Donald Sutherland
Jul 17, 1935 - Jun 20, 2024 (88 years old) in Saint 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
The Simpsons
Hollis Hurlbut (voice)
Honest Trailers
Coriolanus Snow / Self (archive footage)
The Avengers
Jessel
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Givens
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
The Name of the Game
Jerry Trevor
The Saint
John Wood
Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Bennet
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
President Coriolanus Snow
Credits
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Crocodile (voice)★ 6.1 -
Lawmen: Bass Reeves 2023Judge Isaac Parker★ 7.1 -
Miranda's Victim 2023Judge Wren★ 6.8 -
Mr. Harrigan's Phone 2022Mr. Harrigan★ 6.4 -
Swimming with Sharks 2022Redmond★ 6.9 -
Moonfall 2022Holdenfield★ 6.3 -
Self - Narrator (voice)★ 7.6 -
Self - Narrator (voice)★ 7.2 -
The Undoing 2020Franklin Reinhart★ 7.4 -
Alone 2020Edward★ 5.9 -
Jerome Debney★ 5.6 -
Reach For The Stars 2019Self★ NR -
Ad Astra 2019Thomas Pruitt★ 6.1 -
(additional voice)★ 7.3 -
Backdraft 2 2019Ronald Bartel★ 6.4 -
American Hangman 2019Judge Straight★ 6 -
A Reindeer's Journey 2018Narrator (English Version) (voice)★ 6.5 -
Measure of a Man 2018Dr. Kahn★ 6.7 -
Trust 2018J. Paul Getty Sr.★ 7.1 -
The Leisure Seeker 2018John Spencer★ 7.1 -
Basmati Blues 2017Gurgon★ 4.2 -
Ice 2016Pieter Van De Bruin★ 6.5 -
Milton's Secret 2016Grandpa Howard★ 5.3 -
Matthew Bennell (archive footage)★ 7.5 -
Point and Shoot 2016Man★ 6 -
President Coriolanus Snow★ 6.9 -
Forsaken 2015Rev. Clayton★ 6.1 -
Self★ 5 -
Self (President Coriolanus Snow)★ 7.2 -
Pirate's Passage 2015Captain Charles Johnson (voice)★ 5.8 -
President Coriolanus Snow★ 6.8 -
The Calling 2014Father Price★ 5.8 -
Self (President Coriolanus Snow)★ 5.8 -
President Coriolanus Snow★ 7.4 -
Crossing Lines 2013Michael Dorn★ 6.7 -
Jappeloup 2013John Lester★ 7.1 -
The Best Offer 2013Billy★ 7.8 -
Self (President Coriolanus Snow)★ 8.2 -
Self★ 4
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Assassin's Bullet 2012Ambassador Ashdown★ 4 -
Dawn Rider 2012Pop★ 5.7 -
The Hunger Games 2012President Coriolanus Snow★ 7.2 -
Honest Trailers 2012Coriolanus Snow / Self (archive footage)★ 6.4 -
Treasure Island 2012Captain Flint★ 6.2 -
The Man on the Train 2011The Professor★ 6 -
Jock the Hero Dog 2011Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice)★ 4.4 -
Horrible Bosses 2011Jack Pellit★ 6.6 -
Moby Dick 2011Father Mapple★ 5.7 -
The Eagle 2011Aquila★ 6.2 -
The Mechanic 2011Harry McKenna★ 6.5 -
The Con Artist 2010Kranski★ 4.6 -
Earl Bartholomew★ 7.7 -
Astro Boy 2009President Stone (voice)★ 6.3 -
The Eastmans 2009Dr. Charles Eastman★ 6 -
Stonehenge: Decoded 2008Narrator (voice)★ 6.2 -
Fool's Gold 2008Nigel Honeycutt★ 5.8 -
Puffball 2007Lars★ 3.7 -
Days of Darkness 2007Donald Sutherland★ 6.5 -
Dirty Sexy Money 2007Patrick "Tripp" Darling III★ 6.2 -
Trumbo 2007Self★ 6.7 -
Narrator★ 6.7 -
Reign Over Me 2007Richter Raines★ 7.2 -
Sleepwalkers 2007Businessman struck by a taxi★ 6.7 -
Narrator (voice)★ 6 -
Fierce People 2006Ogden C. Osborne★ 6.1 -
Beerfest 2006Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Land of the Blind 2006Thorne★ 5.8 -
