · as Tall Man In Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Man of the World (TV Series) · as Unhelpful Neighbour (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Jessel |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Canadian |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Ethan Hawley |
| 2021 | JFK: Destiny Betrayed (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | My Name Is Lopez · as Self |
| 2021 | The 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2020 | Citizen Jane, l'Amérique selon Fonda · as Self |
| 2019 | Robert Redford: The Golden Look · as Self |
| 2018 | Hal · as Self |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Honorary Oscar |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 · as Self - President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2014 | Altman · as Self |
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards 2014 · as Self - Winner |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | Surviving the Game - Making the Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as Self - President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2013 | Sur les traces de Fellini · as Self |
| 2012 | The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games · as Self - President Coriolanus Snow |
| 2012 | Hunger Games: Cast Interviews · as Self |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project · as Self |
| 2007 | Days of Darkness · as Donald Sutherland |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: On Set Diaries · as Self |
| 2006 | Pride & Prejudice: The Bennets · as Self |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Sir! No Sir! · as Self |
| 2005 | 'NYPD Blue': A Final Tribute · as Self - Emmy Award Presenter |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Announcer |
| 2002 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar · as Self - Casanova |
| 2002 | The Magic of Fellini · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | History vs. Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows · as Self |
| 2000 | Backstory (2000) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | Virus: Ghost in the Machine · as Self |
| 2000 | The Making of 'Space Cowboys' · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Scene by Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1989 | The 61st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1977 | The 49th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1976 | Bertolucci Shoots '1900' · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | FTA · as Self |
| 1972 | The 44th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Actor (segment "donald Sutherland") |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Telescope (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
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| 1973 | Steelyard Blues · as Executive Producer |
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