Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland CC
Sutherland in 2013
Born	(1935-07-17)17 July 1935 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	20 June 2024(2024-06-20) (aged 88) Miami, Florida, US
Alma mater	Victoria University, Toronto London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–2023
Notable work	Filmography
Spouses	Lois May Hardwick ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1966)​ Shirley Douglas ​ ​ (m. 1966; div. 1970)​ Francine Racette ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	5, including Kiefer, Rossif, and Angus
Relatives	Sarah Sutherland (granddaughter)
Awards	Full list

Donald McNichol Sutherland CC (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor. With a career spanning six decades,^[1] he received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a BAFTA Award nomination. Considered one of the best actors never nominated for an Academy Award, he was given an Academy Honorary Award in 2017. Sutherland was a prominent anti-war activist during the Vietnam War era.

Sutherland rose to fame after roles in the war films The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), and Kelly's Heroes (1970). He subsequently appeared in many leading and supporting roles, including Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Day of the Locust (1975), 1900 (1976), Fellini's Casanova (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), Max Dugan Returns (1983), A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Disclosure (1994), Without Limits (1998), Space Cowboys (2000), The Italian Job (2003), and Pride & Prejudice (2005). He portrayed President Snow in The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).

On television, his performance in the HBO movie Citizen X (1995) won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. For his portrayal of Clark Clifford in the HBO film Path to War (2002) he earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He also acted in Uprising (2001), Human Trafficking (2005), Trust (2018), and The Undoing (2020).

Sutherland was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 1978, raised to Companion (CC) in 2019, inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. He is the father of Kiefer, Rossif, and Angus Sutherland, all actors.