Donald Sutherland

Acting

Donald Sutherland

Born July 17, 1935Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada243 credits

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

Filmography

Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023Lawmen: Bass Reeves
as Judge Isaac ParkerTV
Miranda's Victim
2023Miranda's Victim
as Judge WrenMovie
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
2022Mr. Harrigan's Phone
as Mr. HarriganMovie
Moonfall
2022Moonfall
as HoldenfieldMovie
JFK: Destiny Betrayed
2021JFK: Destiny Betrayed
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2021JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Undoing
2020The Undoing
as Franklin ReinhartTV
Alone
2020Alone
as EdwardMovie
The Burnt Orange Heresy
2020The Burnt Orange Heresy
as Jerome DebneyMovie
Ad Astra
2019Ad Astra
as Thomas PruittMovie
Backdraft 2
2019Backdraft 2
as Ronald BartelMovie
American Hangman
2019American Hangman
as Judge StraightMovie
Measure of a Man
2018Measure of a Man
as Dr. KahnMovie
Trust
2018Trust
as J. Paul Getty Sr.TV
The Leisure Seeker
2018The Leisure Seeker
as John SpencerMovie
Basmati Blues
2017Basmati Blues
as GurgonMovie
Ice
2016Ice
as Pieter Van De BruinTV
Milton's Secret
2016Milton's Secret
as Grandpa HowardMovie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as President Coriolanus SnowMovie
Forsaken
2015Forsaken
as Rev. ClaytonMovie
Pirate's Passage
2015Pirate's Passage
as Captain Charles Johnson (voice)Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as President Coriolanus SnowMovie
The Calling
2014The Calling
as Father PriceMovie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as President Coriolanus SnowMovie
Crossing Lines
2013Crossing Lines
as Michael DornTV
The Frame
2013The Frame
as President Coriolanus SnowTV
Jappeloup
2013Jappeloup
as John LesterMovie
The Best Offer
2013The Best Offer
as Billy WhistlerMovie
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
2012The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - President Coriolanus SnowMovie
Assassin's Bullet
2012Assassin's Bullet
as Ambassador AshdownMovie
Dawn Rider
2012Dawn Rider
as PopMovie
The Hunger Games
2012The Hunger Games
as President Coriolanus SnowMovie
Treasure Island
2012Treasure Island
as Captain FlintTV
The Man on the Train
2011The Man on the Train
as The ProfessorMovie
Jock the Hero Dog
2011Jock the Hero Dog
as Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice)Movie
Horrible Bosses
2011Horrible Bosses
as Jack PellitMovie
Moby Dick
2011Moby Dick
as Father MappleTV
The Eagle
2011The Eagle
as AquilaMovie
The Mechanic
2011The Mechanic
as Harry McKennaMovie
The Con Artist
2010The Con Artist
as KranskiMovie
The Pillars of the Earth
2010The Pillars of the Earth
as Earl BartholomewTV
Astro Boy
2009Astro Boy
as President Stone (voice)Movie
The Eastmans
2009The Eastmans
as Dr. Charles EastmanMovie
Stonehenge: Decoded
2008Stonehenge: Decoded
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Fool's Gold
2008Fool's Gold
as Nigel HoneycuttMovie
Puffball
2007Puffball
as LarsMovie
Days of Darkness
2007Days of Darkness
as Donald SutherlandMovie
Dirty Sexy Money
2007Dirty Sexy Money
as Patrick "Tripp" Darling IIITV
Trumbo
2007Trumbo
as SelfMovie
Reign Over Me
2007Reign Over Me
as Richter RainesMovie
Sleepwalkers
2007Sleepwalkers
as Businessman Struck by a TaxiMovie
Fierce People
2006Fierce People
as Ogden C. OsborneMovie
Beerfest
2006Beerfest
as Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited)Movie
Land of the Blind
2006Land of the Blind
as ThorneMovie
Ask the Dust
2006Ask the Dust
as HellfrickMovie
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Commander in Chief
2005Commander in Chief
as Nathan TempletonTV
Pride & Prejudice
2005Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. BennetMovie
Lord of War
2005Lord of War
as Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)Movie
American Gun
2005American Gun
as Carl WilkMovie
Sir! No Sir!
