Donald Sutherland: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 149
- on screen
- 1964–2023
- box office
- $2.53B
- nominations
- 3
- average score
- 59
- Born
- July 17, 1935
- Birthplace
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Full name
- Donald McNichol Sutherland
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1960-2023
- Spouses
- Lois May Hardwick, Shirley Douglas, Francine Racette
- Children
- 5
The Best Donald Sutherland Movies
The highest-rated films Donald Sutherland is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Miranda's Victim (2023) scores highest, at 82. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Miranda's Victim 2023 · Judge Wren -
Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Ad Astra 2019 · Thomas Pruitt -
Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Burnt Orange Heresy 2020 · Jerome Debney -
Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Measure of a Man 2018 · Dr. Kahn -
Movie Echo Score: Score 55 American Hangman 2019 · Judge Straight -
Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Moonfall 2022 · Holdenfield
Donald Sutherland's Career in Numbers
Donald Sutherland's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Donald Sutherland works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Castle of the Living Dead (1964) to Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), and the 1990s were the busiest decade.
Donald Sutherland Movies by Decade
- 1960s 13
- 1970s 25
- 1980s 20
- 1990s 30
- 2000s 17
- 2010s 21
- 2020s 6
The 1990s were Donald Sutherland's busiest decade, with 30 films.
Donald Sutherland Movies by Genre
- Drama 44
- Action 17
- Comedy 15
- Thriller 14
- Adventure 9
- Horror 7
- Documentary 7
- Mystery 6
- Biography 2
- Animation 2
Drama is the genre Donald Sutherland has worked in most, with 44 films, ahead of action (17).
Donald Sutherland Career Milestones
- First film
- The Castle of the Living Dead 1964
- Biggest box office hit
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 $759M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- A Reindeer’s Journey Movie Echo Score 85
- Newest film
- Lawmen: Bass Reeves 2023
Donald Sutherland Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Donald Sutherland is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 59. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Donald Sutherland Movies as an Actor
132- 2023
Miranda's Victim as Judge Wren · Biography Worldwide box office: $100K Movie Echo Score: 82 - 2023
Ozi: Voice of the Forest as Crocodile (voice) · Animation Worldwide box office: $5.58M - 2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Judge Isaac Parker · Drama - 2022
Mr. Harrigan's Phone as Mr. Harrigan · Horror Movie Echo Score: 47 - 2022
Moonfall as Holdenfield · Action Worldwide box office: $67.3M Movie Echo Score: 51 - 2020
The Burnt Orange Heresy as Jerome Debney · Action Worldwide box office: $712K Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2019
Ad Astra as Thomas Pruitt · Adventure Worldwide box office: $127M Movie Echo Score: 71 - 2019
The Burnt Orange Heresy as Jerome Debney · Crime Worldwide box office: $712K Movie Echo Score: 33 - 2019
The Physics of Sorrow as (additional voice) · Animation - 2019
Backdraft 2 as Ronald Bartel · Action Movie Echo Score: 50 - 2019
American Hangman as Judge Straight · Thriller Movie Echo Score: 55 - 2018
A Reindeer’s Journey as Narrator (English Version) (voice) · Family Worldwide box office: $2.05M Movie Echo Score: 85 - 2018
Measure of a Man as Dr. Kahn · Drama Movie Echo Score: 57 - 2018
The Leisure Seeker as John Spencer · Adventure Worldwide box office: $10.5M Movie Echo Score: 47 - 2018
Basmati Blues as Gurgon · Comedy Worldwide box office: $15.6K Movie Echo Score: 48 - 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Action Worldwide box office: $661M - 2015
Pirate’s Passage as Captain Charles Johnson (voice) · Adventure - 2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Action Worldwide box office: $759M - 2014
The Calling Thriller Worldwide box office: $189K - 2014
The Best Offer Drama Worldwide box office: $20.9M - 2013
Jappeloup as John Lester · Drama Worldwide box office: $15.3M - 2012
Dawn Rider as Pop · Action - 2012
Treasure Island as Captain Flint · Drama - 2011
Jock the Hero Dog as Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick (voice) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.01M - 2011
The Eagle Drama Worldwide box office: $38M - 2011
The Mechanic Action Worldwide box office: $76.1M - 2011
Moby Dick as Father Mapple · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.06M - 2008
Stonehenge: Decoded as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2007
Puffball as Lars · Horror - 2007
Fierce People Drama - 2007
Days of Darkness as Donald Sutherland · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.42M - 2007
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia as Narrator · Documentary Worldwide box office: $4.75M - 2006
Aurora Borealis Drama Worldwide box office: $60.7K - 2006
An American Haunting Mystery Worldwide box office: $29.6M - 2006
American Gun Drama Worldwide box office: $44.2K - 2005
Pride & Prejudice Drama Worldwide box office: $129M - 2004
Salem’s Lot as Richard Straker · Horror - 2004
Frankenstein as Captain Walton · Drama - 2003
Baltic Storm as Lou Aldryn · Mystery Worldwide box office: $198K - 2003
The Italian Job Action Worldwide box office: $176M - 2003
Five Moons Plaza as Rosario Sarracino · Drama Worldwide box office: $485K - 2003
Da wan Comedy - 2002
Path to War as Clark Clifford · Drama - 2001
Big Shot’s Funeral as Tyler · Comedy - 1999
