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Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned 'M.A.S.H.' to 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer
Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 Updated Jul 28, 2024
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NEW YORK — Donald Sutherland, the prolific film and television actor whose long career stretched from "M.A.S.H." to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88.

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Donald Sutherland: A look at the award-winning actor's life and career, in photos

1971: Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda

1971: Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda — Actress Jane Fonda and actor Donald Sutherland talk to reporters at Los Angeles airport on Nov. 23, 1971 before departing on tour to entertain troops in Hawaii, Japan, Guam and the Philippines. Fonda, who wanted to take her anti-war variety show into Vietnam, says she was refused visas. (AP Photo/George Brich)
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1971: Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda

1971: Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda — Movie stars Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda perform for a small group of American airmen outside of Clark Air Force Base near Manila, Philippines on Nov. 28, 1971. Fonda and her anti-war troupe are on a Christmas tour of U.S. Bases in Asia.
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1977: Donald Sutherland, Haskell Wexler

1977: Donald Sutherland, Haskell Wexler — Haskell Wexler, cinematographer, with Donald Sutherland (with mustache) making presentation at the 49th Academy Awards in the Los Angeles Music Center on March 28, 1977. (AP Photo/Pendergrass)
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1978: Donald Sutherland, Bette Midler

1978: Donald Sutherland, Bette Midler — Bette Midler, center, her boyfriend Peter Riegert, left, and actor Donald Sutherland are shown during a party at the Village Gate in New York's Greenwich Village on July 27, 1978, following the premiere of "National Lampoon's Animal House."
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1978: Donald Sutherland, John Belushi

1978: Donald Sutherland, John Belushi — Actor Donald Sutherland, left, and comedian John Belushi are seen at a party at the Village Gate in the Greenwich Village section of New York, July 27, 1978, after the premiere of "National Lampoon's Animal House." (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
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1995: Donald Sutherland wins Emmy for "Citizen X"

1995: Donald Sutherland wins Emmy for "Citizen X" — Donald Sutherland accepts his Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special during the 47th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995, in Pasadena, Calif. Sutherland won for his role in "Citizen X." (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
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1996: Donald Sutherland wins Golden Globe for "Citizen X"

1996: Donald Sutherland wins Golden Globe for "Citizen X" — Donald Sutherland shows off his award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television, for his role in "Citizen X" at the Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, Jan. 21, 1996, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Lacy Atkins)
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1999: Donald Sutherland

1999: Donald Sutherland — Actor Donald Sutherland raises an eyebrow during rehearsals for the play “Enigma Variations,” at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles on Friday, April 23, 1999. The two-man play runs from April 24 until June 13, and also features Jamey Sheridan. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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2000: Donald Sutherland

2000: Donald Sutherland — American actor Donald Sutherland smiles during a photocall upon his arrival at the Lido in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, August 30, 2000. His movie "Space Cowboys" is out of competition at the 57th Venice Film Festival. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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2005: Donald Sutherland

2005: Donald Sutherland — Canadian actor Donald Sutherland poses for photographers after a press conference to present the restored version of his movie "Casanova" by late Italian director Federico Fellini at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice's Lido, northern Italy, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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2005: Donald Sutherland

2005: Donald Sutherland — Actor Donald Sutherland, right, is given an honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Middlebury College President Ronald D. Liebowitz, during graduation ceremonies in Middlebury, Vt., Sunday, May 22, 2005. (AP Photo/Alden Pellett)
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2008: Donald Sutherland

2008: Donald Sutherland — Donald Sutherland arrives for the premiere of "Fool's Gold" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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2008: Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin

2008: Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin — William Baldwin, left, is joined by Donald Sutherland at the DVD premiere party for the first season of the show "Dirty Sexy Money" in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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2008: Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland

2008: Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland — Kiefer Sutherland poses with his father, actor Donald Sutherland, during dedication ceremonies for Kiefer Sutherland's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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2009: Donald Sutherland in "The Pillars of the Earth"

