Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Born: July 17, 1935 - Died: June 20, 2024 (88 years)
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.

Movies as Actor (194)
OZI: Voice of the Forest

OZI: Voice of the Forest

as Mr. Smiley

Mar 7, 2024

Miranda's Victim

Miranda's Victim

as Judge Wren

Oct 6, 2023

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

as Mr. Harrigan

Sep 28, 2022

Moonfall

Moonfall

as Holdenfield

Feb 2, 2022

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nov 12, 2021

Alone

Alone

as Edward

Oct 23, 2020

Citizen Jane Fonda

Citizen Jane Fonda

Aug 30, 2020

The Burnt Orange Heresy

The Burnt Orange Heresy

as Jerome Debney

Mar 6, 2020

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

as Self

Dec 17, 2019

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

as Thomas Pruitt

Sep 17, 2019

The Physics of Sorrow

The Physics of Sorrow

as (voice)

Sep 6, 2019

Backdraft 2

Backdraft 2

as Ronald Bartel

May 14, 2019

American Hangman

American Hangman

as Judge Straight

Jan 4, 2019

Measure of a Man

Measure of a Man

as Dr. Kahn

May 11, 2018

The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

as John Spencer

Jan 3, 2018

Basmati Blues

Basmati Blues

as Gurgon

Nov 6, 2017

Milton's Secret

Milton's Secret

as Grandpa Howard

Sep 30, 2016

Point and Shoot

Point and Shoot

as Man

Apr 27, 2016

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

as President Coriolanus Snow

Nov 18, 2015

Forsaken

Forsaken

as Rev. Clayton

Sep 16, 2015

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...

as Self

Jun 28, 2015

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

as Self - President Coriolanus Snow

Mar 6, 2015

Pirate's Passage

Pirate's Passage

as Captain Charles Johnson (voice)

Jan 4, 2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

as President Coriolanus Snow

Nov 19, 2014

The Calling

The Calling

as Father Price

Aug 5, 2014

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

as Self - President Coriolanus Snow

Mar 7, 2014

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

as President Coriolanus Snow

Nov 15, 2013

Jappeloup

Jappeloup

as John Lester

Mar 13, 2013

The Best Offer

The Best Offer

as Billy Whistler

Jan 1, 2013

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

as Self - President Coriolanus Snow

Aug 18, 2012

The Hunger Games: Letters From The Rose Garden

The Hunger Games: Letters From The Rose Garden

as Self

Aug 18, 2012

Assassin's Bullet

Assassin's Bullet

as Ambassador Ashdown

Aug 1, 2012

Dawn Rider

Dawn Rider

as Pop

May 29, 2012

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

as President Coriolanus Snow

Mar 12, 2012

The Man on the Train

The Man on the Train

as The Professor

Oct 28, 2011

Hollywood Invasion

Hollywood Invasion

as archive footage

Sep 1, 2011

Jock the Hero Dog

Jock the Hero Dog

as Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice)

Jul 29, 2011

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

as Jack Pellit

Jul 8, 2011

The Eagle

The Eagle

as Aquila

Feb 8, 2011

The Mechanic

The Mechanic

as Harry McKenna

Jan 13, 2011

The Con Artist

The Con Artist

as Kranski

Nov 25, 2010

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

as President Stone (voice)

Oct 15, 2009

The Eastmans

The Eastmans

as Dr. Charles Eastman

Jan 1, 2009

Stonehenge: Decoded

Stonehenge: Decoded

as Narrator (voice)

Oct 23, 2008

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

as Nigel Honeycutt

Feb 7, 2008

Puffball

Puffball

as Lars

Oct 28, 2007

Days of Darkness

Days of Darkness

as Donald Sutherland

Sep 26, 2007

Trumbo

Trumbo

as Self

Sep 10, 2007

Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia

Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia

as Narrator

Apr 5, 2007

Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

as Richter Raines

Mar 22, 2007

Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

as Businessman Struck by a Taxi

Jan 16, 2007

Fierce People

Fierce People

as Ogden C. Osborne

Oct 26, 2006

Beerfest

Beerfest

as Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited)

Aug 25, 2006

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

as Thorne

May 1, 2006

Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

as Hellfrick

Feb 2, 2006

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

as Self

Jan 1, 2006

Fellini dice...

