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In Memoriam: Donald Sutherland

July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024

Portrait of actor Donald Sutherland, 1970s. Photo by Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Donald McNichol Sutherland, the celebrated Canadian actor whose illustrious career spanned six decades, passed away on June 20, 2024, at the age of 88. Revered for his versatility and powerful performances, Sutherland left an indelible mark on both film and television. Throughout his career, he garnered numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award nomination. Despite being considered one of the best actors never nominated for an Academy Award, he was honored with an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.

Actor Donald Sutherland arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus "Coryo" Snow in "The Hunger Games" (2012), Hawkeye Pierce in ‘M*A*S*H’ (1970), and Matthew Bennell in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Photo Credit: LIONSGATE/EVERETT COLLECTION; © 20TH CENTURY FOX/EVERETT COLLECTION; © UNITED ARTISTS/EVERETT COLLECTION

Sutherland died in Miami on 20 June 2024, aged 88, following a long illness. Kiefer Sutherland announced his death on X/Twitter adding, "He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived". Upon hearing of his death, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote, "We've lost one of the greats. Donald Sutherland brought a level of brilliance to his craft few could match. A remarkable, legendary actor — and a great Canadian". U.S. President Joe Biden wrote, "Donald Sutherland was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and one-of-a-kind actor who inspired and entertained the world for decades". Numerous members of the film industry wrote condolences, including Jane Fonda, Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, Tom Blyth, Josh Brolin, Kim Cattrall, John Cusack, Michael Douglas, Roland Emmerich, Elliott Gould, Ron Howard, John Leguizamo, Janet Maslin, Helen Mirren, David Oyelowo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Richard Roeper, Will Smith, Henry Winkler, Edgar Wright and Rachel Zegler. Photo Credit: ABC News

Donald Sutherland in a suit and tie on the street; circa 1970; New York. Photo by Art Zelin/Getty Images

Actor Donald Sutherland at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards Show on September 10, 1995, in Pasadena, California. He won for his performance in the HBO movie Citizen X (1995) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Photo by Getty Images/Bob Riha Jr.

Donald Sutherland attends 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 21, 1996 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland during The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Press Room at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Photo by KMazur/WireImage

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland arrives for the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California. Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland arrives at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage

Actor Donald Sutherland accepts an honorary Oscar at the 9th Annual Governors Awards gala hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California on November 11, 2017. Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

(L-R) Award winners Agnes Varda, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Owen Roizman, Charles Burnett and Donald Sutherland attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Donald Sutherland was born on July 17, 1935 at the Saint John General Hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the youngest son of Dorothy Isobel (née McNichol; 1892–1956) and Frederick McLea Sutherland (1894–1983), who worked worked in sales while also running a local gas, electricity and bus company. Sutherland’s ancestry was Scottish, German, and English. His grandfather was a Scots church minister. As a child, he had rheumatic fever, hepatitis, and polio. For the first six years of Sutherland’s life, he and his family lived on present-day Kennebecasis River Road in Hampton, a town in Kings County, having moved there from Saint John while he was an infant. He first received education at a one-room schoolhouse in Hampton; Sutherland’s family moved back to Saint John when he was six, his father having secured a position in the New Brunswick Power Company as its vice president and general manager. Sutherland attended the Victoria School in Saint John, and later played hockey for the school. During this time, Sutherland also practiced puppetry.

Saint John General Hospital in 1995 The Saint John General Hospital was a public hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick. The hospital was completed in November 1931 and cost $1.6 million to construct. Built on a hill near the center of the city, the 12-storey building, topped with a gleaming metal dome, was a prominent landmark in Saint John's skyline. The hospital boasted state-of-the-art facilities for its time: in 1932 its new cancer clinic was treating patients with radiation therapy, in 1952 it introduced a neurosurgery department, and in the 1960s it became the first hospital in the region to offer renal dialysis. The hospital also housed the Bureau of Laboratories that would later become the Provincial Laboratory Service. The building was expanded in 1959 with the addition of a new wing, but by the late 1970s the facility was dated and many services formerly provided at the General Hospital had moved to newer hospitals. On October 31, 1982, the last patients were moved to other facilities and the hospital officially closed. It remained empty and condemned until December 10, 1995, when the building was demolished by a controlled implosion. The dome of the former Saint John General Hospital The hospital's dome survived the demolition intact and was pulled from the rubble. It now forms the roof of a gazebo in a small Saint John park, located near Garden Street. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Saint John is a seaport city located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is Canada's oldest incorporated city, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of George III. The port is Canada's third-largest by tonnage with a cargo base that includes dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise. The city was the most populous in New Brunswick until the 2016 census, when it was overtaken by Moncton. It is currently the second-largest city in the province, with a population of 69,895 over an area of 315.59 km2 (121.85 sq mi). French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed at Saint John Harbour on June 24, 1604, the feast of St. John the Baptist, and named the Saint John River in his honour; the indigenous Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik peoples called the river "Wolastoq". The Saint John area was an important area for trade and defence for Acadia during the French colonial era, and Fort La Tour, in the city's harbour, was a pivotal battleground during the Acadian Civil War. After more than a century of ownership disputes between the French and English over the land surrounding Saint John, the British government deported the Acadians in 1755 following the destruction of Fort Menagoueche, which was reconstructed as Fort Frederick. Following the pillaging and burning of Fort Frederick by American Privateers, Fort Howe was constructed across the river above the harbour in 1779. In 1785, the City of Saint John was established by uniting the two communities of Parr-town and Carleton on either side of the harbour after the arrival of thousands of refugees from the newly founded United States who wished to remain British after the American Revolution. During the next century, immigration via Partridge Island, especially during the Great Famine, would fundamentally change the city's demographics and culture. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Skyline of Uptown Saint John, New Brunswick. Photo Credit: Wikipeida Commons

Portrait of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, New York, New York, January 1970. Photo by Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Located on the Kennebecasis River 30 kilometres northeast of Saint John, Hampton is the shire town of Kings County. It functioned as the seat of county government between 1870 and 1966 (when county governments were abolished) and is today a service centre for the central Kennebecasis River valley, as well as being a suburb of Saint John. Hampton also has its own RCMP detachment that was built in 1999. On 1 January 2023, Hampton was greatly enlarged by annexing all or part of four local service districts; revised census figures have not been released. Photo Credit: Wikipeida Commons

New Brunswick Electric Power Corporation, operating as NB Power, is the primary electric utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. NB Power is a vertically-integrated Crown corporation by the government of New Brunswick and is responsible for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. NB Power serves all the residential and industrial power consumers in New Brunswick, with the exception of those in Saint John, Edmundston and Perth-Andover who are served by Saint John Energy, Energy Edmundston, and the Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission, respectively. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Victoria School - Social media post by James Mullinger, photograph taken of a page from Saint John on the March (1984) by George Betts et al., described as a "tribute to the city by its citizens in its centennial year." Original image shows the Puppet Club at the Victoria School in Saint John, dated at 1948. Victoria School has ceased to exist since 1950. Puppet Club at Victoria School in Saint John, New Brunswick. 1948. Includes Donald Sutherland (third from right). Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

In 2017, Sutherland sent a letter to a Saint John Free Public Library, he detailed how he and his family had lived in a farmhouse in Lakeside, located in present-day Hampton, before moving to Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, at the age of 12, where he spent his teenage years. His first part-time job, at the age of 14, was as a news correspondent for local radio station CKBW. At the age of 19, Sutherland was an exchange student in Finland where he spent four months, and lived near an iron mine located in Otanmäki, Kainuu.