2005Sir! No Sir!
as SelfMovie
An American Haunting
2005An American Haunting
as John BellMovie
Aurora Borealis
2005Aurora Borealis
as Ronald ShorterMovie
Frankenstein
2004Frankenstein
as Captain WaltonTV
Salem's Lot
2004Salem's Lot
as Richard StrakerTV
Cold Mountain
2003Cold Mountain
as Reverend MonroeMovie
Path to War
2003Path to War
as Clark CliffordMovie
Baltic Storm
2003Baltic Storm
as Lou AldrynMovie
The Italian Job
2003The Italian Job
as John BridgerMovie
Five Moons Plaza
2003Five Moons Plaza
as Rosario SarracinoMovie
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
as Self - CasanovaMovie
The Magic of Fellini
2002The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Uprising
2001Uprising
as Adam CzerniakówMovie
Uprising
2001Uprising
as Adam CzerniakówTV
Queen Victoria's Empire
2001Queen Victoria's Empire
as Narrator (voice)TV
The Big Heist
2001The Big Heist
as Jimmy BurkeMovie
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
2001The Autobiography of Malcolm X
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Panic
2000Panic
as MichaelMovie
The Art of War
2000The Art of War
as Douglas ThomasMovie
Backstory
2000Backstory
as SelfTV
Space Cowboys
2000Space Cowboys
as Jerry O'NeillMovie
The Hunley
1999The Hunley
as Gen. Pierre G.T. BeauregardMovie
Instinct
1999Instinct
as Ben HillardMovie
Behind the Mask
1999Behind the Mask
as Dr. Bob ShushanMovie
Virus
1999Virus
as Captain Robert EvertonMovie
Free Money
1998Free Money
as Judge RausenbergMovie
Without Limits
1998Without Limits
as Bill BowermanMovie
Fallen
1998Fallen
as Lt. StantonMovie
The Assignment
1997The Assignment
as Jack Shaw / Henry FieldsMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Shadow Conspiracy
1997Shadow Conspiracy
as Jacob ConradMovie
Natural Enemy
1996Natural Enemy
as Ted RobardsMovie
Hollow Point
1996Hollow Point
as Garrett LawtonMovie
A Time to Kill
1996A Time to Kill
as Lucien WilbanksMovie
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Outbreak
1995Outbreak
as General Donald McClintockMovie
Citizen X
1995Citizen X
as Col. Mikhail FetisovMovie
Disclosure
1994Disclosure
as Bob GarvinMovie
The Puppet Masters
1994The Puppet Masters
as Andrew NivensMovie
The Lifeforce Experiment
1994The Lifeforce Experiment
as Dr. 'Mac' MacLeanMovie
La Classe américaine
1993La Classe américaine
as Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Younger and Younger
1993Younger and Younger
as Jonathan YoungerMovie
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1993Bethune: The Making of a Hero
as Dr. Norman BethuneMovie
Red Hot
1993Red Hot
as KirovMovie
The Railway Station Man
1992The Railway Station Man
as Roger HawthorneMovie
The Setting Sun
1992The Setting Sun
as John WilliamsMovie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Merrick Jamison-SmytheMovie
Shadow of the Wolf
1992Shadow of the Wolf
as HendersonMovie
JFK
1991JFK
as XMovie
Backdraft
1991Backdraft
as Ronald BartelMovie
Buster's Bedroom
1991Buster's Bedroom
as O'ConnorMovie
Eminent Domain
1991Eminent Domain
as Josef BorskiMovie
Kate Bush: Sensual World
1990Kate Bush: Sensual World
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Hollis Hurlbut (voice)TV
A Dry White Season
1989A Dry White Season
as Ben du ToitMovie
Lock Up
1989Lock Up
as Warden DrumgooleMovie
Lost Angels
1989Lost Angels
as Dr. Charles LoftisMovie
American Experience
1988American Experience
as Narrator (voice)TV
Apprentice to Murder
1988Apprentice to Murder
as John ReeseMovie
The Trouble with Spies
1987The Trouble with Spies
as Appleton PorterMovie
The Rosary Murders
1987The Rosary Murders
as Father Robert KoeslerMovie
The Wolf at the Door
1986The Wolf at the Door
as Paul GauguinMovie
Revolution
1985Revolution
as Sgt. Maj. PeasyMovie
Heaven Help Us
1985Heaven Help Us
as Brother ThadeusMovie
Ordeal by Innocence
1984Ordeal by Innocence
as Dr. Arthur CalgaryMovie
Crackers
1984Crackers
as WestlakeMovie
Max Dugan Returns
1983Max Dugan Returns
