Donald Sutherland

Donald McNichol Sutherland OC (July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024)^[1] was a Canadian actor. He had appeared in more than 100 movie and television shows.

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Born	Donald McNichol Sutherland (1935-07-17)July 17, 1935 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	June 20, 2024(2024-06-20) (aged 88) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Problems caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Alma mater	University of Toronto London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–2024
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouses	Lois Hardwick ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1966)​ Shirley Douglas ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1970)​ Francine Racette ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	5, including Kiefer, Rossif, and Angus Sutherland
Relatives	Sarah Sutherland (granddaughter)
Awards	AMPAS Honorary 2017 Ord. Arts et Lettres (FR) 2012 Hollywood Walk of Fame 2011 Golden Globe 2002 Canada's Walk of Fame (CA) 2000 Gov. General's Award (CA) 2000 Primetime Emmy 1995 Order of Canada (CA) 1978 more...

Sutherland was known for his roles in Fellini's Casanova, Klute, Don't Look Now, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, JFK, Ordinary People, Pride & Prejudice, and The Hunger Games. He was the father of actor Kiefer Sutherland.^[2]

Early life

Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. His ancestry includes Scottish, as well as German and English.^[3][4] When Sutherland was a child, he had rheumatic fever, hepatitis and poliomyelitis.^[5] He studied at Victoria College and at University of Toronto. He studied acting London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Sutherland started off working as a radio DJ at the age of 14.^[6]

Career

Sutherland in 1991

Sutherland's acting career began in 1962 with a small role in the television series The Avengers. He then starred in some major roles in movies such as Dr. Terror's House of Horrors with Christopher Lee. He played Hawkeye Pierce in the movie M*A*S*H*.

Sutherland soon gained fame in the Academy Award-winning movie Klute with Jane Fonda.^[7] He then starred in the movie Don't Look Now. He then starred in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Recently, Sutherland portrayed President Snow in the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games, released in March 2012. He repeated the role in its sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). Sutherland had asked to play Snow because of the movie's political themes.^[8] Sutherland wanted young viewers to organize and start a revolutionary movement to create political change in the United States.^[9]

In 2018, Sutherland played J. Paul Getty in the television series Trust.

Personal life

Sutherland was married to Lois Hardwick from 1959 until they divorced in 1966. Then he was married to Shirley Douglas from 1966 until they divorced in 1970. Since 1972, Sutherland has been married to his current wife Francine Racette. He has five children, three of whom are actors.

Sutherland became a blogger for the American news website The Huffington Post during the 2008 United States presidential election campaign.^[10] In his blogs, he openly stated his support for Barack Obama.^[11]

During the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver he narrated the events. He was also one of the Olympic flag bearers.

Sutherland died under hospice care in Miami, Florida on June 20, 2024, aged 88.^[12] The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.^[13]

Movies

• Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
• Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
• The Dirty Dozen (1967)
• Interlude (1968)
• Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
• M*A*S*H (1970)
• Klute (1971)
• Lady Ice (1973)
• S*P*Y*S (1974)
• The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
• National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
• The Great Train Robbery (1979)
• Bear Island (1979)
• Eye of the Needle (1981)
• Scream of Stone (1991)
• Long Road Home (1991)
• JFK (1991)
• Eminent Domain (1991)
• Backdraft (1991)
• Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
• Benefit of the Doubt (1993)
• The Puppet Masters (1994)
• Punch (1994)
• Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
• The Lifeforce Experiment (1994)
• Disclosure (1994)
• Behind the Mask (1999)
• Virus (1999)
• Instinct (1999)
• The Hunley (1999)
• Toscano (1999)
• The Setting Sun (1999)
• Panic (2000)
• Space Cowboys (2000)
• The Art of War (2000)
• Threads of Hope (voice) (2000)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (voice) (2001)
• Uprising (TV) (2001)
• Frankenstein (TV) (2004)
• Aurora Borealis (2004)
• The Hunger Games (2012)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
• Jappeloup (2013)
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
• Trust (2018)

Awards

Sutherland's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

• 1978: Officer of the Order of Canada (OC)
• 1983: 4th Genie Awards, winner, Best Actor, Threshold
• 1995: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Movie, Citizen X
• 1995: Golden Globe Award, winner, Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Citizen X
• 1998: Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Drama, Without Limits
• 2000: Canada's Walk of Fame
• 2002: Golden Globe Award, winner, Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Path to War
• 2005: Honorary Doctor of Arts (Hon DArt) from Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vermont, US)^[14]
• 2011: Hollywood Walk Of Fame.^[15]
• 2012: Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres^[16]