Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (1935–2024)

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Donald Sutherland

Overview

Born / Died

July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024

Role

Canadian actor (1935–2024)

Recognition

With a career spanning six decades, he received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as a BAFTA Award nomination.

Recognition

Considered one of the best actors never nominated for an Academy Award, he received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.

Breakthrough

Sutherland rose to fame after roles in the war films The Dirty Dozen (1967); M*A*S*H (1970); and Kelly's Heroes (1970).

Career

He portrayed President Snow in The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).

Who was Donald Sutherland?

Donald Sutherland lived from July 17, 1935 to June 20, 2024. Donald McNichol Sutherland (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor. 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 portrayed President Snow in The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).

Sutherland (third from the right) at the Puppet Club at Victoria School in Saint John, 1948
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Historical significance

With a career spanning six decades, 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 received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017. He further established himself with leading roles in Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Day of the Locust (1975), 1900 (1976), Fellini's Casanova (1976), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), The Eye of the Needle (1981), A Dry White Season (1989), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Without Limits (1998), Space Cowboys (2000) and supporting roles in Animal House (1978), JFK (1991), Cold Mountain (2003), The Italian Job (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), and Ad Astra (2019).

Sutherland and Jane Fonda starring in the film Klute (1971)
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