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 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 MovieMiniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing 2020 Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen 1967 MASH 1970 Kellys Heroes 1970 Klute 1971 Dont Look Now 1973 Fellinis 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 Shots Funeral 2001 The Italian Job 2003 Cold Mountain 2003 Pride Prejudice 2005 Aurora Borealis 2006 and The Hunger Games franchise 20122015 He was the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland Rossif Sutherland and Angus Sutherland
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