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Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Actor, also producer and writer · Died June 20, 2024, aged 88 · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · 2 Golden Globes · 3 other major award bodies

Donald McNichol Sutherland (July 17, 1935 – June 20, 2024) was a Canadian actor whose film career spanned over 6 decades. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). He was the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.

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Born
July 17, 1935
Died
June 20, 2024 (aged 88)
From
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
151 on MovieCove · 206 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Donald Sutherland's films like?

Across their 131 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
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Action26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
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Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
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Adventure10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
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Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
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Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
19%
Self
17%
Survival
14%
Power
13%
Society
7%
Ideas
6%
Justice30 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds31 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal14 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 121 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 39 · Dark 55

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 61 · Stylized 43 · Heightened 17

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 19 · Charged 49 · Intense 53

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 48 · Shifting 64 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 83 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 49 · Even-paced 58 · Relentless 14

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 34 · Engaged 69 · Full focus 18

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 35 · Affecting 43 · Heavy 43

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 73 · Open-ended 34 · Ambiguous 14

Roles they play

113 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 38 of 113 analyzed roles.

Mentor
38 of 113
Shadow
26 of 113
Hero
25 of 113
Ally
9 of 113
Threshold guardian
5 of 113
Trickster
4 of 113
Herald
4 of 113
Shapeshifter
2 of 113
Show the 113 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
92
Melancholic
60
Dread
32
Warm
24
Contemplative
25
Other
121

How their films linger

Thought-provoking52 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 32 with a twist

  • Happy20
  • Bittersweet66
  • Tragic13
  • Ambiguous32

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Donald Sutherland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 90 of their 151 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (55).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Donald Sutherland's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

206 credits, 151 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Murder in a Small Town(2024)

    Show 1 episode · In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Ozi: Voice of the Forest(2023)

    as Mr. Smiley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Lawmen: Bass Reeves(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Judge Isaac Parker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Miranda's Victim(2023)

    as Judge Wren

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Harrigan's Phone(2022)

    as Mr. Harrigan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Swimming with Sharks(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Redmond

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Moonfall(2022)

    as Holdenfield

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Undoing(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Franklin Reinhart

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Alone(2020)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Jane, l'Amérique selon Fonda(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Burnt Orange Heresy(2019)

    as Jerome Debney

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ad Astra(2019)

    as Thomas Pruitt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Physics of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as (voice)

  • Backdraft 2(2019)

    as Ronald Bartel

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • American Hangman(2019)

    as Judge Straight

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Measure of a Man(2018)

    as Dr. Kahn

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Trust(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as J. Paul Getty Sr.

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Green Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Leisure Seeker(2017)

    as John Spencer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Basmati Blues(2017)

    as Gurgon

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pieter Van De Bruin

  • Milton's Secret(2016)

    as Grandpa Howard

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Point and Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Man

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2(2015)

    as President Coriolanus Snow

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Forsaken(2015)

    as Rev. Clayton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Pirate's Passage(2015)

    Producer · Writer · as Captain Charles Johnson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1(2014)

    as President Coriolanus Snow

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Calling(2014)

    as Father Price

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    as President Coriolanus Snow

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 34 episodes · as Michael Dorn

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as President Coriolanus Snow

  • Jappeloup(2013)

    as John Lester

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Best Offer(2013)

    as Billy Whistler

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Bullet(2012)

    as Ambassador Ashdown

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dawn Rider(2012)

    as Pop

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games(2012)

    as President Coriolanus Snow

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Flint

  • Man on the Train(2011)

    as The Professor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Invasion(2011)

    as archive footage

  • Jock the Hero Dog(2011)

    as Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Horrible Bosses(2011)

    as Jack Pellit

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Moby Dick(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Father Mapple

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Eagle(2011)

    as Aquila

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Mechanic(2011)

    as Harry McKenna

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Con Artist(2010)

    as Kranski

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Pillars of the Earth(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Earl Bartholomew

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Astro Boy(2009)

    as President Stone (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Eastmans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dr. Charles Eastman

  • Stonehenge: Decoded(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Fool's Gold(2008)

    as Nigel Honeycutt

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Puffball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lars

