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My Take
Donald Sutherland's passing in 2024 closed one of cinema's longest and strangest careers, and I mean strange as praise. He never had a conventional leading man's face, so he built six decades out of intelligence, menace, and that unmistakable velvet voice. The Academy never once nominated him competitively, then handed him an honorary Oscar in 2017, which feels to me like the institution apologizing for its own blind spot. I love that he ended his run terrifying a whole new generation as President Snow. For me he defines the character actor's triumph: never the poster, always the reason the film lingers in your memory.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- ドナルド・サザーランド
- Name (Japanese)
- ドナルド・サザーランド
- Reading
- どなるど・さざーらんど
- Born
- July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / voice actor / spokesperson / film producer / character actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Bridgewater Junior High School
- University
- University of Toronto
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Companion of the Order of Canada
- Romy
- 2014 Teen Choice Award for Best Villain
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2017 Academy Honorary Award
- 2000 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2000 Governor General's Performing Arts Award
- 1995 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.