Fellini dice...

as Self

Jan 1, 2006

Operation Dirty Dozen

Operation Dirty Dozen

as Self (uncredited)

Jan 1, 2006

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

as Self

Dec 21, 2005

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

as Mr. Bennet

Sep 16, 2005

Lord of War

Lord of War

as Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)

Sep 16, 2005

American Gun

American Gun

as Carl Wilk

Sep 15, 2005

Sir! No Sir!

Sir! No Sir!

as Self

May 19, 2005

An American Haunting

An American Haunting

as John Bell

May 5, 2005

Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis

as Ronald Shorter

Apr 22, 2005

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

as Reverend Monroe

Dec 24, 2003

Path to War

Path to War

as Clark Clifford

Oct 28, 2003

Baltic Storm

Baltic Storm

as Lou Aldryn

Sep 1, 2003

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

as John Bridger

May 30, 2003

Five Moons Plaza

Five Moons Plaza

as Rosario Sarracino

May 9, 2003

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

as Self - Casanova

Apr 2, 2003

The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)

Jan 27, 2002

Big Shot's Funeral

Big Shot's Funeral

as Tyler

Dec 21, 2001

Uprising

Uprising

as Adam Czerniaków

Nov 4, 2001

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

as Dr. Sid (voice)

Jul 2, 2001

The Big Heist

The Big Heist

as Jimmy Burke

Jun 10, 2001

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

as Narrator (voice)

Apr 1, 2001

Panic

Panic

as Michael

Dec 1, 2000

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self

Sep 27, 2000

The Art of War

The Art of War

as Douglas Thomas

Aug 25, 2000

Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

as Jerry O'Neill

Aug 4, 2000

Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

as Self

Jan 8, 2000

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

as Self

Sep 17, 1999

The Hunley

The Hunley

as Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard

Jul 11, 1999

Instinct

Instinct

as Ben Hillard

Jun 4, 1999

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

as Dr. Bob Shushan

Feb 28, 1999

Virus

Virus

as Captain Robert Everton

Jan 14, 1999

Free Money

Free Money

as Judge Rausenberg

Dec 3, 1998

Without Limits

Without Limits

as Bill Bowerman

Sep 11, 1998

Fallen

Fallen

as Lt. Stanton

Jan 16, 1998

The Assignment

The Assignment

as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields

Sep 28, 1997

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

as Jacob Conrad

Jan 25, 1997

Natural Enemy

Natural Enemy

as Ted Robards

Dec 31, 1996

Hollow Point

Hollow Point

as Garrett Lawton

Oct 21, 1996

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

as Lucien Wilbanks

Jul 24, 1996

Hearst Castle: Building the Dream

Hearst Castle: Building the Dream

as Narrator

Mar 8, 1996

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

as Self (archive footage)

Nov 16, 1995

Outbreak

Outbreak

as General Donald McClintock

Mar 10, 1995

Citizen X

Citizen X

as Col. Mikhail Fetisov

Feb 25, 1995

Disclosure

Disclosure

as Bob Garvin

Dec 9, 1994

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

as Andrew Nivens

Oct 21, 1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as William Marsden

May 1, 1994

The Lifeforce Experiment

The Lifeforce Experiment

as Dr. 'Mac' MacLean

Apr 16, 1994

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

as Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dec 31, 1993

Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

as Flan

Dec 8, 1993

Younger and Younger

Younger and Younger

as Jonathan Younger

Oct 1, 1993

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

as Dr. Norman Bethune

Sep 17, 1993

Red Hot

Red Hot

as Kirov

Jun 23, 1993

Benefit of the Doubt

Benefit of the Doubt

as Frank

Jun 17, 1993

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

Dec 13, 1992

The Railway Station Man

The Railway Station Man

as Roger Hawthorne

Oct 18, 1992

The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun

as John Williams

Sep 15, 1992

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Merrick Jamison-Smythe

Jul 24, 1992

Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf

as Henderson

Mar 5, 1992

Quicksand: No Escape

Quicksand: No Escape

as Murdoch

Mar 4, 1992

JFK

JFK

as X

Dec 20, 1991

Scream of Stone

Scream of Stone

as Ivan

Oct 3, 1991

Backdraft

Backdraft

as Ronald Bartel

May 24, 1991

Buster's Bedroom

Buster's Bedroom

as O'Connor

May 9, 1991

Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain

as Josef Borski

Apr 12, 1991

Kate Bush: The Sensual World - The Video

Kate Bush: The Sensual World - The Video

as Self (archive footage)