  • Days of Darkness(2007)

    as Donald Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Sexy Money(2007)

    Show 23 episodes · as Patrick "Tripp" Darling III

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Reign Over Me(2007)

    as Richter Raines

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Businessman Struck by a Taxi

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beerfest(2006)

    as Johann von Wolfhaus (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Land of the Blind(2006)

    as Thorne

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fierce People(2005)

    as Ogden C. Osborne

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ask the Dust(2006)

    as Hellfrick

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Human Trafficking(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Agent Bill Meehan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 18 episodes · as Nathan Templeton

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lord of War(2005)

    as Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Pride & Prejudice(2005)

    as Mr. Bennet

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • American Gun(2005)

    as Carl Wilk

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • An American Haunting(2005)

    as John Bell

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Aurora Borealis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ronald Shorter

  • Frankenstein(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Walton

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Salem's Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Straker

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    as Reverend Monroe

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Path to War(2002)

    as Clark Clifford

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Baltic Storm(2003)

    as Lou Aldryn

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Italian Job(2003)

    as John Bridger

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Five Moons Plaza(2003)

    as Rosario Sarracino

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Big Shot's Funeral(2001)

    as Tyler

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Uprising(2001)

    as Adam Czerniaków

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adam Czerniaków

  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001)

    as Dr. Sid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Queen Victoria's Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Big Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jimmy Burke

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Panic(2000)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Art of War(2000)

    as Douglas Thomas

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Space Cowboys(2000)

    as Jerry O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Hunley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard

  • Instinct(1999)

    as Ben Hillard

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Mask(1999)

    as Dr. Bob Shushan

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Virus(1999)

    as Captain Robert Everton

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Free Money(1998)

    as Judge Rausenberg

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Without Limits(1998)

    as Bill Bowerman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Fallen(1998)

    as Lt. Stanton

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Assignment(1997)

    as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Shadow Conspiracy(1997)

    as Jacob Conrad

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Natural Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ted Robards

  • Hollow Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Garrett Lawton

  • A Time to Kill(1996)

    as Lucien Wilbanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hearst Castle: Building the Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • Outbreak(1995)

    as General Donald McClintock

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Citizen X(1995)

    as Col. Mikhail Fetisov

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Disclosure(1994)

    as Bob Garvin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Puppet Masters(1994)

    as Andrew Nivens

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as William Marsden

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as William Marsden

  • The Lifeforce Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dr. 'Mac' MacLean

  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Six Degrees of Separation(1993)

    as Flan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Younger and Younger(1993)

    as Jonathan Younger

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bethune: The Making of a Hero(1990)

    as Dr. Norman Bethune

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Red Hot(1993)

    as Kirov

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Benefit of the Doubt(1993)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Railway Station Man(1992)

    as Roger Hawthorne

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as John Williams

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1992)

    as Merrick Jamison-Smythe

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Shadow of the Wolf(1992)

    as Henderson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Quicksand: No Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Murdoch

  • JFK(1991)

    as X

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Scream of Stone(1991)

    as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    as Ronald Bartel

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Buster's Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as O'Connor

  • Eminent Domain(1990)

    as Josef Borski

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Hollis Hurlbut (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • A Dry White Season(1989)

    as Ben du Toit

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Lock Up(1989)

    as Warden Drumgoole

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lost Angels(1989)

    as Dr. Charles Loftis

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Apprentice to Murder(1988)

    as John Reese

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Trouble with Spies(1987)

    as Appleton Porter

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Rosary Murders(1987)

    as Father Robert Koesler

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Oviri(1986)

    as Paul Gauguin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Revolution(1985)

    as Sgt. Maj. Peasy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Heaven Help Us(1985)

    as Brother Thadeus

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Hawthorne

  • Friday People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ordeal by Innocence(1984)

    as Dr. Arthur Calgary

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Crackers(1984)

    as Westlake

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Winter of Our Discontent(1983)

    as Ethan Hawley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Max Dugan Returns(1983)

    as Brian Costello

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A War Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Dr. Thomas Vrain

  • Eye of the Needle(1981)

    as Faber

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Gas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Nick the Noz