Actor Donald Sutherland attends the photocall of the movie "The Leisure Seeker" (Ella and John) presented in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2017 at Venice Lido. Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images

The Saint John Free Public Library incorporated in 1883, was the first tax-supported public library in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, hence the inclusion of "Free" in the title. The Saint John Free Public Library consists of three branches, the central branch in the Market Square complex, East Branch in the Saint John Transit Building, and West Branch in Lancaster Mall. All of these libraries are under the Fundy Library Region, which is headquartered in Market Square. Photo Credit: Google Images

Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. With a 2021 population of 8,790, Bridgewater is the largest town in the South Shore region. Priding itself as "The Main Street of the South Shore," Bridgewater has long been established as the primary commercial and professional service centre in the southern half of the province. The community boasts a diverse local economy, as well as larger national and international employers. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

CKBW-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 98.1 FM in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. The station also operates in Liverpool at 94.5 and in Shelburne at 93.1. The station plays a classic hits format branded as CKBW. CKBW is owned & operated by Acadia Broadcasting which also owns sister station CJHK-FM. Photo Credit: CKBW

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland covers an area of 338,145 square kilometres (130,559 sq mi)and has a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish, of which 84.9 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by different styles of ceramics. The Bronze Age and Iron Ages were marked by contacts with other cultures in Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. From the late 13th century, Finland became part of the Swedish Empire as a result of the Northern Crusades. In 1809, as a result of the Finnish War, Finland was captured from Sweden and became a Grand Duchy of Finland, an autonomous state ruled by the Russian Empire. During this period, Finnish art flourished and the idea of full independence began to take hold. In 1906, Finland became the first European state to grant universal suffrage, and the first in the world to give all adult citizens the right to run for public office. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, Finland declared its full independence. In 1918 the young nation was divided by the Finnish Civil War. During World War II, Finland fought against the Soviet Union in the Winter War and the Continuation War, and later against Nazi Germany in the Lapland War. As a result, it lost parts of its territory but retained its independence. Finland remained a largely agricultural country until the 1950s. After World War II, it industrialised quickly and established an advanced economy, with a welfare state built on the Nordic model. This allowed the country to experience overall prosperity and high per capita income. During the Cold War, Finland officially embraced a policy of neutrality. Since then, it has become a member of the European Union in 1995, the Eurozone in 1999, and NATO in 2023. Finland is a member of various international organisations, such as the United Nations, the Nordic Council, the Schengen Area, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The nation performs exceedingly well in national performance metrics, including education, economic competitiveness, civil liberties, quality of life, and human development.

Old bar in Otanmäki village Otanmäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈotɑnˌmæki]) is a village to the south-west of Kajaani, Finland. Otanmäki is located in Vuolijoki within the bounds of the City of Kajaani municipality. The railway rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transtech Oy has a factory in Otanmäki, which has produced many of VR's railway carriages. In the early 1950s, the Canadian actor Donald Sutherland was an exchange student in Finland for four months and he lived in Otanmäki, among other places.

Kainuu, also historically known as Cajania[3] (Swedish: Kajanaland), is one of the 19 regions of Finland (maakunta / landskap). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia (Republic of Karelia). Culturally Kainuu is part of larger Eastern-Finnish cultural heritage. The dialect of Kainuu resembles Savonian and Karelian dialects.

Sutherland graduated from Bridgewater High School. He then began studying at the University of Toronto, where he initially studied engineering and drama, before transferring to its affiliate college, Victoria University, where he met his first wife Lois May Hardwick. He graduated in 1958, with a dual degree in engineering and drama. Sutherland had at one point been a member of the “UC Follies” comedy troupe in Toronto. Sutherland changed his mind about becoming an engineer, and left Canada for Britain in 1957, where his passion for acting led him to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). His early career was marked by roles in British television series and theater productions, where he honed his craft and developed the distinctive screen presence that would become his hallmark.

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) is the public school board responsible for the administration of elementary, junior high, and high school education in Lunenburg County and Queens County in Nova Scotia, Canada. The South Shore Regional Centre for Education was established on April 1, 2018 by the Nova Scotia Education Reform Act. It replaced the South Shore Regional School Board which was created August 1, 2004 by an Act of the provincial legislature

The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises 11 colleges each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs and significant differences in character and history. The university maintains three campuses, the oldest of which is St. George, located in downtown Toronto. The other two satellite campuses are located in Scarborough and Mississauga. The University of Toronto offers over 700 undergraduate and 200 graduate programs. The university receives the most annual scientific research funding and endowment of any Canadian university. It is also one of two members of the Association of American Universities outside the United States, alongside McGill University. Academically, the University of Toronto is noted for influential movements and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory, known collectively as the Toronto School. The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, the first artificial cardiac pacemaker, and the site of the first successful lung transplant and nerve transplant. The university was also home to the first electron microscope, the development of deep learning, neural network, multi-touch technology, the identification of the first black hole Cygnus X-1, and the development of the theory of NP-completeness. The University of Toronto is the recipient of both the single largest philanthropic gift in Canadian history, a $250 million donation from James and Louise Temerty in 2020, and the largest ever research grant in Canada, a $200 million grant from the Government of Canada in 2023. The Varsity Blues are the athletic teams that represent the university in intercollegiate league matches, primarily within U Sports, with ties to gridiron football, rowing and ice hockey. The earliest recorded instance of gridiron football occurred at University of Toronto's University College in November 1861. The university's Hart House is an early example of the North American student centre, simultaneously serving cultural, intellectual, and recreational interests within its large Gothic-revival complex. University of Toronto alumni include five Prime Ministers of Canada (including William Lyon Mackenzie King and Lester B. Pearson), three Governors General of Canada, nine foreign leaders, and 17 justices of the Supreme Court of Canada. As of 2019, 12 Nobel laureates, six Turing Award winners, 100 Rhodes Scholars, and one Fields Medalist have been affiliated with the university.

Victoria University is a federated university, which forms part of the wider University of Toronto. The school was founded in 1836 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada as a nonsectarian literary institution. From 1841 to 1890, Victoria operated as an independent degree-granting university, before federating with the University of Toronto in 1890, relocating from Cobourg to Toronto. The school consists of two academic colleges: Victoria College, the undergraduate college of Victoria University, which serves as one of the seven colleges in the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science. Emmanuel College, the postgraduate theological college of Victoria University, affiliated with the United Church of Canada and the Toronto School of Theology. Victoria is situated in the northeastern part of the University of Toronto campus, adjacent to the University of St. Michael's College and Queen's Park. Among its residential halls is Annesley Hall, a National Historic Site of Canada. A major centre for Reformation and Renaissance studies, the university is home to international scholarly projects and holdings devoted to pre-Puritan English drama and the works of Desiderius Erasmus.