Apr 1, 1990

A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

as Ben du Toit

Sep 20, 1989

Lock Up

Lock Up

as Warden Drumgoole

Aug 4, 1989

Lost Angels

Lost Angels

as Dr. Charles Loftis

May 5, 1989

Apprentice to Murder

Apprentice to Murder

as John Reese

Feb 26, 1988

People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe

as Narrator (voice)

Jan 1, 1988

The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

as Appleton Porter

Dec 4, 1987

The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

as Father Robert Koesler

Aug 28, 1987

The Wolf at the Door

The Wolf at the Door

as Paul Gauguin

Sep 5, 1986

Revolution

Revolution

as Sgt. Maj. Peasy

Dec 25, 1985

Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

as Brother Thadeus

Feb 8, 1985

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

as Dr. Arthur Calgary

Jun 22, 1984

Crackers

Crackers

as Westlake

Feb 17, 1984

The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

as Ethan Hawley

Dec 6, 1983

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

as Brian Costello

Mar 25, 1983

Fellini nel cestino

Fellini nel cestino

as Self

Jan 1, 1983

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Mar 8, 1982

A War Story

A War Story

as Narrator (voice)

Nov 8, 1981

Threshold

Threshold

as Dr. Thomas Vrain

Sep 19, 1981

Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

as Faber

Jul 24, 1981

Gas

Gas

as Nick the Noz

Jul 24, 1981

Ordinary People

Ordinary People

as Calvin Jarrett

Sep 19, 1980

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

as Roger Keller

Mar 28, 1980

North China Factory

North China Factory

as Narrator (voice)

Jan 1, 1980

Bear Island

Bear Island

as Frank Lansing

Dec 5, 1979

A Man, a Woman and a Bank

A Man, a Woman and a Bank

as Reese Halperin

Sep 28, 1979

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

as Robert Lees

Feb 1, 1979

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Matthew Bennell

Dec 20, 1978

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

as Robert Agar

Dec 14, 1978

Animal House

Animal House

as Dave Jennings

Jul 28, 1978

End of the Game

End of the Game

as Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited)

May 5, 1978

Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

as Steve Carella

Feb 1, 1978

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

as Jay Mallory

Nov 30, 1977

The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

as The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")

Aug 10, 1977

Bethune

Bethune

as Dr. Norman Bethune

Jan 1, 1977

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

as Liam Devlin

Dec 24, 1976

Fellini's Casanova

Fellini's Casanova

as Giacomo Casanova

Dec 10, 1976

1900

1900

as Attila Mellanchini

Aug 28, 1976

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

as Self

Feb 28, 1976

Abicinema

Abicinema

as Self

Aug 9, 1975

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

as Homer Simpson

May 7, 1975

S*P*Y*S

S*P*Y*S

as Bruland

Sep 5, 1974

Alien Thunder

Alien Thunder

as Sgt. Dan Candy

Feb 22, 1974

The Awful Manners

The Awful Manners

as Man walking (uncredited)

Feb 13, 1974

Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

as John Baxter

Oct 11, 1973

Lady Ice

Lady Ice

as Andy Hammon

Jul 13, 1973

Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

as Jesse Veldini

Jan 31, 1973

FTA

FTA

as Self

Jul 21, 1972

'Klute' in New York

'Klute' in New York

as Self

Dec 31, 1971

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

as Christ

Aug 4, 1971

Klute

Klute

as John Klute

Jun 23, 1971

Little Murders

Little Murders

as Rev. Dupas

Feb 9, 1971

Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

as Alex Morrison

Dec 22, 1970

Act of the Heart

Act of the Heart

as Father Michael Ferrier

Sep 24, 1970

Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

as Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)