Ask the Dust 2006Hellfrick★ 5.4 -
Self★ 6 -
Fellini dice... 2006Self★ NR -
Self (uncredited)★ 6 -
Self★ 7 -
Human Trafficking 2005Agent Bill Meehan★ 6.9 -
Commander in Chief 2005Nathan Templeton★ 7.7 -
Pride & Prejudice 2005Mr. Bennet★ 8.1 -
Lord of War 2005Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)★ 7.3 -
American Gun 2005Carl Wilk★ 5.6 -
Sir! No Sir! 2005Self★ 6.7 -
An American Haunting 2005John Bell★ 5.6 -
Aurora Borealis 2005Ronald Shorter★ 6.5 -
Frankenstein 2004Captain Walton★ 5.8 -
Salem's Lot 2004Richard Straker★ 5.9 -
Cold Mountain 2003Reverend Monroe★ 6.9 -
Path to War 2003Clark Clifford★ 6.7 -
Baltic Storm 2003Lou Aldryn★ 4.7 -
The Italian Job 2003John Bridger★ 6.8 -
Five Moons Plaza 2003Rosario Sarracino★ 5.5 -
Self - Casanova★ 6.3 -
The Magic of Fellini 2002Self (archive footage)★ 2.8 -
Big Shot's Funeral 2001Tyler★ 6.4 -
Uprising 2001Adam Czerniaków★ 6.6 -
Dr. Cid (voice)★ 6.2 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.7 -
The Big Heist 2001Jimmy Burke★ 4.9 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Self★ 7.7 -
Panic 2000Michael★ 6.2 -
Self★ 7.1 -
The Art of War 2000Douglas Thomas★ 5.7 -
Backstory 2000Self★ 6.5 -
Space Cowboys 2000Jerry O`Neill★ 6.4 -
Self★ 6
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The Hunley 1999Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard★ 5.9 -
Instinct 1999Ben Hillard★ 6.5 -
Behind the Mask 1999Dr. Bob Shushan★ 5.2 -
Virus 1999Captain Robert Everton★ 5.4 -
Free Money 1998Judge Rausenberg★ 5.4 -
Without Limits 1998Bill Bowerman★ 6.5 -
Fallen 1998Lt. Stanton★ 6.8 -
The Assignment 1997Jack Shaw / Henry Fields★ 6.4 -
Scene by Scene 1997Self★ 6 -
Shadow Conspiracy 1997Jacob Conrad★ 5 -
Natural Enemy 1996Ted Robards★ 4.5 -
Hollow Point 1996Garrett Lawton★ 5.2 -
A Time to Kill 1996Lucien Wilbanks★ 7.4 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Outbreak 1995General Donald McClintock★ 6.6 -
Citizen X 1995Col. Mikhail Fetisov★ 7.2 -
Disclosure 1994Bob Garvin★ 6.2 -
The Puppet Masters 1994Andrew Nivens★ 5.8 -
William Marsden★ 5.4 -
Dr. 'Mac' MacLean★ 5.3 -
La Classe américaine 1993Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Flan★ 6.4 -
Younger and Younger 1993Jonathan Younger★ 4.2 -
Dr. Norman Bethune★ 5.3 -
Red Hot 1993Kirov★ 6 -
Benefit of the Doubt 1993Frank★ 4.5 -
The Mighty River 1993Narrator (English Version) (voice)★ 6.9 -
Narrator (voice)★ 5 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Roger Hawthorne★ 6.4 -
The Setting Sun 1992John Williams★ 4.7 -
Merrick Jamison-Smythe★ 5.6 -
Shadow of the Wolf 1992Henderson★ 5.8 -
Quicksand: No Escape 1992Murdoch★ 5.9 -
JFK 1991X★ 7.6 -
Scream of Stone 1991Ivan★ 6.2 -
Backdraft 1991Ronald Bartel★ 6.7 -
Buster's Bedroom 1991O'Connor★ 3.5 -
Eminent Domain 1991Josef Borski★ 5.9 -
Self (archive footage)★ 8 -
The Simpsons 1989Hollis Hurlbut (voice)★ 8 -
A Dry White Season 1989Ben du Toit★ 6.7 -
Lock Up 1989Warden Drumgoole★ 6.8 -
Lost Angels 1989Dr. Charles Loftis★ 6.1 -
American Experience 1988Narrator (voice)★ 7.4 -
Apprentice to Murder 1988John Reese★ 4.9 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.3 -
Appleton Porter★ 4.4 -
The Rosary Murders 1987Father Robert Koesler★ 5.5 -
