Donald Sutherland filmography
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Donald Sutherland's career spans more than 55 years. 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.[1][2][3] In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema.[4] 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), 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).
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | The World Ten Times Over | Tall Man in Nightclub | Uncredited |
1964 | Castle of the Living Dead | Sgt. Paul / The witch / The old man | |
1965 | Fanatic | Joseph | |
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Dr. Bob Carroll | Segment: "Vampire" | |
The Bedford Incident | Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay | ||
1966 | Promise Her Anything | Autograph-seeking Father | Uncredited |
1967 | Billion Dollar Brain | Scientist at Computer | |
The Dirty Dozen | Vernon L. Pinkley | ||
The Shuttered Room | Zebulon | Voice | |
1968 | Sebastian | Ackerman | |
Joanna | Lord Peter Sanderson | ||
The Split | Dave Negli | ||
Interlude | Lawrence | ||
Oedipus the King | Chorus Leader | ||
1970 | M*A*S*H | Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Laurel Award for Top Male Comedic Performance |
Start the Revolution Without Me | Charles / Pierre | ||
Kelly's Heroes | Sergeant "Oddball" | ||
The Act of the Heart | Father Michael Ferrier | ||
Alex in Wonderland | Alex Morrison | ||
1971 | Little Murders | Rev. Dupas | |
Johnny Got His Gun | Christ | ||
Klute | John Klute | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | |
1972 | F.T.A. | Himself | Documentary, also producer |
1973 | Steelyard Blues | Jesse Veldini | Also executive producer Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor |
Lady Ice | Andy Hammon | ||
Don't Look Now | John Baxter | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor | |
1974 | Alien Thunder | Sergeant Dan Candy | |
S*P*Y*S | Bruland | ||
1975 | The Day of the Locust | Homer Simpson | |
End of the Game | Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied | ||
1976 | 1900 | Attila Mellanchini | |
Fellini's Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | ||
The Eagle Has Landed | Liam Devlin | ||
1977 | The Kentucky Fried Movie | The Clumsy Waiter | Segment: "That's Armageddon" |
The Disappearance | Jay Mallory | ||
1978 | Blood Relatives | Steve Carella | |
National Lampoon's Animal House | Professor Dave Jennings | ||
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Matthew Bennell | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
1979 | Murder by Decree | Robert Lees | |
A Man, a Woman and a Bank | Reese Halperin | ||
The Great Train Robbery | Agar | ||
Bear Island | Frank Lansing | ||
1980 | North China Factory | Narrator | Documentary |
Ordinary People | Calvin Jarrett | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | |
Nothing Personal | Roger Keller | ||
1981 | Threshold | Dr. Thomas Vrain | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for Best Actor |
Gas | Nick the Noz | ||
Eye of the Needle | Henry Faber | ||
1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Officer Brian Costello | |
1984 | Ordeal by Innocence | Dr. Arthur Calgary | |
Crackers | Weslake | ||
1985 | Revolution | Sergeant Major Peasy | |
Heaven Help Us | Brother Thadeus | ||
1986 | The Wolf at the Door | Paul Gauguin | |
1987 | The Trouble with Spies | Appleton Porter | |
The Rosary Murders | Father Robert Koesler | ||
1988 | Apprentice to Murder | John Reese | |
1989 | Lost Angels | Doctor Charles Loftis | |
A Dry White Season | Ben du Toit | ||
Lock Up | Warden Drumgoole | Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor | |
1990 | Buster's Bedroom | O'Connor | |
Bethune: The Making of a Hero | Dr. Norman Bethune | ||
1991 | Scream of Stone | Ivan | |
JFK | X | ||
Eminent Domain | Josef Borski | ||
Backdraft | Ronald Bartel | ||
1992 | The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas | Narrator | |
The Railway Station Man | Roger Hawthorne | ||
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Merrick Jamison-Smythe | ||
The Setting Sun | John Williams | ||
1993 | Younger and Younger | Jonathan Younger | |
Six Degrees of Separation | Flan Kittredge | ||
Red Hot | Kirov | ||
Shadow of the Wolf | Henderson | ||
Benefit of the Doubt | Frank | ||
1994 | The Puppet Masters | Andrew Nivens | |
Punch | Craman | ||
Disclosure | Bob Garvin | ||
1995 | Outbreak | Major General Donald McClintock | |
1996 | Hollow Point | Garrett Lawton | |
A Time to Kill | Lucien Wilbanks | ||
1997 | The Assignment | Jack Shaw | |
Shadow Conspiracy | Jacob Conrad | ||
1998 | Free Money | Judge Rolf Rausenberger | |
Fallen | Lieutenant Stanton | ||
Without Limits | Bill Bowerman | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd Place) | |
1999 | Virus | Captain Robert Everton | |
Instinct | Doctor Ben Hillard | ||
2000 | Panic | Michael | |
Space Cowboys | Captain Jerry O'Neill | ||
The Art of War | United Nations Secretary-General Douglas Thomas | ||
Threads of Hope | Narrator | Documentary | |
2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Dr. Sid | Voice[5] |
Big Shot's Funeral | Rob Tyler | ||
2002 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | Himself / Giacomo Casanova | Documentary |
2003 | The Italian Job | John Bridger | |
Five Moons Square | Rosario Sarracino | ||
Baltic Storm | Lou Aldryn | ||
Cold Mountain | Reverend Monroe | ||
2005 | Aurora Borealis | Ronald | Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
Fierce People | Ogden C. Osbourne | ||
Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Bennet | Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