Jun 22, 1970

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as Hawkeye Pierce

Feb 18, 1970

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

as Charles / Pierre

Feb 4, 1970

The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot

as Benedeck

Dec 16, 1968

Joanna

Joanna

as Lord Peter Sanderson

Nov 24, 1968

The Split

The Split

as Dave Negli

Nov 4, 1968

Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King

as Chorus Leader

Jun 1, 1968

Interlude

Interlude

as Lawrence

May 1, 1968

Sebastian

Sebastian

as Ackerman

Jan 24, 1968

Billion Dollar Brain

Billion Dollar Brain

as Scientist at Computer

Nov 16, 1967

The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room

as Zebulon (voice)

Jun 27, 1967

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

as Vernon Pinkley

Jun 15, 1967

Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

as Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited)

Feb 22, 1966

The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay

Oct 11, 1965

Fanatic

Fanatic

as Joseph

Mar 21, 1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as Bob Carroll

Feb 23, 1965

The Castle of the Living Dead

The Castle of the Living Dead

as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man

Aug 5, 1964

Hamlet at Elsinore

Hamlet at Elsinore

as Fortinbras

Apr 15, 1964

The World Ten Times Over

The World Ten Times Over

as Tall Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

Oct 31, 1963

For King and Country: Out There

For King and Country: Out There

as Canadian

Aug 6, 1963

TV Shows as Actor (53)
Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

as Judge Isaac Parker

Nov 5, 2023

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks

as Redmond

Apr 15, 2022

JFK: Destiny Betrayed

JFK: Destiny Betrayed

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Nov 22, 2021

The Undoing

The Undoing

as Franklin Reinhart

Oct 25, 2020

Trust

Trust

as J. Paul Getty Sr.

Mar 25, 2018

Ice

Ice

as Pieter Van De Bruin

Nov 16, 2016

Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

as Michael Dorn

Aug 22, 2013

The Frame

The Frame

as President Coriolanus Snow

Apr 9, 2013

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

as Captain Flint

Jan 1, 2012

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

as Father Mapple

May 8, 2011

The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

as Earl Bartholomew

Jul 23, 2010

Dirty Sexy Money

Dirty Sexy Money

as Patrick "Tripp" Darling III

Sep 26, 2007

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Feb 22, 2007

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

as Narrator (voice)

Nov 17, 2006

Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking

as Agent Bill Meehan

Oct 24, 2005

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

as Nathan Templeton

Sep 27, 2005

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

as Captain Walton

Oct 5, 2004

Salem's Lot

Salem's Lot

as Richard Straker

Jun 20, 2004

Uprising

Uprising

as Adam Czerniaków

Nov 4, 2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest

Nov 2, 2001

Queen Victoria's Empire

Queen Victoria's Empire

as Narrator (voice)

Jun 17, 2001

History vs. Hollywood

History vs. Hollywood

as Self

Jan 22, 2001

Backstory

Backstory

as Self

Aug 12, 2000

The View

The View

as Self

Aug 11, 1997

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

as Self

May 10, 1997

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Aug 14, 1994

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as William Marsden

May 1, 1994

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

as Self

Jun 12, 1992

Romy Award

Romy Award

as Self

Jan 1, 1990

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as Hollis Hurlbut (voice)

Dec 17, 1989

American Experience

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Oct 4, 1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Sep 5, 1988

Screen Two

Screen Two

as Roger Hawthorne

Jan 6, 1985

Friday People

Friday People

Jan 4, 1985

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Jan 12, 1975

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Sep 25, 1974

Film '72

Film '72

as Self

Nov 16, 1971

The Champions

The Champions

as David Crayley

Sep 25, 1968

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Jerry Trevor

Sep 20, 1968

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Jun 6, 1968

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

as Willard, Keith Earle

Sep 27, 1967

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Charles Givens

Oct 19, 1965

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as Philip Guest

Mar 18, 1965

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Priest, Union Captain

May 3, 1964

The Saint

The Saint

as John Wood, Jim McCleery

Oct 4, 1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Oct 1, 1962

Man of the World

Man of the World

as Unhelpful Neighbour (uncredited)

Sep 29, 1962

Studio 4

Studio 4

as Switchboard Operator

Jan 22, 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dec 11, 1961

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Jessel

Jan 7, 1961

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Mar 19, 1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Ethan Hawley

Dec 24, 1951

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter

Jan 20, 1944