Donald Sutherland in his college graduate photo from 1958. Photo Credit: University of Toronto

The main entrance to LAMDA The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. The institution is ranked 6th in the world by The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the 25 top drama schools. The academy's graduates work regularly at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, and the theatres of London's West End and Hollywood, as well as on the BBC, HBO, and Broadway. It is registered as a company under the name LAMDA Ltd and as a charity under its trading name London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. There is an associate organisation in America under the name of American Friends of LAMDA (AFLAMDA). A very high proportion of LAMDA's stage management and technical theatre graduates find work in their chosen field within weeks of graduation. LAMDA alumni have received 5 Academy Awards (out of 13 Oscar nominations), 10 SAG Awards, 13 Tonys, 15 Emmys, 19 Golden Globes, 21 BAFTAs, and 39 Olivier Awards. LAMDA is in partnership with the Fulbright Program. Each year one U.S. applicant is awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the UK Fulbright Commission to study for a Master of Arts in classical acting at the school. LAMDA Examinations in the fields of speech, drama, communication, and performance are taken by external students and are recognised by Ofqual, the regulator in England, and its counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland. LAMDA-accredited examinations at Level 3 or above are recognised within the UCAS Tariff system. LAMDA's Principal is Professor Mark O'Thomas, who succeeded Director Sarah Frankcom in 2022. Benedict Cumberbatch succeeded Timothy West as President of LAMDA's board of trustees in 2018.

circa 1975: Canadian film star Donald Sutherland. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland Photo by Bardo Fabiani/WireImage

Rise to Fame

Sutherland’s breakthrough came with his role in the war film The Dirty Dozen (1967), which showcased his ability to blend intensity with a charismatic screen presence. This was followed by memorable performances in Robert Altman‘s satirical war comedy M*A*S*H (1970) playing the leading role as Hawkeye Pierce and the World War II action-comedy Kelly’s Heroes (1970) as hippie tank commander “Oddball”. These roles catapulted him to international stardom and established him as a versatile actor capable of tackling both dramatic and comedic roles.

Donald Sutherland as Vernon L. Pinkley in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) Photo Credit: MGM Studios

Directed by Robert Aldrich, with Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, and Lukas Heller, and Based on "The Dirty Dozen" 1965 novel by E. M. Nathanson, and Produced by Kenneth Hyman, Starring: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes*, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker, Robert Webber, with Cinematography by Edward Scaife, and Edited by Michael Luciano, with Music by Frank De Vol, and Production company: Kenneth Hyman Production, and Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1967)

Donald Sutherland portrait from the 1967 World War 2 film 'The Dirty Dozen'. Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images

Robert Altman, American filmmaker, 12th December 2000. Altman has been an enduring figure in film since the New Hollywood era, and is known as one of the most influential filmmakers in American cinema. One of his most notable films was MASH (1970), part of the hugely popular franchise. MASH received five Academy Award nominations as well as the Palme d'Or at Cannes. In 2006 Altman was recognised with an Honorary Academy Award for his work. Photo by Eamonn McCabe/Popperfoto via Getty Images

Directed by Robert Altman, with Screenplay by Ring Lardner Jr., and Based on "MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors" 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and Produced by Ingo Preminger, Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, René Auberjonois, with Cinematography by Harold E. Stine, and Edited by Danford B. Greene, with Music by Johnny Mandel, and Production companies: Aspen Productions, and Ingo Preminger Productions, and Distributed by 20th Century-Fox (1971)

Donald Sutherland making point while sitting in a scene from the film 'MASH', 1970. Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images

Directed by Brian G. Hutton, and Written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and Produced by Gabriel Katzka, Harold Loeb, and Sidney Beckerman, Starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa, and Edited by John Jympson, with Music by Lalo Schifrin, and Production companies: Katzka-Loeb Productions, Avala Film, and The Warriors Company, and Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1970)

Donald Sutherland portrait as Sgt Oddball in the World War 2 action comedy 'Kelly's Heroes' 1970. Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland (left) and Don Rickles in the war film 'Kelly's Heroes', directed by Brian G. Hutton, 1970. Photo by MGM Studios/Archive Photos/Getty Images

Publicity portrait of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland during the production of the film 'Kelly's Heroes' )directed by Brian G Hutton) , Vizinada, Croatia, 1969. Photo by Lawrence Schiller/Polaris Communications/Getty Images

Iconic Roles and Acclaimed Performances

Sutherland’s filmography is a testament to his range and talent. In Klute (1971), he delivered a nuanced performance opposite Jane Fonda, earning critical acclaim. During the filming of the Academy Award-winning detective thriller, Sutherland had an intimate relationship with co-star Jane Fonda. Sutherland and Fonda went on to work together and co-produce and star together in the anti-Vietnam War docuemtary F.T.A. (1972). As a follow-up to their film Klute, Sutherland and Fonda performed together in Steelyard Blues (1973). His portrayal of a grieving father in Don’t Look Now (1973) remains one of his most haunting and unforgettable roles, which saw him nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. Sutherland’s collaboration with esteemed directors continued with Bernardo Bertolucci‘s 1900 (1976) and Federico Fellini‘s Casanova (1976) where he played Giacomo Casanova, further cementing his status as a leading actor of his generation.

Actor Donald Sutherland arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

A poster for Alan J. Pakula's 1971 crime thriller, 'Klute', starring Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda. Photo by Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images

American actor Donald Sutherland as John Klute in the film 'Klute', 1971. Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland and American actress Jane Fonda on the set of Klute directed by Alan J. Pakula. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images

American actors Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland sit together and smile during a performance of the anti-war road show 'F.T.A. (Free the Army),' New York, New York, 1971. The title of the show is a play on the expression 'Fuck the Army.' Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images

10th April 1972: Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, wearing a tuxedo, sits next to American actor Jane Fonda at the Academy Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California. Fonda won the Best Actress Oscar that night for her role in director Alan Pakula's film, Klute,' in which Sutherland also starred. Photo by Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images

FUSSA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 10: Actors Jane Fonda (C), Donald Sutherland (R) and the FTA (Free The Army) tour members perform onstage at Fussa Civic Hall on December 10, 1971 in Fussa, Tokyo, Japan. Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images

Directed by Francine Parker, and Written by Michael Alaimo, Len Chandler, Pamela Donegan, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Nancy Dowd, Rita Martinson, Robin Menken, Holly Near, Dalton Trumbo (book) Johnny Got His Gun, and Produced by Francine Parker, Jane Fonda, and Donald Sutherland, Starring: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Michael Alaimo, Len Chandler, Pamela Donegan, Rita Martinson, Paul Mooney, Holly Near, Peter Boyle, with Cinematography by Eric Saarinen, Juliana Wang, and Joan Weidman, and Edited by Michael Beaudry, Joel Moorwood, and Judy Reidel, with Music by Homer Swan, Aminadav Aloni, and Yale Zimmerman, Distributed by American International Pictures (1972)

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, wearing a beige suit, attends an FTA (Free The Army) event, United States, August 1972. The FTA was an anti-Vietnam War road show for American troops, designed as a response to Bob Hope's pro-war USO (United Service Organisations) tour; this event was a kidney disease fundraiser. Photo by Richard Nairin/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

