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Also known as Donald Edward McNichol Sutherland, Donald McNichol Sutherland

Canadian actor (1935–2024)

Film & TV

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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…

Known for

  • OZI: Voice of the Forest — Mr. Smiley (voice)2024
  • Miranda's Victim — Judge Wren2023
  • Lawmen: Bass Reeves — Judge Isaac Parker2023
  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone — Mr. Harrigan2022
  • Moonfall — Holdenfield2022
  • Swimming with Sharks — Redmond2022
  • JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass — Self - Narrator (voice)2021
  • JFK: Destiny Betrayed — Self - Narrator (voice)2021
  • The Burnt Orange Heresy — Jerome Debney2020
  • Alone — Edward2020

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Wikidata facts

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Given name
Edward
Family name
Sutherland
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Saint John
Place of death
Miami
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Canadian English
Image
Donald Sutherland (cropped).JPG
Residence
Stanstead
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Commons category
Donald Sutherland
date of birth
1935-07-17
medical condition
meningitis
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name in native language
Donald Sutherland
start of work period
1957-00-00
date of death
2024-06-20
end of work period
2024-00-00
birth name
Donald McNichol Sutherland
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Encyclopedic overview

Donald McNichol Sutherland (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor. 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.

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); The Eye of the Needle (1981); 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); Pride & Prejudice (2005); and Ad Astra (2019). He portrayed President Snow in The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).

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