The Wolf at the Door 1986Paul Gauguin★ 5.2 -
Revolution 1985Sgt. Maj. Peasy★ 5.4 -
Cloudbusting 1985William Reich★ 7.2 -
Heaven Help Us 1985Brother Thadeus★ 6.5 -
Ordeal by Innocence 1984Dr. Arthur Calgary★ 4.9 -
Crackers 1984Westlake★ 4.7 -
Ethan Hawley★ 4 -
Max Dugan Returns 1983Brian Costello★ 6.6 -
Fellini nel cestino 1983Self★ 7.5
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Night of 100 Stars 1982Self★ 6.7 -
A War Story 1981Narrator (voice)★ 8
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Threshold 1981Dr. Thomas Vrain★ 5.2 -
Eye of the Needle 1981Faber★ 6.7 -
Gas 1981Nick the Noz★ 3.5 -
Ordinary People 1980Calvin Jarrett★ 7.5 -
Nothing Personal 1980Roger Keller★ 5.8 -
North China Factory 1980Narrator (voice)★ 6
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Bear Island 1979Frank Lansing★ 6 -
Reese Halperin★ 6.1 -
Murder by Decree 1979Robert Lees★ 6.4 -
Matthew Bennell★ 7.2 -
Robert Agar★ 6.7 -
Animal House 1978Dave Jennings★ 7 -
End of the Game 1978Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited)★ 5 -
Blood Relatives 1978Carella★ 5.7 -
The Disappearance 1977Jay Mallory★ 5.6 -
The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")★ 6.2 -
Bethune 1977Dr. Norman Bethune★ 5.7 -
The Eagle Has Landed 1976Liam Devlin★ 6.6 -
Fellini's Casanova 1976Giacomo Casanova★ 7 -
1900 1976Attila Mellanchini★ 7.8 -
The Spiral 1976Narrator (English version) (voice)★ 7 -
Self★ 6.5 -
Abicinema 1975Self★ 6 -
Homer Simpson★ 6.4 -
S*P*Y*S 1974Bruland★ 5.2 -
Alien Thunder 1974Sgt. Dan Candy★ 5 -
Don't Look Now 1973John Baxter★ 6.9 -
Lady Ice 1973Andy Hammon★ 5.1 -
Steelyard Blues 1973Jesse Veldini★ 5.1 -
FTA 1972Self★ 6.1 -
'Klute' in New York 1971Self★ 6.4 -
Johnny Got His Gun 1971Christ★ 7.5 -
Klute 1971John Klute★ 6.8 -
Little Murders 1971Rev. Dupas★ 6.8 -
Alex in Wonderland 1970Alex Morrison★ 5.8 -
Act of the Heart 1970Father Michael Ferrier★ 4 -
Kelly's Heroes 1970Sgt. Oddball (tank commander)★ 7.4 -
M*A*S*H 1970Hawkeye Pierce★ 7 -
Charles / Pierre★ 5.9 -
The Sunshine Patriot 1968Benedeck★ 6 -
Joanna 1968Lord Peter Sanderson★ 5.5 -
The Split 1968Dave Negli★ 6.7 -
The Champions 1968David Crayley★ 6.1 -
The Name of the Game 1968Jerry Trevor★ 6.8 -
Oedipus the King 1968Chorus Leader★ 5.5
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Interlude 1968Lawrence★ 5.8 -
Sebastian 1968Ackerman★ 6 -
Billion Dollar Brain 1967Scientist at Computer★ 5.7 -
Man in a Suitcase 1967Willard★ 7 -
The Shuttered Room 1967Zebulon (voice)★ 6.1 -
The Dirty Dozen 1967Vernon Pinkley★ 7.6 -
Promise Her Anything 1966Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited)★ 3.7 -
Charles Givens★ 5 -
The Bedford Incident 1965Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay★ 6.9 -
Fanatic 1965Joseph★ 6.5 -
Gideon's Way 1965Philip Guest★ 6.8 -
Bob Carroll★ 6.4 -
Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man★ 6.2 -
Hamlet at Elsinore 1964Fortinbras★ 7.8 -
Hotel Clerk★ 6 -
The Saint 1962John Wood★ 7.3 -
Studio Four 1962Switchboard Operator★ 6
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The Avengers 1961Jessel★ 7.7 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 6.9 -
Ethan Hawley★ 8.6
