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 Donald Sutherland at the Mill Valley Film Festival, 2005 |
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| Born | Donald McNichol Sutherland [1] July 17, 1935 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lois Hardwick (1959–66) Shirley Douglas (1966–70) Francine Racette (1972–present) |
Donald McNichol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian actor with a film career spanning over 50 years. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Shirley Jean Douglas OC, LLD (born 2 April 1934) is a Canadian television film and stage actress and Activist. Francine Racette (born 1947 in Joliette Canada) is a French-Canadian actress. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works [1]
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Biography
Early life
Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Dorothy Isobel (née McNichol) and Frederick McLea Sutherland, who worked in sales and ran the local gas, electricity, and bus company. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally [2][1] He got his first part time job at age 14 as a news correspondent for local radio station CKBW in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. A part-time job carries fewer hours per week than a Full-time job and usually pays less than a full-time job Independent Local Radio Bridgewater ( 2006 population 7944 is a Town in Lunenburg County Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of He then studied at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and graduated with a double major in engineering and drama. Victoria University ("Vic" for short is a Federated school of the University of Toronto, consisting of Victoria College and Emmanuel College This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus A double degree program sometimes called a conjoint degree, dual degree, or simultaneous degree program involves a student working for two different He had at one point been a member of the "UC Follies" comedy troupe in Toronto. He changed his mind about becoming an engineer, and subsequently left Canada for England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA) founded 1861, is a leading British Drama school in west London.
Career
In the early to mid-1960s, Sutherland began to get small parts in British films and TV, landing notable roles in horror films with Christopher Lee, such as Castle of the Living Dead (1964) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) and twice appearing in the The Saint, firstly in the 1965 episode The Happy Suicide[3] and then, more auspiciously, in a story called Escape Route at the end of 1966. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Dr Terror's House of Horrors is a 1965 British Horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by veteran horror film director [4] The episode was directed by the show's star, Sir Roger Moore, who later recalled that Sutherland "asked me if he could show it to some producers as he was up for an important part. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. . . they came to view a rough cut at the studio and he got The Dirty Dozen". The Dirty Dozen is a World War II action - War film directed by Robert Aldrich, from the novel by E [5] Thus, Sutherland was on course for the first of the three war films which would be his initial great successes: The Dirty Dozen in 1967, with Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson; in 1970, as the lead Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H (film); and, again in 1970, as tank commander Sgt. The Dirty Dozen is a World War II action - War film directed by Robert Aldrich, from the novel by E Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is a Fictional character and lead protagonist in the M*A*S*H novels, film, and Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with See also M*A*S*H (TV series, M*A*S*H MASH is a American satirical Dark comedy Film directed by Robert Altman A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical Oddball in Kelly's Heroes, with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas. Kelly's Heroes is an offbeat 1970 War film about a group of enterprising World War II soldiers who set out to rob a bank behind enemy lines Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas (Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας in Greek January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American Sutherland had an intimate relationship (on and off screen) with actress Jane Fonda during the filming of the Academy award-winning detective thriller Klute. An intimate relationship is a particularly close Interpersonal relationship. Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Klute is a 1971 Film which tells the story of a prostitute who assists a detective in solving a mystery [6]
Sutherland and Fonda went on to coproduce and star together in the anti-Vietnam war film F. Opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War is significant because domestic protest in the U T. A. (1972), consisting of a series of sketches performed outside army bases in the Pacific Rim and interviews with American troops who were then on active service. The Pacific Rim refers to the countries and cities located around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Sutherland found himself in demand as a leading man throughout the 1970s in films such as the Venice-based psychological horror Don't Look Now (1973), the war film The Eagle Has Landed (1976), and as the ever-optimistic health inspector in the sci-fi/horror Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) alongside Brooke Adams and Jeff Goldblum. Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the Actor who plays a love interest to the Leading actress in a film or play Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the "Psychological horror" is a subgenre of Horror fiction that relies on character fears guilt beliefs and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot For the 1983 PBS sketch-comedy see You Can't Do That On Television. War film is a Film genre concerned with Warfare usually about naval, air or land battles sometimes focusing instead on The Eagle Has Landed is a book by Jack Higgins first published in 1975. A health inspector, or Environmental Health Specialist is a public employee who investigates health hazards in a wide variety of locations then will take action to mitigate Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 Science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. Brooke Adams may refer to Brooke Adams (actress Brooke Adams (model - American professional model dancer and wrestler Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor
Sutherland also had a small role as pot-smoking Professor Dave Jennings in National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978, making himself known to younger fans as a result of the movie's enormous popularity. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) When cast, he was offered either US$40,000 up front or a percentage of the movie. Thinking the movie would certainly not be a big success, he chose the 40K upfront payment. The movie, however, became a huge hit, and if he had taken a percentage instead, he would have netted US$30- to $40-million.
He also received acclaim for his performance in the 1976 Bernardo Bertolucci Italian Fascism epic 1900 and for his role as the torn father in the Academy award-winning family drama Ordinary People (1980) alongside Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton. Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Not to be confused with the 1998 film Legend of 1900 1900 (original Italian title Novecento) is "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Ordinary People is a 1980 American Motion picture drama and the directorial debut of Robert Redford. Mary Tyler Moore (born December 29, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated and seven-time Emmy Award -winning American actress Timothy T Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor.
