Wednesday July 17, 1935

Birth of Donald Sutherland

Born as Donald McNichol Sutherland - he was a Canadian actor whose film career spanned over seven decades. He received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. He has been cited as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.

Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films such as The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), and Kelly's Heroes (1970). He subsequently starred in many films both in leading and supporting roles, including Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Day of the Locust (1975), Fellini's Casanova (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), 1900 (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), Eye of the Needle (1981), A Dry White Season (1989), Backdraft (1991), JFK (1991), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Without Limits (1998), The Italian Job (2003), and Pride & Prejudice (2005). More recently, Sutherland portrayed President Snow in The Hunger Games franchise.

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