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Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Birthday: 1935-07-17
Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Biography: Donald McNichol Sutherland (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over 6 decades. He has been 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 received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). He is the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.
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The Dirty Dozen
7.6
The Dirty Dozen, 1967
Action
Adventure
War
Kelly's Heroes
7.4
Kelly's Heroes, 1970
Adventure
Comedy
War
M*A*S*H
7.0
M*A*S*H, 1970
Comedy
Drama
War
Klute
6.8
Klute, 1971
Thriller
Mystery
Detective
Johnny Got His Gun
7.5
Johnny Got His Gun, 1971
War
Drama
Don't Look Now
6.9
Don't Look Now, 1973
Thriller
Drama
Horror
The Eagle Has Landed
6.6
The Eagle Has Landed, 1976
Adventure
Drama
Action
Thriller
War
1900
7.9
1900, 1976
Drama
Historical
Fellini's Casanova
7.0
Fellini's Casanova, 1976
Drama
Historical
Romance
The Kentucky Fried Movie
6.2
The Kentucky Fried Movie, 1977
Comedy
Animal House
7.0
Animal House, 1978
Comedy
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978
Sci-Fi
Horror
The First Great Train Robbery
6.7
The First Great Train Robbery, 1978
Thriller
Adventure
Drama
Detective
Ordinary People
7.4
Ordinary People, 1980
Drama
Eye of the Needle
6.6
Eye of the Needle, 1981
Drama
Thriller
Lock Up
6.8
Lock Up, 1989
Action
Detective
Backdraft
6.6
Backdraft, 1991
Drama
Thriller
Action
Detective
JFK
7.6
JFK, 1991
Drama
Thriller
Historical
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5.6
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 1992
Action
Comedy
Horror
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4
Six Degrees of Separation, 1993
Mystery
Drama
Comedy
Disclosure
6.3
Disclosure, 1994
Thriller
Drama
Detective
Outbreak
6.5
Outbreak, 1995
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Citizen X
7.2
Citizen X, 1995
Detective
Drama
A Time to Kill
7.4
A Time to Kill, 1996
Detective
Drama
Thriller
Fallen
6.8
Fallen, 1998
Detective
Drama
Thriller
Instinct
6.4
Instinct, 1999
Drama
Thriller
Virus
5.4
Virus, 1999
Horror
Action
Sci-Fi
The Art of War
5.7
The Art of War, 2000
Detective
Action
Adventure
Space Cowboys
6.4
Space Cowboys, 2000
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
6.2
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 2001
Adventure
Action
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Romance
Animation
The Italian Job
6.8
The Italian Job, 2003
Action
Detective
Cold Mountain
6.9
Cold Mountain, 2003
Drama
War
Historical
Adventure
Romance
Pride & Prejudice
8.1
Pride & Prejudice, 2005
Drama
Romance
Lord of War
7.3
Lord of War, 2005
Detective
Drama
Thriller
An American Haunting
5.6
An American Haunting, 2005
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Beerfest
5.9
Beerfest, 2006
Comedy
Reign Over Me
7.2
Reign Over Me, 2007
Drama
Fool's Gold
5.7
Fool's Gold, 2008
Adventure
Romance
Comedy
Astro Boy
6.3
Astro Boy, 2009
Animation
Action
Sci-Fi
The Mechanic
6.5
The Mechanic, 2011
Action
Thriller
Detective
Horrible Bosses
6.6
Horrible Bosses, 2011
Comedy
Detective
The Eagle
6.2
The Eagle, 2011
Adventure
Drama
The Hunger Games
7.2
The Hunger Games, 2012
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Fantasy
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.4
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 2013
Adventure
Action
Sci-Fi
The Best Offer
7.8
The Best Offer, 2013
Drama
Romance
Detective
Jappeloup
7.1
Jappeloup, 2013
Drama
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
6.8
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, 2014
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Thriller
The Calling
5.8
The Calling, 2014
Thriller
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
6.9
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, 2015
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Forsaken
6.1
Forsaken, 2015
Western
The Leisure Seeker
7.1
The Leisure Seeker, 2018
Drama
Romance
Adventure
Ad Astra
6.1
Ad Astra, 2019
Sci-Fi
Drama
Moonfall
6.3
Moonfall, 2022
Sci-Fi
Adventure
Action
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
6.4
Mr. Harrigan's Phone, 2022
Drama
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
7.2
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, 2023
Drama
Sci-Fi
Action