American actress Jane Fonda looks to her right and smiles during a performance of the anti-war road show 'F.T.A. (Free the Army),' New York, New York, 1971. The title of the show, which also featured actor Donald Sutherland, is a play on the expression 'Fuck the Army.' Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda in the Film 'Steelyard Blues'- 1975 Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images

Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in a scene from the film 'Steelyard Blues', 1973. Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images

Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland the film 'Steelyard Blues', 1973. Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland in "Don't Look Now" (1973) Photo Credit: Getty Images

Don't Look Now, poster, British poster, from left: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, 1973. Photo by LMPC via Getty Images

Bernardo Bertolucci OMRI ( 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. With The Last Emperor (1987) he became the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director, and he received many other accolades including a BAFTA Award, a César Award, two Golden Globes, a Golden Lion in 2007, and an Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2011. A protégé of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertolucci made his directorial debut at 22. His second film, Before the Revolution (1964), earned strong international reviews and has since gained classic status, being called a "masterpiece of Italian cinema" by Film4. His 1970 film The Conformist, an adaptation of the Alberto Moravia novel, is considered a classic of international cinema, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the prestigious Berlin Golden Bear. His 1972 erotic drama Last Tango in Paris was controversial due to its rape scene and comments made by actress Maria Schneider about her treatment on set. Bertolucci's later films such as the historical epic 1900 (1976), the family drama La Luna (1979), and the darkly comedic Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981), were also controversial but acclaimed. His 1987 film The Last Emperor, a biopic of Chinese monarch Puyi, was a critical and commercial success, earning rave reviews and sweeping the 60th Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director). He followed its success with two more films in his "Oriental Trilogy" – The Sheltering Sky, an adaptation of the novel of the same name, and Little Buddha, a Buddhist religious epic. His 1996 film, Stealing Beauty, brought him his second of two Palme d'Or nominations. He continued directing well into the 21st century, releasing his final film, Me and You, in 2012. Bertolucci's films often deal with themes of politics, sexuality, history, class conflict, and social taboos; and his style has influenced several filmmakers. Several of his films have appeared on lists of the greatest films of all time.

Donald Sutherland in "1900" (1976) Photo Credit: Getty Image

Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, with Screenplay by Franco Arcalli, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Produced by Alberto Grimaldi, Starring: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Laura Betti, Werner Bruhns, Stefania Casini, Sterling Hayden, Anna Henkel-Grönemeyer, Ellen Schwiers, Alida Valli, Romolo Valli, Stefania Sandrelli, Donald Sutherland, Burt Lancaster, with Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro, and Edited by Franco Arcalli, with Music by Ennio Morricone, and Production companies: Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA), Les Productions Artistes Associés, Artemis Film, and Distributed by 20th Century-Fox (Italy and UK) (1976)

Directed by Federico Fellini Screenplay by Federico Fellini Bernardino Zapponi Based on Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo Casanova Produced by Alberto Grimaldi Starring Donald Sutherland Cinematography Giuseppe Rotunno Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni Music by Nino Rota Production company PEA Distributed by Titanus

ROME - JULY 10: Movie Director Federico Fellini on the set of Casanova with Donald Sutherland on July 10, 1975 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland as 18th-century libertine Casanova in the Federico Fellini's 1976 rendition of Casanova. Photo by John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic and provocative sources of information about the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. Casanova was known to use pseudonyms, such as baron or count of Farussi (the maiden name of his mother) or Chevalier de Seingalt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ɡɑl]). After he began writing in French, following his second exile from Venice, he often signed his works as "Jacques Casanova de Seingalt". He claims to have mingled with European royalty, popes, and cardinals, along with the artistic figures Voltaire, Goethe, and Mozart. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women, that his name "might be said to be synonymous with libertine". His final years were spent in Dux Chateau (Bohemia) as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote his autobiography.

In the late 1970s, Sutherland appeared in the cult classic National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) as pot-smoking Professor Dave Jennings, and expanding his reach among younger fans due to the film’s popularity, and the sci-fi horror Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) where Sutherland played health inspector Matthew Bennell. His portrayal of a conflicted and grieving father Calvin Jarrett in Robert Redford‘s Ordinary People (1980) alongside Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton earned him widespread praise and showcased his ability to convey deep emotional complexity. Sutherland was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama.

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, wearing a brown blazer over a white shirt with a black tie, United States, March 1971. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Directed by John Landis, and Written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller, and Produced by Matty Simmons, and Ivan Reitman, Starring: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Charles Correll, and Edited by George Folsey Jr., with Music by Elmer Bernstein, and Production company: Universal Pictures, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (1978)

Donald Sutherland as Professor Dave Jennings in "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Directed by Philip Kaufman, with Screenplay by W. D. Richter, and Based on "The Body Snatchers" 1954 novel by Jack Finney, and Produced by Robert H. Solo, Starring: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, with Cinematography by Michael Chapman, and Edited by Douglas Stewart, with Music by Denny Zeitlin, and Production company: Solofilm, and Distributed by United Artists (1978)

Canadian actor Donald Sutherland on the set of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", based on the novel by Jack Finney, and directed by Philip Kaufman. Photo by United Artists/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland as Clavin Jarrett in "Ordinary People" (1980) Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures

Directed by Robert Redford, with Screenplay by Alvin Sargent, and Based on "Ordinary People" by Judith Guest, and Produced by Ronald L. Schwary, Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, with Cinematography by John Bailey, and Edited by Jeff Kanew, with Music by Marvin Hamlisch, and Production company: Wildwood Enterprises, Inc, and Distributed by Paramount Pictures (1980)

Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore are shown in a scene from their movie, Ordinary People directed by Robert Redford and released by Paramount Pictures. They are shown conversing closely to each other. Sutherland and Moore attempt to pick up the pieces of their shattered life after a major tragedy by planning a holiday trip to London in this Paramount Picture's release, a Wildwood Enterprises Production. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Timothy Hutton, and DOnald Sutherland in "Ordinary People" (1980) Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures

Continued Success and Later Career

Sutherland’s career continued to flourish in the following decades with standout roles in films such as A Dry White Season (1989), alongside Marlon Brando and Susan Sarandon. Sutherland then played incarcerated pyromaniac Ronald Bartel in the Kurt Russell and Robert DeNiro Firefighter thriller Backdraft (1991). In Oliver Stone‘s JFK (1991) Sutherland played mysterious Washington intelligence office Mr. X, reputed to have been L. Fletcher Prouty, who spoke of links to the military–industrial complex in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Then he took a comedic turn as Merrick Jamison-Smythe the vampire hunter in the teen film Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), with Kristy Swanson. He also co-starred with Will Smith and Stockard Channing as the snobbish New York City art dealer Flanders “Flan” Kittredge in Six Degrees of Seperation (1993), and Without Limits (1998) as Bill Bowerman in the sports drama for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

Donald Sutherland in 1993 Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Directed by Euzhan Palcy, and Screenplay by Colin Welland, and Euzhan Palcy, and Based on "A Dry White Season" by Andre Brink. and Produced by Paula Weinstein, and Starring: Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Jürgen Prochnow, Zakes Mokae, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando, with Cinematography by Pierre-William Glenn, and Kelvin Pike, and Edited by Glenn Cunningham, and Sam O'Steen, with Music by Dave Grusin, and Production companies: Davros Films, and Sundance Productions, and Distributed by MGM/UA (1989)

