Donald Sutherland for Lionsgate’s ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’.
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Donald Sutherland has died.
He was 88.
The actor will be remembered as a redoubtable performer and for roles both comedic and dramatic.
Donald Sutherland, a man who established himself in the firmament of stalwart, accomplished actors, has died. He was 88.
Sutherland was known for his distinctive voice and commanding screen presence. He worked with some of the most respected directors in the industry and left a lasting impact on the world of cinema and television.
Donald Sutherland in ‘M*A*S*H.’ Photo: 20th Century-Fox.
Sutherland was born in St. John, Canada in 1935.
As a child, he battled various illnesses, including polio, hepatitis, and rheumatic fever. Despite his health challenges, Sutherland pursued his education at the University of Toronto, where he earned dual degrees in engineering and drama. But once the acting bug bit, he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before landing roles in British TV shows and movies such as ‘The Avengers’ and ‘The Saint.’
‘Saint’ star Roger Moore recommended him to the producers of ‘The Dirty Dozen’, taking his movie career to the next level.
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Donald Sutherland: Film Work
(L to R) Kevin Costner and Donald Sutherland in ‘JFK.’ Photo: Warner Bros.
The success of ‘The Dirty Dozen’ led to his iconic role as Hawkeye Pierce in the critically acclaimed ‘M*A*S*H’ in 1970, which cemented his status as a leading man. Throughout his career, Sutherland has showcased his versatility by taking on diverse roles in films such as 1971’s ‘Klute’, where his work and relationship with Jane Fonda sparked his activism, horror ‘Don’t Look Now’ (famous –– or perhaps infamous –– for the speculation of the reality of his sex scene with co-star Julie Christie), ‘Ordinary People’, ‘JFK’ ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘The Italian Job‘ (2003) and the 1978 version of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’.
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More recently, he garnered attention and a new generation of fans for his portrayal of the villainous President Snow in the ‘Hunger Games’ movies.
Sutherland scored Golden Globes and Emmys for his TV work, and while he was never nominated for an Oscar, he did receive an Honorary Oscar in 2017.
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Donald Sutherland Dies: Son Kiefer Sutherland’s Statement
Kiefer Sutherland in season 1 of ’24’. Photo: 20th Century Fox Television.
Sutherland had five children: sons Kiefer, Roeg, Rossif and Angus, a daughter, Rachel.
Kiefer is the best known among them, since he followed in his father’s performing footsteps. The duo starred together in projects several times throughout the years, including the movies ‘Max Dugan Returns’, ‘Forsaken’ and ‘A Time to Kill’.
Here’s what the younger Sutherland had to say about his father’s passing:
“With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived.”
Sutherland was married three times, firstly to Lois Hardwick, from 1959 to 1966. His second, to actress Shirley Douglas, spanned 1966 to 1971 and produced Kiefer and Rachel. He’s survived by his third wife, Canadian actress Francine Racette, with whom he had Roeg, Rossif and Angus.
Donald Sutherland as Coriolanus Snow in Lionsgate’s ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.’ Photo: Lionsgate.
(L to R) Rita Moreno plays Maura, Jane Fonda plays Trish, Sally Field plays Betty, and Lily Tomlin plays Lou in ’80 For Brady’ from Paramount Pictures.
Jane Fonda is Hollywood royalty and a living legend!
The daughter of Henry Fonda, and brother to Peter Fonda, Jane Fonda has been acting professionally since 1960, although she took a break in 1990 and did not return to the silver screen until 2005.
She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances in 1971’s ‘Klute’ and 1978’s ‘Coming Home,’ and has appeared in a string of classics like ‘Barbarella,’ ‘On Golden Pond’ and ‘Nine to Five.’
Georgia Rule follows a rebellious, uncontrollable teenager (Lindsay Lohan) who is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother (Felicity Huffman) to spend the summer with her grandmother (Fonda). Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that – regardless what happens – the ties that bind can never be broken.
Failed actress Alex Sternbergen (Fonda) wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening — and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin (Raul Julia), for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall (Jeff Bridges), can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.
A former champion rodeo rider (Robert Redford) is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he’s asked to perform with a $12 million horse that he discovers is being doped to remain docile, he flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter (Fonda) gives chase.
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky (Gig Young) enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress (Susannah York), a middle-aged sailor (Red Buttons), a delusional blonde (Fonda) and a pregnant girl (Bonnie Bedelia).
Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world (Eva Noblezada) must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around. Featuring the voices of Fonda, Simon Pegg, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Addie Moore (Fonda) and Louis Waters (Robert Redford), a widow and widower, have lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor.
An illiterate cook (Robert De Niro) at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman (Fonda). As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
When school teacher Harriet Winslow (Fonda) goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo (Jimmy Smits) and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose “Old Gringo” Bierce (Gregory Peck) also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate.
Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General’s anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce’s true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish.
At the behest of an old and dear friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave), playwright Lillian Hellman (Fonda) undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Four lifelong friends (Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen) decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘ in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred (Michael Caine) has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz), Mick (Harvey Keitel) is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda (Fonda). And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy (Paul Dano), an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie (Fonda), a free spirit, and Paul Bratter (Robert Redford), an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for her mother, Ethel (Mildred Natwick), who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor (Charles Boyer). Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
A woman (Fonda) seeking revenge for her murdered father (John Marley) hires a famous gunman (Lee Marvin), but he’s very different from what she expects.
Office temp Charlotte Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) thinks she’s found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). But there’s a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin’s overbearing and controlling mother, Viola (Fonda). Fearing she’ll lose her son’s affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world’s worst mother-in-law.
As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
Inspired by the true story of four best friends (Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field) living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) who served eight presidents as the White House’s head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells (Fonda) witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret. Also starring Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, and Wilford Brimley.
In the far future, a highly sexual woman (Fonda) is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand (Milo O’Shea). Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
The wife of a Marine (Bruce Dern) serving in Vietnam, Sally Hyde (Fonda) decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time. There she meets Luke Martin (Jon Voight), a frustrated wheelchair-bound vet who has become disillusioned with the war. Sally and Luke develop a friendship that soon turns into a romance.
Fonda won her second of two Academy Awards for Best Actress for this performance.
For Norman (Henry Fonda) and Ethel Thayer (Katharine Hepburn), this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea (Fonda) arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.
A high-priced call girl (Fonda) is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye (Donald Sutherland) when she is stalked by a psychopath (Charles Cioffi). Fonda won her first of two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performance.
Frank Hart (Dabney Coleman) is a pig. He takes advantage in the grossest manner of the women who work with him. When his three assistants (Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton) manage to trap him in his own house they assume control of his department and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up?
