Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor

Born: July 17, 1935 · Died: June 20, 2024

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Who was Donald Sutherland?

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).

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

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