Donald Sutherland as Ben du Toit in "A Dry White Season" (1989) Photo Credit: MGM/United Artists

Marlon Brando as Ian McKenzie in "A Dry White Season" (1989) Photo Credit: MGM/United Artists

Susan Sarandon as Melanie Bruwer in "A Dry White Season" (1989) Photo Credit: MGM/United Artists

Donald Sutherland as as Ronald Bartel in "Backdraft" (1991) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Robert De Niro as Captain/Fire Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale, Office of Fire Investigation in "Backdraft" (1991) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Kurt Russell as Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, Russell also plays Captain Dennis McCaffrey in "Backdraft" (1991) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Directed by Ron Howard, and Written by Gregory Widen, and Produced by Richard B. Lewis, John Watson, and Pen Densham, Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, with Cinematography by Mikael Salomon, and Edited by Daniel P. Hanley, and Mike Hill, with Music by Hans Zimmer, and Production companies: Imagine Films Entertainment, and Trilogy Entertainment Group, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (1991)

New York, NY: "JFK" film producer Oliver Stone is interviewed at the Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on July 15, 1992, the night Robert F. Kennedy was honored. Photo by Richard Lee/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland as Mr. X in "JFK" (1991) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Leroy Fletcher Prouty (January 24, 1917 – June 5, 2001) served as Chief of Special Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President John F. Kennedy. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he retired from military service to become a bank executive. He subsequently became a critic of U.S. foreign policy, particularly the covert activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which he believed was working on behalf of a secret world elite. Prouty's commentary on the Kennedy assassination circulated widely from the 1970s to 1990s, as a key source for conspiracy theories about it. He was the inspiration for the character "Mr. X" in Oliver Stone's film JFK.

Directed by Oliver Stone, with Screenplay by Oliver Stone, and Zachary Sklar, and Based on "On the Trail of the Assassins" by Jim Garrison, and "Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy" by Jim Marrs, and Produced by A. Kitman Ho, and Oliver Stone, Starring: Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker, Jay O. Sanders, Sissy Spacek, and Cinematography by Robert Richardson, and Edited by Joe Hutshing, and Pietro Scalia, with Music by John Williams, and Production companies: Le Studio Canal+, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films, and Ixtlan Corporation, and Distributed by Warner Bros. (1991)

The expression military–industrial complex (MIC) describes the relationship between a country's military and the defense industry that supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy. A driving factor behind the relationship between the military and the defense-minded corporations is that both sides benefit—one side from obtaining weapons, and the other from being paid to supply them. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the armed forces of the United States, where the relationship is most prevalent due to close links among defense contractors, the Pentagon, and politicians. The expression gained popularity after a warning of the relationship's detrimental effects, in the farewell address of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1961. In the context of the United States, the appellation is sometimes extended to military–industrial–congressional complex (MICC), adding the U.S. Congress to form a three-sided relationship termed an "iron triangle". Its three legs include political contributions, political approval for military spending, lobbying to support bureaucracies, and oversight of the industry; or more broadly, the entire network of contracts and flows of money and resources among individuals as well as corporations and institutions of the defense contractors, private military contractors, the Pentagon, Congress, and the executive branch.

KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, 1963. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in downtown Dallas, 22 November 1963.Polaroid photo by Mary Moorman taken a fraction of a second after the fatal shot Photo Credit: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox

Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, and Written by Joss Whedon, and Produced by Howard Rosenman, and Kaz Kuzui, Starring: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, with Cinematography by James Hayman, and Edited by Jill Savitt, and Music by Carter Burwell, and Production companies: Sandollar Productions, and Kuzui Enterprises, and Distributed by 20th Century Fox (1992)

Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox

Will Smith as Paul in "Six Degrees of Separation" (1993) Photo Credit: MGM/Warner Bros. Pictures

Stockard Channing as Louisa "Ouisa" Kittredge in "Six Degrees of Separation" (1993) Photo Credit: MGM/Warner Bros. Pictures

Donald Sutherland as Flanders "Flan" Kittredge in "Six Degrees of Separation" (1993) Photo Credit: MGM/Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by Fred Schepisi, with Screenplay by John Guare, and Based on "Six Degrees of Separation" by John Guare, and Produced by Fred Schepisi, and Arnon Milchan, Starring: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison, Ian McKellen, with Cinematography by Ian Baker, and Edited by Peter Honess, with Music by Jerry Goldsmith, and Production companies: Maiden Movies, and New Regency, and Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States and Japan), and Warner Bros. (International) (1993)

Directed by Robert Towne, and Written by Robert Towne, and Kenny Moore, and Produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner, Starring: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, with Cinematography by Conrad L. Hall, and Edited by Charles Ireland, Robert K. Lambert, and Claire Simpson, with Music by Randy Miller, and Production companies: Warner Bros., and Cruise/Wagner Productions, and Distributed by Warner Bros. (1998)

Donald Sutherland as Bill Bowerman in "Without Limits" (1998) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe Awards Statues.

In addition to his film work, Sutherland made significant contributions to television. His portrayal of the serial killer-obsessed investigator Colonel (later General) Mikhail Fetisov in the HBO movie Citizen X (1995) earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Sutherland also played Major General Donald McClintock alongside Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman in Wolfgang Petersen‘s Outbreak (1995) in film. He was later cast in 1996 (for only the second time) with his son Kiefer in Joel Schumacher‘s film A Time to Kill. Sutherland played the famous American Civil War General P.G.T. Beauregard in the 1999 film The Hunley. He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miiseries or Film for his role as Clark Clifford in the HBO film Path to War (2002).

Donald Sutherland in 1995 Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland as Colonel (later General) Mikhail Fetisov in "Citizen X" (1995) Photo Credit: HBO

Genre: Biography, Crime, and Drama, and Based on "The Killer Department" by Robert Cullen, with Screenplay by Chris Gerolmo, and Directed by Chris Gerolmo, Starring: Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn, Joss Ackland, John Wood, Ion Caramitru, Imelda Staunton, with Music by Randy Edelman, and Country of origin: United States, with Original language: English, and Executive producers: Laura Bickford, Matthew Chapman, and David R. Ginsburg, and Producer: Timothy Marx, with Cinematography by Robert Fraisse, and Editor: William Goldenberg, with Running time: 105 minutes, and Production companies: HBO Pictures, and Citadel Entertainment, Original Network: HBO (1995)

Actor Donald Sutherland at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards Show on September 10, 1995, in Pasadena, California. Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images

Golden Globe winner for best Actor In A Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series Or Television Movie " Citizen X" Donald Sutherland on stage during the 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 21, 1996-- Photo by: Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank

Donald Sutherland as Major General Donald McClintock in "Outbreak" (1995) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Morgan Freeman, and Donald Sutherland in "Outbreak" (1995) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Dustin Hoffman as Colonel Sam Daniels, MD in "Outbreak" (1995) Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Director Wolfgang Peterson attends the premiere of the film "Outbreak" March 6, 1995 in Los Angeles, CA. The film, which stars Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey, depicts the spread of a disease based on the Ebola virus. Photo by Barry King/Liaison

