Donald Sutherland Canadian Actor (1935–2024)
Donald Sutherland · film actor and voice actor · Canadian
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Biography
Born on 17 July 1935 in Saint John, Donald Sutherland was a Canadian actor. Donald Sutherland died on 20 June 2024 at the age of 88. Among the titles he was known for are A Century of Cinema (1994) and Terror in the Aisles (1984).
His first listed screen credit dates to 1964, with Castle of the Living Dead. The list below counts 143 films and 11 TV series from 1964 to 2023. He is credited as Bill Bowerman in Without Limits (1998), Mr Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Ronald Bartel in Backdraft (1991). The last title released in his lifetime is Miranda's Victim, from 2023. Donald Sutherland also worked as writer on Pirate's Passage.
Donald Sutherland won 14 awards and received 10 nominations on record. His first award on record is Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978. Companion of the Order of Canada in 2019 is the latest win listed.
Filmography
154 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023– | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | TV series | |
| 2023 | Miranda's Victim | Film | |
| 2022 | Moonfall | Film | |
| 2022 | Mr. Harrigan's Phone | Film | |
| 2020 | The Undoing | TV series | |
| 2019 | Ad Astra | Colonel Pruitt | Film |
| 2019 | American Hangman | Film | |
| 2019 | Backdraft 2 | Ronald Bartel | Film |
| 2019 | The Burnt Orange Heresy | Film | |
| 2018– | Trust | TV series | |
| 2017 | Basmati Blues | Film | |
| 2017 | The Leisure Seeker | Film | |
| 2016 | For the Love of Spock | Film | |
| 2016 | Milton's Secret | Film | |
| 2015 | Altman | Film |
Show all 154 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pirate's Passage | Writer | Film |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Coriolanus Snow | Film |
| 2014 | Forsaken | Film | |
| 2014 | The Calling | Film | |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | Coriolanus Snow | Film |
| 2013– | Crossing Lines | TV series | |
| 2013 | Jappeloup | Film | |
| 2013 | The Best Offer | Film | |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Coriolanus Snow | Film |
| 2012 | Assassin's Bullet | Film | |
| 2012 | Dawn Rider | Film | |
| 2012 | Living Loaded | Film | |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Coriolanus Snow | Film |
| 2012– | Treasure Island | TV series | |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Film | |
| 2011 | Man on the Train | Film | |
| 2011– | Moby Dick | TV series | |
| 2011 | The Eagle | Marcus's Uncle Aquila | Film |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Film | |
| 2010 | The Con Artist | Film | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Bartholomew | TV series |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Film | |
| 2007 | Days of Darkness | Film | |
| 2007– | Dirty Sexy Money | TV series | |
| 2007 | Puffball | Film | |
| 2007 | Reign Over Me | Film | |
| 2006 | Ask the Dust | Film | |
| 2006 | Beerfest | Film | |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | Film | |
| 2005 | American Gun | Film | |
| 2005 | An American Haunting | Film | |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis | Film | |
| 2005 | Fierce People | Film | |
| 2005– | Human Trafficking | TV series | |
| 2005 | Lord of War | Film | |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Mr Bennet | Film |
| 2005 | Sir! No Sir! | Film | |
| 2005 | The Four Saints | Film | |
| 2004 | Salem's Lot | Richard Straker | TV series |
| 2003 | Baltic Storm | Film | |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Reverend Monroe | Film |
| 2003 | Five Moons Square | Film | |
| 2003 | The Italian Job | Film | |
| 2002 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | Film | |
| 2002 | Path to War | Film | |
| 2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | Film | |
| 2001 | The Big Heist | Film | |
| 2001 | Uprising | Adam Czerniaków | Film |
| 2000 | Panic | Film | |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | Film | |
| 2000 | The Art of War | Film | |
| 1999 | Instinct | Film | |
| 1999 | Virus | Film | |
| 1998 | Fallen | Film | |
| 1998 | Free Money | Film | |
| 1998 | Without Limits | Bill Bowerman | Film |
| 1997 | Natural Enemy | Film | |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Film | |
| 1997 | The Assignment | Film | |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Film | |
| 1996 | Hollow Point | Film | |
| 1995 | Citizen X | Film | |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Film | |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | Film | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Film | |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters | Film | |
| 1993 | Benefit of the Doubt | Film | |
| 1993 | Red Hot | Film | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Film | |
| 1993– | The Learning Channel's Great Books | TV series | |
| 1993 | Younger and Younger | Film | |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Film | |
| 1992 | Quicksand: No Escape | Film | |
| 1992 | Shadow of the Wolf | Film | |
| 1992 | The Railway Station Man | Film | |
| 1992 | The Setting Sun | Film | |
| 1991 | Backdraft | Ronald Bartel | Film |
| 1991 | JFK | L. Fletcher Prouty, Mr. X | Film |
| 1991 | Scream of Stone | Film | |
| 1990 | Bethune: The Making of a Hero | Film | |
| 1990 | Buster's Bedroom | Film | |
| 1990 | Eminent Domain | Film | |
| 1989 | A Dry White Season | Film | |
