Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has died at the age of 88 in Miami. The artist established himself as the protagonist of films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, “M*A*S*H” and “The Hunger Games”.
June 20, 2024 – 11:54 a.m.
Donald Sutherland, the eclectic actor known for his roles in “Pride and Prejudice,” “The Dirty Twelve” and “The Hunger Games,” has died at the age of 88, his son Kiefer Sutherland announced Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my father,” wrote Kiefer, also an actor, on the social network X.
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Over a career spanning more than 50 years and some 200 films, Sutherland established himself as a chameleon actor, capable of playing great villains, antiheroes and romantic characters.
A 1.93 meter giant, he was one of the most famous Canadian actors outside his country and received an honorary Oscar in 2017.
“He was never intimidated by a role, whether good, bad or ugly,” his son describes him. “He loved what he did and he did what he loved, and you couldn't ask for anything more. A life well lived,” he added.
His first major role came in 1967 with “The Dirty Twelve”, starring Charles Bronson.
Other successes included the dark comedy “MASH” (1970) and Alan Pakula's thriller “My Past Condemns Me” (1971), in which he played a private detective in search of an evil murderer who threatens a prostitute. played by Jane Fonda.
In 1977, Federico Fellini hired him for “Casanova”.
He has appeared in approximately one film per year since its inception in the 1970s. He has rarely acted twice under the same director.
Born on July 17, 1935 in Saint John (New Brunswick, eastern Canada), Donald Sutherland had a childhood marked by serious health problems, as he suffered from hepatitis, poliomyelitis and rheumatic fever.
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At the age of 14, he became a DJ on a radio station in Nova Scotia. Trained in theater and engineering at the University of Toronto, he turned to theater and left at the age of 22 for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
He was hailed as “one of the most versatile film and television actors of the century” by Variety magazine.
His slender silhouette, his absent air and his enigmatic smiles give him great charisma and singularity.
In the mid-1960s, he appeared in cult British series such as “The Saint” and “Bowler Hat and Leather Boots”. He then made his cinema debut with Italian horror films like “Castle of the Living Dead” (1964).
More recently, he made a name for himself playing President Coriolanus Snow, the cruel dictator of Panem in “The Hunger Games.”
Donald Sutherland had five children, three of them with Quebec actress Francine Racette, his third wife since 1972.
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