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Known For
Actor
Birthday
(Wednesday)
Died
Birthplace
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Nationality
Citizenship
Canada
Languages
English
Spouses
Lois Hardwick (1959-1966), Shirley Douglas (1966-1970), Francine Racette (1972-2024)
Children
5 children: Angus Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, Rachel Sutherland, Regg Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland
Parents
Frederick McLea Sutherland, Dorothy Isobel McNichol
Residences
Stanstead
Education
Victoria University, Victoria College, British Columbia, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
猪 Pig
Name Origin
English < Proto-Germanic (*Audawarduz)
Popularity
Tier A -- 207,797 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 58 years (1964-2022)
Notable
121 total credits -- top 1% among S-tier people
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 28
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Filmography (50)
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
TV Series
Moonfall
Holdenfield
The Undoing
Franklin Reinhart
American Hangman
Film
Trust
TV Series
Milton's Secret
Film
Forsaken
Rev. Clayton
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
President Coriolanus Snow
Pirate's Passage
Writer
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
President Coriolanus Snow
AWARDS (23)
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Companion of the Order of Canada
2019
WON
B
Academy Honorary Award
2017
WON
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Academy Awards
Academy Honorary Award
2017
WON
B
Teen Choice Award for Best Villain
2014
WON
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.
Connections (11)
Parent of
Kiefer Sutherland
Parent of
Rossif Sutherland
Married to
Shirley Douglas
Spouse of
Shirley Douglas
Spouse of
Francine Racette
Spouse of
Lois Hardwick
Parent of
Regg Sutherland
Parent of
Rachel Sutherland
Parent of
Angus Sutherland
Child of
Frederick McLea Sutherland
Child of
Dorothy Isobel McNichol
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Donald Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
What movies or shows has Donald Sutherland been in?
Donald Sutherland has 50 credits in our database. Notable titles include Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), Moonfall (2022), The Undoing (2020), American Hangman (2019), Trust (2018).
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