He played the part of fellow Canadian countryman Norman Bethune—a physician, humanitarian, and hero in China—in two separate biographical films in 1977 and 1990. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Henry Norman Bethune ( March 4, 1890 &ndash November 12, 1939) was a Canadian Physician and medical innovator China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account A prolific actor, some of Sutherland's better-known roles in the 1980s and 1990s were the South African apartheid drama A Dry White Season (1989), alongside Marlon Brando and Susan Sarandon; the firefighter thriller Backdraft (1991), alongside Kurt Russell and Robert De Niro; and as the snobbish NYC art dealer in Six Degrees of Separation (1993), with Stockard Channing and Will Smith. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa A Dry White Season was created in 1989 by Davros Films and Sundance Productions and distributed by MGM. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed Backdraft is a 1991 American action - Drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells Works of art. Six Degrees of Separation is a 1993 film adaptation of the John Guare play of the same title. Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award-nominated three time Emmy In the 1991 Oliver Stone film JFK, Sutherland played a mysterious Washington intelligence officer who spoke of links to the military-industrial complex in relation to Kennedy's assassination. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 A military-industrial complex (MIC is a concept commonly used to refer to Policy relationships between Governments national Armed forces, and industrial He also guest-starred in an episode of The Simpsons, "Lisa the Iconoclast. " Lisa the Iconoclast " is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season, and is probably the most important episode " He starred as Wilhelm Reich in the video to Kate Bush's 1985 single, Cloudbusting. Wilhelm Reich ( March 24, 1897 – November 3, 1957) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. "Cloudbusting" was the second single to be released from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. In 1995, Sutherland was cast as the evil Maj. Gen. Donald McClintock in Wolfgang Petersen's thriller movie "Outbreak," also starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, and Rene Russo. Donald was later cast in 1997 (for only the second time in his career) with his son Kiefer in Joel Schumacher's award-winning crime thriller "A Time to Kill," based on the bestselling book written by John Grisham. Kiefer was nominated for portraying the best villain, awarded by MTV.
In more recent years, Sutherland has been noted for his role as Reverend Monroe in the civil war drama Cold Mountain (2003); in the remake of The Italian Job (2003); in the TV series Commander in Chief (2005–2006); and in Pride and Prejudice (2005), starring alongside Keira Knightley. Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 film based on the popular Jane Austen novel of the same name. Keira Christina Knightley (ˌkɪərəˈnaɪtlɪ born March 26, 1985) is a Golden Globe – BAFTA - and Academy Award –nominated He earned an Emmy nomination in 2006 for his performance in the TV movie "Human Trafficking. Human Trafficking is a television mini-series about an agent going undercover to stop an organization from trafficking people, and shows the struggles of three trafficked "
Sutherland currently stars as Tripp Darling in the prime time serial Dirty Sexy Money for ABC. Patrick "Tripp" Darling is a fictional character on ABC Television series Dirty Sexy Money. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Serials in Television and Radio are series often in a weekly Prime time slot that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion Dirty Sexy Money is an American television series about Nick George portrayed by Peter Krause. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Sutherland's distinctive voice has also been used in many radio and television commercials, including those for Volvo automobiles. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark He is also the spokesperson for Simply Orange orange juice. Simply Orange is an Apopka Florida -based company that was founded in 2001 and is owned by the Minute Maid division of The Coca-Cola Company.
Personal life
Sutherland was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on 18 December 1978[7] and was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) [8] He maintains a home in Georgeville, in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Eastern Townships ( French: Cantons de l'Est) is a historical region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of
Sutherland met his current wife, French-Canadian actress Francine Racette, on the set of the Canadian pioneer drama Alien Thunder. Francine Racette (born 1947 in Joliette Canada) is a French-Canadian actress. Alien Thunder (also known as Dan Candy's Law) is a 1974 Canadian Western film directed by Claude Fournier and starring They have three sons, including actor Rossif Sutherland, Angus Sutherland, and Roeg Sutherland. Rossif Sutherland (born September 25, 1978 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor Kiefer Sutherland and his twin sister, Rachel, were born to Sutherland and his second wife, Shirley Douglas. Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. Shirley Jean Douglas OC, LLD (born 2 April 1934) is a Canadian television film and stage actress and Activist. Kiefer is also a successful actor, best-known for his role as Jack Bauer on the TV action/thriller series 24. Jack Bauer is the Protagonist of the United States Television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series.
He has recently become a blogger for the Huffington Post. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog [9]
Filmography
References
- ^ a b c Donald Sutherland Biography. This is the complete filmography of actor Donald Sutherland. 1960s Castle of the Living Dead filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ Donald Sutherland Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ http://www.tv.com/the-saint/the-happy-suicide/episode/135065/summary.html
- ^ http://www.tv.com/the-saint/escape-route/episode/135087/summary.html
- ^ http://home.arcor.de/simon.templar/saint/085.htm
- ^ Mark Cousins. "Donald Sutherland - Jane Fonda, "Klute", and "Don't Look Now", BBC, 19 March 2001. Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ Order of Canada: Donald Sutherland. Governor General of Canada. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.
- ^ Canada's Walk of Fame: Donald Sutherland, actor
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donald-sutherland
External links
- Donald Sutherland at the Internet Broadway Database
- Donald Sutherland at the Internet Movie Database
- Donald Sutherland at the TCM Movie Database
- Donald Sutherland at Yahoo! Movies
- Carole Cadwalladr, On the Money (interview), The Guardian, 30 March 2008 [1]
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Edward James Olmos for The Burning Season |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television 1996 for Citizen X |
Succeeded by Ian McKellen for Rasputin |
| Preceded by Stanley Tucci for Conspiracy |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television 2003 for Path to War |
Succeeded by Jeffrey Wright for Angels in America |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Sutherland, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sutherland, Donald Edward McNicol |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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