  • Ordinary People(1980)

    as Calvin Jarrett

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Personal(1980)

    as Roger Keller

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • North China Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Bear Island(1979)

    as Frank Lansing

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Man, a Woman and a Bank(1979)

    as Reese Halperin

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Murder by Decree(1979)

    as Robert Lees

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978)

    as Matthew Bennell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Great Train Robbery(1978)

    as Robert Agar

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • National Lampoon's Animal House(1978)

    as Dave Jennings

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Blood Relatives(1978)

    as Steve Carella

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jay Mallory

  • The Kentucky Fried Movie(1977)

    as The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bethune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dr. Norman Bethune

  • The Eagle Has Landed(1976)

    as Liam Devlin

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Fellini's Casanova(1976)

    as Giacomo Casanova

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • 1900(1976)

    as Attila Mellanchini

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Locust(1975)

    as Homer Simpson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • End of the Game(1975)

    as Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • S*P*Y*S(1974)

    as Bruland

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Alien Thunder(1974)

    as Sgt. Dan Candy

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Awful Manners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Man walking (uncredited)

  • Don't Look Now(1973)

    as John Baxter

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lady Ice(1973)

    as Andy Hammon

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Steelyard Blues(1973)

    Executive Producer · as Jesse Veldini

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • FTA(1972)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Got His Gun(1971)

    as Christ

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Klute(1971)

    as John Klute

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Little Murders(1971)

    as Rev. Dupas

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Alex in Wonderland(1970)

    as Alex Morrison

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Act of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Father Michael Ferrier

  • Kelly's Heroes(1970)

    as Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1970)

    as Hawkeye Pierce

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Start the Revolution Without Me(1970)

    as Charles / Pierre

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Sunshine Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Benedeck

  • Joanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Lord Peter Sanderson

  • The Split(1968)

    as Dave Negli

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Champions(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as David Crayley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Trevor

  • Oedipus the King(1968)

    as Chorus Leader

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Interlude(1968)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sebastian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Ackerman

  • Billion Dollar Brain(1967)

    as Scientist at Computer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Man in a Suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith Earle · as Willard

  • The Shuttered Room(1967)

    as Zebulon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dozen(1967)

    as Vernon Pinkley

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lee Oswald: Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Charles Givens

  • Promise Her Anything(1966)

    as Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Givens

  • The Bedford Incident(1965)

    as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Die! Die! My Darling!(1965)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Gideon's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Guest

  • Dr. Terror's House of Horrors(1965)

    as Bob Carroll

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Castle of the Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Priest · as Union Captain

  • Hamlet at Elsinore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Fortinbras

  • The World Ten Times Over(1963)

    as Tall Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • For King and Country: Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Canadian

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim McCleery · as John Wood

  • Man of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Unhelpful Neighbour (uncredited)

  • Studio 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Switchboard Operator

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessel

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Ethan Hawley

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 206 titles from 1951 to 2024; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

$865M worldwide

Highest rated

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512024

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 64 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 6 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting204 of 206: 202 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting2 of 206: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 206: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 206: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

206 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s28 · acting1970s30 · 29 acting · 2 crew1980s25 · acting1990s37 · acting2000s39 · acting2010s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 22% of 105 roles
646974798489949904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, 2 Golden Globes and 2 other major awards from 15 major nominations, 1971–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television
  2. 2019
    • Venice award, won
  3. 2018
    • Oscar, won
  4. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  5. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  6. 2003
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  7. 1999
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  8. 1996
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
  2. 1981
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  3. 1974
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 1971
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Donald Sutherland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of the 134 of 135 with a score; across their 121 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 121

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 121

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 121

Midcredits score across 150 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up41
  • 50th to 74th45
  • 25th to 49th35
  • Below 25th29

Shape of the crowd

70 of their 150 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser70
  • Broadly Agreed17
  • Mixed44

Most divisive · actor

Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2023)

90th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 119 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Donald Sutherland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 64 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore47 titles33–83 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity64 titles9–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity46 titles26–71 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs45 titles13–44 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense45 titles32–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Donald Sutherland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Sutherland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Baldwin shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles