Invasion of the Body Snatchers star Donald Sutherland is one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors who has acted alongside some of the most impressive people in the movie industry. The award-winning thespian who has starred in dozens of titles throughout his career, showing no signs of slowing down with older age.
His over six decades career span has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Critics Choice Award. He has been cited as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award.
Donald Sutherland is known for starring in films including The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, Kelly’s Heroes, Klute, Don’t Look Now, Fellini’s Casanova, 1900, The Eagle Has Landed, Animal House, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. His other notable films include The Italian Job, Cold Mountain, Pride & Prejudice, The Mechanic, and Ad Astra. He gained prominence for his role as Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015).
Who are Donald Sutherland’s parents? Frederick McLea Sutherland and Dorothy Isobel McNichol
Donald Sutherland was born on 17 July 1935, in Saint John, New Brunswick. He is the son of Frederick McLea Sutherland and Dorothy Isobel McNichol. Sutherland is of Scottish, German, and English ancestry. As a child, he had rheumatic fever, hepatitis, and poliomyelitis. His teenage years were spent in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. He obtained his first part-time job, at the age of 14, as a news correspondent for local radio station CKBW.
Sutherland’s parents tied the knot on 28 Jun 1930 in Cascade, Montana, United States. Before his father married his mother, he was married to Lois Josephine (Parker) Sutherland, WikiTree revealed. The Hunger Games actor is not the only child of her parents- he has siblings including John Sutherland, Betty Sutherland, Mary Sutherland, and Donald Sutherland.
Frederick McLea Sutherland- Donald Sutherland’s father
Donald Sutherland’s father Frederick McLea Sutherland was born on 21 Jun 1894 in Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada to his parents Frederick Winslow Sutherland and Louisa Congdon (Day) Sutherland. Pe sources, Frederick McLea Sutherland worked in sales and ran the local gas, electricity, and bus company. According to Wikitree, Fredrick passed away on 11 Sep 1983 at age 89 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States.
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