| 1989 | Lock Up | Film | |
| 1989 | Lost Angels | Film | |
| 1988 | Apprentice to Murder | Film | |
| 1987 | The Rosary Murders | Film | |
| 1987 | The Trouble with Spies | Film | |
| 1986 | The Wolf at the Door | Film | |
| 1985 | Heaven Help Us | Film | |
| 1985 | Revolution | Sgt. Maj. Peasy | Film |
| 1984 | Crackers | Film | |
| 1984 | Ordeal by Innocence | Film | |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Film | |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Film | |
| 1983 | The Winter of Our Discontent | Film | |
| 1981 | Eye of the Needle | Henry Faber | Film |
| 1981 | Gas | Film | |
| 1981 | Threshold | Film | |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal | Roger Keller | Film |
| 1980 | Ordinary People | Film | |
| 1979 | A Man, a Woman, and a Bank | Film | |
| 1979 | Bear Island | Film | |
| 1979 | Murder by Decree | Film | |
| 1978 | Animal House | Film | |
| 1978 | Blood Relatives | Film | |
| 1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Film | |
| 1978 | The First Great Train Robbery | Film | |
| 1977 | The Disappearance | Film | |
| 1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | Film | |
| 1976 | 1900 | Film | |
| 1976 | Fellini's Casanova | Film | |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed | Film | |
| 1975 | End of the Game | Film | |
| 1975 | The Day of the Locust | Film | |
| 1974 | Alien Thunder | Film | |
| 1974 | S*P*Y*S | Film | |
| 1973 | Don't Look Now | Film | |
| 1973 | Lady Ice | Film | |
| 1973 | Steelyard Blues | Film | |
| 1972 | F.T.A. | Film | |
| 1971 | Johnny Got His Gun | Christ | Film |
| 1971 | Klute | Film | |
| 1971 | Little Murders | Film | |
| 1970 | Alex in Wonderland | Film | |
| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Film | |
| 1970 | MASH | Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce | Film |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me | Film | |
| 1970 | The Act of the Heart | Film | |
| 1968 | Interlude | Film | |
| 1968 | The Split | Film | |
| 1967 | Billion Dollar Brain | Film | |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Film | |
| 1966 | Promise Her Anything | Film | |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Film | |
| 1965 | Fanatic | Film | |
| 1965 | The Bedford Incident | Film | |
| 1964 | Castle of the Living Dead | Film | |
| 1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore | Fortinbras | Film |
Awards and nominations
14 won, 10 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Companion of the Order of Canada | Won | |
| 2017 | Academy Honorary Award | Won | |
| 2014 | Teen Choice Award for Best Villain | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Won |
| 2000 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Won | |
| 2000 | Governor General's Performing Arts Award | Won | |
| 1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Citizen X | Won |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Citizen X | Won |
| 1978 | Officer of the Order of Canada | Won | |
| Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
| Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | Won | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | Won | ||
| Romy | Won | ||
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 2014 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Nominated |
Show all 24 entries
| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Teen Choice Award for Best Villain | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Nominated |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Human Trafficking | Nominated |
| 2006 | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Aurora Borealis | Nominated |
| 1998 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Without Limits | Nominated |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Citizen X | Nominated |
| 1990 | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award | Lock Up | Nominated |
| 1980 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Ordinary People | Nominated |
| 1974 | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Don't Look Now | Nominated |
| 1970 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | MASH | Nominated |
Personal life
Marriages on record are to Lois Hardwick (1959 to 1966), Shirley Douglas (1966 to 1970) and Francine Racette (1972 to 2024, ended by death). He was the father of Kiefer Sutherland, Angus Sutherland and Rossif Sutherland, and has 5 children in total. Education on record includes Victoria University; University of Toronto (Bachelor of Science, engineering, drama fiction); and Bridgewater Junior High School.
Donald Sutherland Photos
Frequently asked questions
How old was Donald Sutherland at the time of death?
Donald Sutherland died on 20 June 2024 at the age of 88. He was born on 17 July 1935.
What is Donald Sutherland known for?
Donald Sutherland was known for A Century of Cinema (1994) and Terror in the Aisles (1984).
What is Donald Sutherland’s nationality?
Donald Sutherland was Canadian, born in Saint John.
Who was Donald Sutherland married to?
Donald Sutherland’s marriages on record are to Francine Racette (1972 to 2024), Shirley Douglas (1966 to 1970) and Lois Hardwick (1959 to 1966).
Has Donald Sutherland won any awards?
Yes. 14 awards are on record, including Companion of the Order of Canada (2019).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q103784), accessed October 2026
- Photo: Festival TV Monte-Carlo · CC BY-SA 3.0
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