American Gun | Carl Wilk | ||
Lord of War | Colonel Oliver Southern | Voice | |
An American Haunting | John Bell | ||
2006 | Ask the Dust | Hellfrick | |
Beerfest | Johann von Wolfhaus | Uncredited | |
Land of the Blind | Thorne | ||
2007 | Reign Over Me | Judge Raines | |
Puffball | Lars | ||
Days of Darkness | Himself | ||
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | Narrator | ||
Trumbo | Himself | Documentary | |
2008 | Fool's Gold | Nigel Honeycutt | |
2009 | Astro Boy | President Stone | Voice[5] |
2010 | The Con Artist | John Kranski | |
2011 | The Mechanic | Harry McKenna | |
The Eagle | Aquila | ||
Horrible Bosses | Jack Pellitt | ||
Man on the Train | The Professor | ||
Jock the Hero Dog | Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick | Voice[5] | |
2012 | The Hunger Games | President Coriolanus Snow | |
Dawn Rider | Cochrane | ||
Assassin's Bullet | Ambassador Ashdown | ||
2013 | The Best Offer | Billy Whistler | |
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | President Coriolanus Snow | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | |
Jappeloup | John Lester | ||
2014 | The Calling | Father Price | |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | President Coriolanus Snow | Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain | |
2015 | Forsaken | Rev. Clayton | |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | President Coriolanus Snow | ||
2016 | Milton's Secret | Grandpa Howard | |
2017 | The Leisure Seeker | John Spencer | |
Basmati Blues | Gurgon | ||
2018 | Measure of a Man | Dr. Kahn | |
2019 | American Hangman | Judge Straight | |
Backdraft 2 | Ronald Bartel | Direct-to-DVD | |
Ad Astra | Colonel Thomas Pruitt | ||
The Burnt Orange Heresy | Jerome Debney | ||
2020 | Alone | Edward | |
2022 | Moonfall | Holdenfield | |
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone | Mr. Harrigan | Filming |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | Studio 4 | Switchboard Operator | Episode: "Flight Into Danger" |
Man of the World | Unhelpful Neighbour | Episode: "Portrait of a Girl"; uncredited | |
1963 | The Odd Man | Mitch Scott | Episode: "A Pattern of Little Silver Devils" |
The Sentimental Agent | Hotel Clerk | Episode: "A Very Desirable Plot" | |
1964 | Hamlet at Elsinore | Prince Fortinbras | Television film |
1965 | The Sullavan Brothers | Jonathan Vickers | 1 episode |
1965–1966 | The Saint | John Wood / Jim McCleery | 2 episodes |
1966 | A Farewell to Arms | Sim | 2 episodes |
Court Martial | Cpl. Brown | Episode: "All Is a Dream to Me" | |
Theatre 625 | Union Captain / Priest | 2 episodes | |
Gideon's Way | Phillip Guest | 1 episode Episode: "The Millionaires' Daughter" | |
1967 | The Avengers | Jessel | Episode: "The Superlative Seven" |
1967–1968 | Man in a Suitcase | Earle / Willard | 2 episodes |
1968 | The Sunshine Patriot | Benedeck | Television film |
1969 | The Champions | David Crayley | Episode: "Shadow of the Panther" |
The Name of the Game | Jerry Trevor | Episode: "The Suntan Mob" | |
1977 | Bethune[6] | Dr. Norman Bethune | Television film |
1983 | The Winter of Our Discontent | Ethan Allen Hawley | Television film |
1992 | Quicksand: No Escape | Murdoch | Television film Nominated — CableACE Award for Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries |
1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Captain William Marsden | Television film |
The Lifeforce Experiment | Dr. 'MAC' MacLean | Television film | |
1995 | Citizen X | Colonel Mikhail Fetisov | Television film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
1996 | The Simpsons | Hollis Hurlbut | Voice Episode: "Lisa the Iconoclast" |
1996 | Natural Enemy | Ted Robards | Television film |
1999 | Behind the Mask | Dr. Bob Shushan | Television film |
The Hunley | Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard | Television film | |
2001 | The Big Heist | Jimmy Burke | Television film |
Uprising | Adam Czerniaków | Television film | |
Queen Victoria's Empire | Narrator | 4 episodes | |
2002 | Path to War | Clark Clifford | Television film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2004 | Salem's Lot | Richard Straker | 2 episodes |
Frankenstein | Captain Walton | 2 episodes | |
2005–2006 | Commander-in-Chief | Nathan Templeton | 19 episodes Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2005 | Human Trafficking | Agent Bill Meehan | 4 episodes Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
2007–2009 | Dirty Sexy Money | Patrick "Tripp" Darling III | 23 episodes Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Earl Bartholomew | 4 episodes |
2011 | Moby Dick | Father Mapple | 2 episodes |
2012 | Treasure Island | Captain Flint | Episode #1.1 |
2013–2015 | Crossing Lines | Michel Dorn | 34 episodes |
2015 | Pirate's Passage | Captain Charles Johnson | Voice Television film |
2016–2017 | Ice | Pieter Van De Bruin | 8 episodes |
2018 | Trust | J. Paul Getty | 10 episodes |
2020 | The Undoing | Franklin Renner | 6 episodes Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
References[]
- ^ Singler, Leigh (19 February 2009). "Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (1 January 2016). "30 Great Actors Who've Never Been Oscar Nominated". Indiewire. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Robey, Tim (1 February 2016). "20 great actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "The Academy to honor Charles Burnett, Owen Roizman, Donald Sutherland and Agnès Varda with Oscars at 2017 Governors Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Donald Sutherland at Behind The Voice Actors
- ^ Bethune: The Making of a Hero
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