as Brian CostelloMovie
A War Story
1981A War Story
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Threshold
1981Threshold
as Dr. Thomas VrainMovie
Gas
1981Gas
as Nick the NozMovie
Ordinary People
1980Ordinary People
as Calvin JarrettMovie
Nothing Personal
1980Nothing Personal
as Roger KellerMovie
N
1980North China Factory
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Bear Island
1979Bear Island
as Frank LansingMovie
A Man, a Woman and a Bank
1979A Man, a Woman and a Bank
as Reese HalperinMovie
Murder by Decree
1979Murder by Decree
as Robert LeesMovie
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Matthew BennellMovie
Animal House
1978Animal House
as Dave JenningsMovie
End of the Game
1978End of the Game
as Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited)Movie
Blood Relatives
1978Blood Relatives
as CarellaMovie
The Disappearance
1977The Disappearance
as Jay MalloryMovie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977The Kentucky Fried Movie
as The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")Movie
Bethune
1977Bethune
as Dr. Norman BethuneMovie
The Eagle Has Landed
1976The Eagle Has Landed
as Liam DevlinMovie
Fellini's Casanova
1976Fellini's Casanova
as Giacomo CasanovaMovie
1900
19761900
as Attila MellanchiniMovie
Abicinema
1975Abicinema
as SelfMovie
The Day of the Locust
1975The Day of the Locust
as Homer SimpsonMovie
S*P*Y*S
1974S*P*Y*S
as BrulandMovie
Alien Thunder
1974Alien Thunder
as Sgt. Dan CandyMovie
The Awful Manners
1974The Awful Manners
as Man walking (uncredited)Movie
Don't Look Now
1973Don't Look Now
as John BaxterMovie
Lady Ice
1973Lady Ice
as Andy HammonMovie
Steelyard Blues
1973Steelyard Blues
as Jesse VeldiniMovie
FTA
1972FTA
as SelfMovie
F
1971Film '72
as SelfTV
Klute
1971Klute
as John KluteMovie
Little Murders
1971Little Murders
as Rev. DupasMovie
Alex in Wonderland
1970Alex in Wonderland
as Alex MorrisonMovie
Act of the Heart
1970Act of the Heart
as Father Michael FerrierMovie
Kelly's Heroes
1970Kelly's Heroes
as Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)Movie
M*A*S*H
1970M*A*S*H
as Hawkeye PierceMovie
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970Start the Revolution Without Me
as Charles / PierreMovie
The Sunshine Patriot
1968The Sunshine Patriot
as BenedeckMovie
Joanna
1968Joanna
as Lord Peter SandersonMovie
The Split
1968The Split
as Dave NegliMovie
The Champions
1968The Champions
as David CrayleyTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Game
as Jerry TrevorTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestTV
Oedipus the King
1968Oedipus the King
as Chorus LeaderMovie
Interlude
1968Interlude
as LawrenceMovie
Sebastian
1968Sebastian
as AckermanMovie
Billion Dollar Brain
1967Billion Dollar Brain
as Scientist at ComputerMovie
The Shuttered Room
1967The Shuttered Room
as Zebulon (voice)Movie
The Dirty Dozen
1967The Dirty Dozen
as Vernon PinkleyMovie
Promise Her Anything
1966Promise Her Anything
as Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited)Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Month
as Charles GivensTV
The Bedford Incident
1965The Bedford Incident
as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick BayMovie
Fanatic
1965Fanatic
as JosephMovie
Gideon's Way
1965Gideon's Way
as Philip GuestTV
The Castle of the Living Dead
1964The Castle of the Living Dead
as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old ManMovie
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625
as PriestTV
Hamlet at Elsinore
1964Hamlet at Elsinore
as FortinbrasMovie
The World Ten Times Over
1963The World Ten Times Over
as Tall Man in Nightclub (uncredited)Movie
The Saint
1962The Saint
as John WoodTV
Man of the World
1962Man of the World
as Unhelpful Neighbour (uncredited)TV
S
1962Studio 4
as Switchboard OperatorTV
The Avengers
1961The Avengers
as JesselTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ethan HawleyTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV