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Donald Sutherland

Acting

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland is an actor born on July 17, 1935 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He died on June 20, 2024, aged 88. He is known for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Ad Astra and The Mechanic. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
July 17, 1935
Place of birth
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
June 20, 2024
Also known as
Don Sutherland · Donald McNicol Sutherland, OC

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.

Filmography

  1. 2022Mr. Harrigan's Phoneas Mr. Harrigan
  2. 2022Moonfallas Holdenfield
  3. 2020The Undoingas Franklin Reinhart · 6 episodes
  4. 2020Aloneas Edward
  5. 2019Ad Astraas Thomas Pruitt
  6. 2018The Leisure Seekeras John Spencer
  7. 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2as President Coriolanus Snow
  8. 2015Forsakenas Rev. Clayton
  9. 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1as President Coriolanus Snow
  10. 2014The Callingas Father Price
  11. 2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fireas President Coriolanus Snow
  12. 2013Jappeloupas John Lester
  13. 2013The Best Offeras Billy Whistler
  14. 2012The Hunger Gamesas President Coriolanus Snow
  15. 2011Horrible Bossesas Jack Pellit
  16. 2011The Eagleas Aquila
  17. 2011The Mechanicas Harry McKenna
  18. 2010The Pillars of the Earthas Earl Bartholomew · 8 episodes
  19. 2009Astro Boyas President Stone (voice)
  20. 2008Fool's Goldas Nigel Honeycutt
  21. 2007Reign Over Meas Richter Raines
  22. 2006Beerfestas Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited)
  23. 2005Human Traffickingas Agent Bill Meehan · 2 episodes
  24. 2005Lord of Waras Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)
  25. 2005Pride & Prejudiceas Mr. Bennet
  26. 2005An American Hauntingas John Bell
  27. 2003Cold Mountainas Reverend Monroe
  28. 2003The Italian Jobas John Bridger
  29. 2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits Withinas Dr. Sid (voice)
  30. 2000The Art of Waras Douglas Thomas
  31. 2000Space Cowboysas Jerry O'Neill
  32. 1999Instinctas Ben Hillard
  33. 1999Virusas Captain Robert Everton
  34. 1998Fallenas Lt. Stanton
  35. 1996A Time to Killas Lucien Wilbanks
  36. 1995Outbreakas General Donald McClintock
  37. 1995Citizen Xas Col. Mikhail Fetisov
  38. 1994Disclosureas Bob Garvin
  39. 1993La Classe américaineas Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)
  40. 1993Six Degrees of Separationas Flan
  41. 1992Buffy the Vampire Slayeras Merrick Jamison-Smythe
  42. 1991JFKas X
  43. 1991Backdraftas Ronald Bartel
  44. 1989The Simpsonsas Hollis Hurlbut (voice) · 1 episode
  45. 1989Lock Upas Warden Drumgoole
  46. 1981Eye of the Needleas Faber
  47. 1980Ordinary Peopleas Calvin Jarrett
  48. 1978Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Matthew Bennell
  49. 1978The First Great Train Robberyas Robert Agar
  50. 1978Animal Houseas Dave Jennings
  51. 1977The Kentucky Fried Movieas The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")
  52. 1976The Eagle Has Landedas Liam Devlin
  53. 1976Fellini's Casanovaas Giacomo Casanova
  54. 19761900as Attila Mellanchini
  55. 1973Don't Look Nowas John Baxter
  56. 1971Johnny Got His Gunas Christ
  57. 1971Kluteas John Klute
  58. 1970Kelly's Heroesas Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)
  59. 1970M*A*S*Has Hawkeye Pierce
  60. 1967The Dirty Dozenas Vernon Pinkley