2009: Donald Sutherland in "The Pillars of the Earth" — In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 photo, actor Donald Sutherland, seen, during the filming of Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth" in Astra Studios, in Fot, near Budapest, Hungary. "The Pillars of the Earth" is an eight-hour adaptation of the bestseller about the construction of an English cathedral in the 12th century. The series is being shot in Hungary and Austria and is due to be broadcast in 2010. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
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2009: Donald Sutherland

2009: Donald Sutherland — Actor Donald Sutherland walks the red carpet at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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2010: Donald Sutherland at Vancouver Olympics

2010: Donald Sutherland at Vancouver Olympics — The Olympic flag is carried by Canadians, left to right, Betty Fox, Julie Payettes, Romeo Dallaire, Barbara Ann Scott-King and Donald Sutherland, during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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2010: Donald Sutherland

2010: Donald Sutherland — Actor Donald Sutherland attends a women's Olympic ice hockey game between Canada and Sweden at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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2011: Donald Sutherland honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame

2011: Donald Sutherland honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame — Canadian actor Donald Sutherland sits on the red carpet as he is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday Jan. 26, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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2012: Donald Sutherland

2012: Donald Sutherland — Donald Sutherland speaks to media during the 32nd London Critics' Circle Film Awards at the BFI Southbank in central London, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. The awards are determined through votes by over 120 UK film critics, broadcasters and writers. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
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2012: Donald Sutherland at premiere of "The Hunger Games"

2012: Donald Sutherland at premiere of "The Hunger Games" — Donald Sutherland arrives at the world premiere of "The Hunger Games" on Monday March 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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2014: Donald Sutherland

2014: Donald Sutherland — Donald Sutherland accepts the award for choice movie villain for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" at the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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2014: Donald Sutherland

2014: Donald Sutherland — Actress Donald Sutherland poses for photographers upon arrival to the world premiere of the film The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 in London, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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2015: Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland

2015: Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland — Donald Sutherland, left, and his son Kiefer Sutherland attend a premiere for "Forsaken" on day 7 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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2016: Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland

2016: Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland — In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 photo, Donald Sutherland, left, 80, and Kiefer Sutherland, 49, from the film "Forsaken," pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The father and son have nearly 275 combined credits and 85 years of experience between them, and have somehow only shared the screen three times. The first was 1983’s “Max Dugan Returns.” The second was in 1996’s “A Time to Kill.” Now, finally, in the period Western “Forsaken,” in theaters and on demand on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, the Sutherlands are not only sharing scenes, but a bloodline, playing father and son for the first time. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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2016: Donald Sutherland

2016: Donald Sutherland — Director Xavier Dolan, right is presented with the Grand Prix award for the film It's only the end of the world by Jury member Donald Sutherland, during the awards ceremony at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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2017: Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren

2017: Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren — Actors Donald Sutherland, right, and Helen Mirren pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ' The Leisure Seeker ' during the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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2017: Donald Sutherland

2017: Donald Sutherland — This Oct. 13, 2017 photo shows actor Donald Sutherland at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sutherland will receive an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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2017: Donald Sutherland receives honorary Oscar

2017: Donald Sutherland receives honorary Oscar — Actor Donald Sutherland accepts his honorary Oscar at the 2017 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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2018: Donald Sutherland

2018: Donald Sutherland — Donald Sutherland arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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2019: Donald Sutherland, Mick Jagger

2019: Donald Sutherland, Mick Jagger — Actors Mick Jagger, left, and Donald Sutherland pose for photographers upon arrival for the photo call of the film 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
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2019: Donald Sutherland

2019: Donald Sutherland — Actor Donald Sutherland poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
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2019: Donald Sutherland

2019: Donald Sutherland — US actor Donald Sutherland attends the opening ceremony of the 11th Lumiere Festival, in Lyon, central France, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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Andreas Brehme — Germany players celebrate after Andreas Brehme, left on ground, scores the winning goal in the World Cup soccer final match against Argentina, in the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, July 8, 1990. Andreas Brehme, who scored the only goal as West Germany beat Argentina to win the 1990 World Cup final, died Feb. 20, 2024. He was 63.
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Brian Mulroney

Brian Mulroney — Brian Mulroney, the former prime minister of Canada, listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico relationship, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mulroney died at the age of 84 on Feb. 29, 2024.
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