Donald Sutherland as Lucien Wilbanks in "A Time to Kill" (1996) Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures

Kiefer Sutherland as Freddie Lee Cobb in "A Time to Kill" (1996) Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures

Joel Schumacher directing "A Time to Kill" (1996) Photo Credit: Warner Bros Pictures

Directed by Joel Schumacher, with Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, and Based on "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham, and Produced by Arnon Milchan, John Grisham, Michael Nathanson, and Hunt Lowry, Starring: Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Brenda Fricker, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Patrick McGoohan, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Peter Menzies Jr., and Edited by William Steinkamp, with Music by Elliot Goldenthal, and Production company: Regency Enterprises, and Distributed by Warner Bros. (1996)

Donald Sutherland as Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard in "The Hunley" (1999) Photo Credit: TNT

Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was an American military officer known as being the Confederate General who started the American Civil War at the battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult. He signed correspondence as G. T. Beauregard. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Genre: Historical drama, with Screenplay by John Gray, and Story by John Fasano, and John Gray, and Directed by John Gray, Starring: Armand Assante, Donald Sutherland, Alex Jennings, Christopher Bauer, Gerry Becker, with Music by Randy Edelman, and Country of origin: United States, with Original language: English, and Executive producers: Andrew Adelson, and Tracey Alexander, and Producer: Mitch Engel, with Cinematography by John Thomas, and Editor: Maryann Brandon, and Running time: 94 minutes, and Production company: Adelson Entertainment, and Original Network: TNT (1999)

Actor Donald Sutherland holds his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards 19 January 2003. Sutherland won for his role in "Path to War." Photo by Hector Mata/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland as Clark Clifford in "Path to War" (2002) Photo Credit: HBO

Genre: Biographical, and Written by Daniel Giat, and Directed by John Frankenheimer, Starring: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, John Aylward, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, Diana Scarwid, Sarah Paulson, Gerry Becker, and Peter Jacobson, with Music by Gary Chang, and Country of origin: United States, with Original language: English, and Executive producers: Cary Brokaw, John Frankenheimer, Edgar J. Scherick, and Howard Dratch, and Producers: Guy Riedel, and Shirley Davis, with Cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt, and Nancy Schreiber, and Editor: Richard Francis-Bruce, and Running time: 165 minutes, and Production companies: Avenue Pictures, Edgar J. Scherick Associates, and HBO Films, and Original Network: HBO (2002)

In more recent years, Sutherland was known for his role as Reverend Monroe in the Civil War drama Cold Mountain (2003), Lou Aldryn in the drama thriller Baltic Storm (2003), John Bridger in the remake of The Italian Job (2003), Nathan Templeton in the TV series Commander in Chief (2005–2006), Ogden C. Osbourne in the film Fierce People (2005) with Diane Lane and Anton Yelchin. Sutherland’s performance as the domineering Mr. Bennet in Joe Wright‘s adaptation of Pride & Prejudice (2005) demonstrated his enduring appeal and versatility. Sutherland also appeared in notable television projects such as Uprising (2001), Human Trafficking (2005). His distinctive voice was also used in many radio and television commercials, including those for Delta Air Lines, Volvo automobiles, and Simply Orange orange juice.

Donald Sutherland as Reverend Monroe filming "Cold Mountain" (2003) Photo Credit: Miramax Films

Directed by Anthony Minghella, with Screenplay by Anthony Minghella, and Based on "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier, and Produced by Sydney Pollack, William Horberg, Albert Berger, and Ron Yerxa, Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, with Cinematography by John Seale, and Edited by Walter Murch, with Music by Gabriel Yared, and Production companies: Mirage Enterprises, Bona Fide Productions, Castel Film, and Romania Cattleya, and Distributed by Miramax Films (2003)

Donald Sutherland as Lou Aldryn "Baltic Storm" (2003) Photo Credit: Google Images

Directed by Reuben Leder, and Written by Reuben Leder, and Produced by Kaj Holmberg, and Jutta Rabe, Starring: Greta Scacchi, Jürgen Prochnow, Rein Oja, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Nicolas Joray, and Robert Nordström, and Edited by Alan Strachan, with Music by Mauri Sumén (2003)

Donald Sutherland as John Bridger in "The Italian Job" (2003) Photo Credit: Paramout Pictures

Directed by F. Gary Gray, with Screenplay by Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers, and Based on "The Italian Job" 1969 film by Troy Kennedy Martin, and Produced by Donald De Line, Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Franky G, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Wally Pfister, and Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce, and Christopher Rouse, with Music by John Powell, and Production company: De Line Pictures, and Distributed by Paramount Pictures (2003)

Directed by Peter Collinson, and Written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and Produced by Michael Deeley, Starring: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, and Maggie Blye, with Cinematography by Douglas Slocombe, and Edited by John Trumper, with Music by Quincy Jones, and Production company: Oakhurst Productions, Distributed by Paramount Pictures (1969)

Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton on "Commander in Chief" (2005-06) Photo Credit: ABC

Genre: Political drama, Created by Rod Lurie, Starring: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix, Kyle Secor, Ever Carradine, Matt Lanter, Caitlin Wachs, Jasmine Anthony, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 17, with Executive producers: Rod Lurie, Steven Bochco, Marc Frydman, and Dee Johnson, with Producers: James Spies, and Sascha Schneider, Running time: 42 minutes, Production companies: Battleplan Productions, Steven Bochco Productions (from episode 8), and Touchstone Television, Original Network: ABC (2005-06)

Donald Sutherland as Ogden C. Osbourne in "Fierce People" (2005) Photo Credit: Lions Gate Films

Directed by Griffin Dunne, with Screenplay by Dirk Wittenborn, and Based on "Fierce People" by Dick Wittenborn, and Produced by Griffin Dunne, Nick Wechsler, and Dirk Wittenborn, Starring: Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, Anton Yelchin, Chris Evans, Kristen Stewart, with Cinematography by William Rexer, and Edited by Allyson C. Johnson, with Music by Nick Laird-Clowes, and Production company: Industry Entertainment, and Distributed by Lions Gate Films, and Autonomous Films (2005)

Diane Lane as Liz Earl in "Fierce People" (2005) Photo Credit: Lions Gate Films

Anton Yelchin as Finn Earl in "Fierce People" (2005) Photo Credit: Lions Gate Films

Donald Sutherland as Mr Bennet in "Pride & Prejudice" (2005) Photo Credit: Focus Features

Directed by Joe Wright, with Screenplay by Deborah Moggach, and Based on "Pride and Prejudice" 1813 novel by Jane Austen, and Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Paul Webster, Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Tom Hollander, Penelope Wilton, Judi Dench, with Cinematography by Roman Osin, and Edited by Paul Tothill, with Music by Dario Marianelli, and Production companies: Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Working Title Films, and Scion Films, and Distributed by Focus Features (United States), Mars Distribution (France), and United International Pictures (International) (2005)

Joe Wright directing Keira Knightley in "Pride & Prejudice" (2005) Photo Credit: Focus Features

Written by Jon Avnet, and Paul Brickman, and Directed by Jon Avnet, Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Jon Voight, Donald Sutherland, with Theme music composer: Maurice Jarre, and Country of origin: United States, and Original language: English, and Executive producers: Jon Avnet, Raffaella De Laurentiis, and Bill Haber, and Producers: Jon Avnet, and Jordan Kerner, with Cinematography by Denis Lenoir, and Editor: Sabrina Plisco, with Running time: 177 minutes, and Production companies: Brooklyn Films, Avnet/Kerner Productions, and Raffaella Productions, and Original Network: NBC (2001)

Donald Sutherland, and David Schwimmer in "Uprising" (2001) Photo Credit: NBC

Donald Sutherland as Agent Bill Meehan in "Human Trafficking" (2005) Photo Credit: Lifetime Network

Genre: Drama, and Crime, and Written by Carol Doyle, and Agatha Dominik, and Directed by Christian Duguay, and Starring: Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Remy Girard, and Theme music composer: Normand Corbiel, with Country of origin: Canada, and Original language: English, with Editors: Gaetan Huot, and Sylvain Lebel, with Running time: 176 minutes, and Original Network: Lifetime Television (2005)

The Hunger Games and Later Recognition

A new generation of fans discovered Sutherland through his portrayal of the ruthless President Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). His chilling performance brought depth and gravitas to the role, contributing to the series’ massive success. His role was well recieved by fans and critics. In 2018, Sutherland portrayed oil tycoon J. Paul Getty in the FX a historical drama series Trust as Getty delt with the kidnapping of his grandson as John Paul Getty III. In 2020, he appeared in the HBO limited series The Undoing (2020) alongside Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman. For his performance he received the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. In 2023, he took the role of Isaac C. Parker in the series Lawmen: Bass Reeves on Paramount+.

Donald Sutherland as President Coriolanus "Coryo" Snow in "The Hunger Games" (2012) Photo Credit: Lionsgate FIlms

Directed by Gary Ross, with Screenplay by Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, and Billy Ray, and Based on "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, and Produced by Nina Jacobson, and Jon Kilik, Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Tom Stern, and Edited by Stephen Mirrione, and Juliette Welfling, with Music by James Newton Howard, and Production company: Color Force, and Distributed by Lionsgate (2012)

Directed by Francis Lawrence, with Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, and Michael deBruyn, and Based on "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins, and Produced by Nina Jacobson, and Jon Kilik, Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Jo Willems, and Edited by Alan Edward Bell, with Music by James Newton Howard, and Production companies: Color Force, and Lionsgate, and Distributed by Lionsgate (2013)

Directed by Francis Lawrence, with Screenplay by Peter Craig, and Danny Strong, with Adaptation by Suzanne Collins, and Based on "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins, and Produced by Nina Jacobson, and Jon Kilik, and Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, with Cinematography by Jo Willems, and Edited by Alan Edward Bell, and Mark Yoshikawa, with Music by James Newton Howard, and Production companies: Color Force, and Lionsgate, and Distributed by Lionsgate (2014)

Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty in "Trust" (2018) Photo Credit: FX Networks

Jean Paul Getty Sr. (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American-born British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty. In 1957, Fortune magazine named him the wealthiest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records declared him the world's wealthiest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion (approximately $8.6 billion in 2023). At the time of his death, he was worth more than $6 billion (approximately $25 billion in 2023). A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th wealthiest American who ever lived (based on his wealth as a percentage of the concurrent gross national product). Getty is considered to have been frugal, notably negotiating his grandson's kidnapping ransom in 1973. He had five children and divorced five times. Getty was an avid collector of art and antiquities. His collection formed the basis of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; more than $661 million of his estate was left to the museum after his death. He established the J. Paul Getty Trust in 1953. The trust, which is the world's wealthiest art institution, operates the J. Paul Getty Museum Complexes: the Getty Center, the Getty Villa and the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute.

Genre: Drama, and Created by Simon Beaufoy, Starring: Donald Sutherland, Hilary Swank, Harris Dickinson, Michael Esper, Luca Marinelli, Hannah New, Giuseppe Battiston, Sophie Winkleman, Verónica Echegui, Francesco Colella, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giovanni D'Aleo, Nicola Rignanese, Niccolò Senni, Anna Chancellor, Amanda Drew, Andrea Arcangeli, Mauro Lamanna, Silas Carson, Jo Stone-Fewings, Laura Bellini, Sarah Bellini, Charlotte Riley, Brendan Fraser, with Composer: James Lavelle, and Country of origin: United States, Original languages: English, Italian, and Calabrian, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 10, and Executive producers: Christian Colson, Simon Beaufoy, and Danny Boyle, and Producer: Timothy Bricknell, with Cinematography by Christopher Ross, and Monika Lenczewska, and Editor: Elliot Graham, with Running time: 55–63 minutes, and Production companies: Cloud Eight Films, Decibel Films, Snicket Films, and FXP, and Original Network: FX (2018)

John Paul Getty III (born Eugene Paul Getty II; November 4, 1956 – February 5, 2011) was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta and held for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather was reluctant to pay, but, after John Paul Getty III's severed ear was received by a newspaper, the grandfather negotiated a payment of $2.2 million, and Getty was released five months after being kidnapped. Getty subsequently developed an addiction to drugs and alcohol, leading to an overdose and stroke which left him severely disabled for the rest of his life.

Donald Sutherland as Franklin Reinhardt in "The Undoing" (2020) Photo Credit: HBO

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological thriller, Created by David E. Kelley, Based on "You Should Have Known" by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Written by David E. Kelley, Directed by Susanne Bier, Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Édgar Ramírez, Noah Jupe, Lily Rabe, Matilda De Angelis, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Edan Alexander, Michael Devine, Donald Sutherland, with Music by Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine, and Opening theme "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Nicole Kidman, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 6, Executive producers: Celia Costas, Stephen Garrett, Bruna Papandrea, Per Saari, Nicole Kidman, David E. Kelley, and Susanne Bier, Producer: Deb Dyer, with Cinematography by Anthony Dod Mantle, and Editor: Ben Lester, Running time: 50–67 minutes, Production companies: David E. Kelley Productions, Blossom Films, Made Up Stories, and HBO Entertainment, Original Network: HBO (2020)

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in "The Undoing" (2020) Photo Credit: HBO

In this screengrab, Donald Sutherland accepts the Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Award at the 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards on March 07, 2021. Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association

Donald Sutherland as Judge Isaac Parker in "Lawmen: Bass Reeves" (2023) Photo Credit: Paramount+

Genre: Drama, and Western, Created by Chad Feehan, Based on "Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book One" by Sidney Thompson, and "Hell on the Border: The Bass Reeves Trilogy, Book Two" by Sidney Thompson, Starring: David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck, Barry Pepper, Dennis Quaid, Grantham Coleman, Donald Sutherland, with Theme music composer: Chanda Dancy, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 8, Executive producers: Ron Burkle, Chad Feehan, David Glasser, David Hutkin, David Oyelowo, Jessica Oyelowo, David Permut, Taylor Sheridan, and Bob Yari, Running time: 32–57 minutes, Production companies: Catch Fire, Yoruba Saxon, Bosque Ranch Productions, 101 Studios, and MTV Entertainment Studios, Original Network: Paramount+ (2023)

In recognition of his remarkable contributions to the arts, Sutherland was made an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 1978, and was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada in 2019. He was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2000 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. In 2016, he was a member of the main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

It's back. Canadian actor Donald Sutherland holds his Order of Canada medal; recovered by police Wednesday. An anonymous caller answered Sutherland's appeal and told officers where to find the actor's bag; containing airline tickets; jewelry and travellers' cheques. The thieves kept $3;500 in cash. Photo by Graham Bezant/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Donald Sutherland is invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Photo Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Wattie

Despite his status as one of the world’s great screen stars, there remains much of the Maritime lad he once was in Donald Sutherland – generous, soft-spoken, keenly intelligent, and endlessly curious. Three years into his studies in the engineering program at the University of Toronto, Sutherland agreed to appear in a campus production of Edward Albee’s The Male Animal. Immediately he knew he’d found his life’s work. Throughout the late ’50s and ’60s, Sutherland struggled to gain a foothold in film – appearing films such as Castle Of The Living Dead and Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors. If it hadn’t been for Christopher Plummer, fans might have been denied the gift of Sutherland’s art. In 1968, he was earning his first decent film notices for a small but impressive part in The Dirty Dozen. His agent urged him to try his luck in Hollywood. But Sutherland was dead broke. Plummer supplied the needed cash for the move south, and soon afterward, Sutherland landed role of surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H. M*A*S*H emerged as one of the biggest artistic and popular successes of 1970, and critics were quick to herald Sutherland an “overnight” sensation, conveniently ignoring the fact that he’d already been toiling as a professional actor for nearly two decades. Sutherland’s list of film credits expanded to include more than 100 roles. From The Dirty Dozen to Ordinary People, JFK to Bethune, Sutherland’s performances are as varied as they are strong – he has never opted for safe or easy choices. For Sutherland, it’s never been about fame or fortune – even though, with typical humility, he insists he’s just a mortgage-paying father of five. He was awarded the OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on December 18, 1978. Interesting Facts At age 14, his first part-time job was as a news correspondent for local radio station, CKBW Though he and his companion, actress Francine Racette, now divide their time among homes in Los Angeles, Paris, and Québec, he also remains forever faithful to his homeland. When National Post columnist Linda Frum inquired about his citizenship, Sutherland simply replied: "Canada is where my heart is." Both Sutherland and Alan Alda, who took up the role of Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972) suffered from polio as children. Photo Credit: Canadian Walk of Fame

Ceremony honoring Donald Sutherland with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 26, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland at the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony honoring Donald Sutherland on January 26, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage

Flowers are placed on the star of late Canadian actor Donald Sutherland on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on June 20, 2024 in Hollywood. Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Hunger Games," has died at the age of 88, his son said on June 20. Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images

Canadian actor and member of the Jury Donald Sutherland arrives on stage on May 22, 2016 during the closing ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Photo credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images

Vanessa Paradis and Donald Sutherland (R) attend the Jury Press Conference during The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2016 in Cannes, France. Photo by Pool/Getty Images

Jury members Arnaud Desplechin, Laszlo Nemes, Vanessa Paradis, Katayoon Shahabi, Valeria Golino, George Miller, Kirsten Dunst, Donald Sutherland and Mads Mikkelsen attend the closing ceremony of the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2016 in Cannes, France. Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images

On September 6, 2017, it was announced that Sutherland, along with three other recipients, would receive an Honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences “for a lifetime of indelible characters, rendered with unwavering truthfulness”. At the ceremony, he was honored by Jennifer Lawrence, Colin Farrell, and Whoopi Goldberg. This was Sutherland’s only Academy Award in his then six decade long film career.

Donald Sutherland, winner of Honorary Award, speaks onstage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland, winner of Honorary Award presented by Jennifer Lawerence, speaks onstage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Colin Farrell speaks about Donald Sutherland, winner of Honorary Award, onstage at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Whoppi Goldberg speaks to the audience about Donald Sutherland, winner of Honorary Award, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 9th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 11, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Personal Life and Legacy

Donald Sutherland was a devoted father to five children, including actors Kiefer, Rossif, and Angus Sutherland. Sutherland married three times. His first marriage, to Lois May Hardwick, a head school teacher, lasted from 1959 to 1966. His second marriage, which lasted from 1966 to 1970, was to Shirley Douglas, daughter of Tommy Douglas, the social democratic former premier of Saskatchewan. Sutherland and Douglas had two children, twins Kiefer and Rachel. Sutherland married French Canadian actress Francine Racette in 1972. They had three sons – Rossif, Angus, and Roeg.

Donald Sutherland and his children attend the ceremony honoring him with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held on January 26, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic

Donald Sutherland and son Kiefer Sutherland, winner Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "24" Photo by Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic

Actor Kiefer Sutherland and his father, actor Donald Sutherland attend the ceremony honoring Kiefer Sutherland with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 9, 2008 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland and son Rossif during 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "Fierce People" World Premiere at Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York, New York, United States. Photo by Robin Platzer/FilmMagic

Donald Sutherland and son Angus Sutherland Photo by Barry King/WireImage

DOnald Sutherland's first marriage, to Lois May Hardwick, a head school teacher, lasted from 1959 to 1966. Photo Credit: Google

The Douglas-Sutherland clan circa 1970 (l-r): Kiefer, Donald, older brother Tommy, Rachel and Shirley. Photo Credit: Google Images

Thomas Clement Douglas PC CC SOM (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He left federal politics to become Leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan. His government introduced the continent's first single-payer, universal health care program. After setting up Saskatchewan's universal healthcare program, Douglas stepped down and ran to lead the newly formed federal New Democratic Party (NDP), the successor party of the national CCF. He was elected as its first federal leader in 1961. Although Douglas never led the party to government, through much of his tenure the party held the balance of power in the House of Commons. He was noted as being the main opposition to the imposition of the War Measures Act during the 1970 October Crisis. He resigned as leader the next year, but remained as a Member of Parliament until 1979. Douglas was awarded many honorary degrees, and a foundation was named for him and his political mentor M. J. Coldwell in 1971. In 1981, he was invested into the Order of Canada, and he became a member of Canada's Privy Council in 1984, two years before his death. In 2004, a CBC Television program named Tommy Douglas "The Greatest Canadian", based on a Canada-wide, viewer-supported survey.

Shirley Douglas and her children Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland in Toronto. Photo Credit: Google Images

Donald Sutherland & Canadian actress Francine Racette circa 1980s. Photo Credit: Google Images

Actor Donald Sutherland and family members attend the ceremony honoring Donald Sutherland with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 26, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images

Donald Sutherland died in Miami on June 20, 2024, after a long illness. Sutherland’s passing marks the end of an era for Hollywood, but his performances will continue to inspire and entertain audiences for generations to come. Sutherland leaves behind a rich legacy of diverse roles that highlight his exceptional talent and dedication to his craft. Donald Sutherland will be remembered as a true titan of cinema, whose contributions have forever enriched the landscape of film and television.