The Hunley as Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard · Action - 1999
Instinct as Ben Hillard · Drama Worldwide box office: $34.1M - 1998
Free Money as Judge Rausenberg · Comedy - 1998
Without Limits Biography Worldwide box office: $777K - 1998
Fallen as Lt. Stanton · Thriller Worldwide box office: $25.2M - 1997
The Assignment as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields · Thriller Worldwide box office: $333K - 1997
Shadow Conspiracy as Jacob Conrad · Thriller Worldwide box office: $2.31M - 1996
Natural Enemy as Ted Robards · Horror - 1996
Hollow Point as Garrett Lawton · Action - 1996
Hearst Castle: Building the Dream as Narrator · Documentary - 1995
Citizen X as Col. Mikhail Fetisov · Drama - 1994
The Puppet Masters as Andrew Nivens · Horror Worldwide box office: $8.65M - 1994
The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. 'Mac' MacLean · Sci-Fi - 1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as William Marsden · Drama - 1993
La Classe américaine as Assassin (archive footage) (uncredited) · Comedy - 1993
Six Degrees of Separation Drama Worldwide box office: $6.41M - 1993
Younger and Younger as Jonathan Younger · Drama - 1993
Red Hot as Kirov · Drama - 1993
Benefit of the Doubt as Frank · Thriller - 1993
The Mighty River as Narrator (English Version) (voice) · Documentary - 1992
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1992
The Railway Station Man as Roger Hawthorne · Tv movie - 1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Action Worldwide box office: $16.6M - 1992
Shadow of the Wolf as Henderson · Adventure Worldwide box office: $1.43M - 1992
Quicksand: No Escape as Murdoch · Thriller - 1991
Scream of Stone as Ivan · Adventure - 1991
Backdraft Action Worldwide box office: $152M - 1991
Buster’s Bedroom as O'Connor · Comedy - 1990
Eminent Domain as Josef Borski · Drama - 1990
Bethune: The Making of a Hero as Dr. Norman Bethune · History - 1989
A Dry White Season Drama Worldwide box office: $3.77M - 1989
Lost Angels as Dr. Charles Loftis · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.25M - 1988
Apprentice to Murder as John Reese · Mystery - 1988
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1987
The Trouble with Spies as Appleton Porter · Action - 1987
The Rosary Murders as Father Robert Koesler · Mystery Worldwide box office: $1.73M - 1986
The Wolf at the Door as Paul Gauguin · Drama - 1985
Revolution Adventure Worldwide box office: $359K - 1985
Cloudbusting as William Reich · Music - 1985
Heaven Help Us Drama Worldwide box office: $6.07M - 1984
Ordeal by Innocence as Dr. Arthur Calgary · Thriller - 1984
Crackers as Westlake · Action Worldwide box office: $129K - 1983
The Winter of Our Discontent as Ethan Hawley · Drama - 1983
Max Dugan Returns as Brian Costello · Comedy Worldwide box office: $17.6M - 1981
The Disappearance Drama - 1981
Threshold as Dr. Thomas Vrain · Drama - 1981
Eye of the Needle Thriller Worldwide box office: $17.6M - 1981
Gas as Nick the Noz · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.87M - 1980
Ordinary People Drama Worldwide box office: $54.8M - 1980
Nothing Personal as Roger Keller · Romance - 1979
Bear Island as Frank Lansing · Thriller - 1979
A Man, a Woman and a Bank as Reese Halperin · Comedy Worldwide box office: $683K - 1979
The Great Train Robbery Adventure Worldwide box office: $13M - 1979
Murder by Decree as Robert Lees · Crime - 1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $24.9M - 1978
Blood Relatives as Carella · Thriller - 1977
The Disappearance as Jay Mallory · Thriller - 1977
The Eagle Has Landed Adventure - 1976
Fellini’s Casanova as Giacomo Casanova · Drama - 1976
The Spiral as Narrator (English version) (voice) · Documentary - 1975
End of the Game as Corpse of Lt. Robert Schmied (uncredited) · Drama - 1975
The Day of the Locust Drama Worldwide box office: $42 - 1974
S*P*Y*S as Bruland · Action - 1974
Alien Thunder as Sgt. Dan Candy · Drama - 1973
Don't Look Now Drama Worldwide box office: $116K - 1973
Lady Ice as Andy Hammon · Thriller - 1973
Steelyard Blues as Jesse Veldini · Comedy - 1971
Johnny Got His Gun Drama Worldwide box office: $2.74K - 1971
Klute Mystery Worldwide box office: $34.7K - 1971
Little Murders as Rev. Dupas · Comedy - 1970
Alex in Wonderland as Alex Morrison · Comedy - 1970
Act of the Heart as Father Michael Ferrier · Drama - 1970
Kelly's Heroes Adventure Worldwide box office: $5.2M - 1970
Start the Revolution Without Me as Charles / Pierre · Comedy - 1970
MASH Drama - 1968
Joanna as Lord Peter Sanderson · Drama - 1968
The Split as Dave Negli · Action - 1968
Oedipus the King as Chorus Leader · Drama - 1968
Interlude as Lawrence · Drama - 1968
Sebastian as Ackerman · Drama - 1967
Billion Dollar Brain as Scientist at Computer · Thriller Worldwide box office: $214 - 1967
The Shuttered Room as Zebulon (voice) · Drama - 1966
Promise Her Anything as Autograph Seeking Father (uncredited) · Comedy - 1965
The Bedford Incident as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay · Action - 1965
Fanatic as Joseph · Mystery - 1965
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors as Bob Carroll · Horror - 1964
The Castle of the Living Dead as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man · Horror - 1964
Hamlet at Elsinore as Fortinbras · Drama
Donald Sutherland in Documentaries & Specials
17- 2021
F.T.A. as Self · Comedy Movie Echo Score: 83 - 2021
JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Self - Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2015
Nicolas Roeg: It’s About Time… as Self · Documentary - 2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 as Self (President Coriolanus Snow) · Documentary - 2014
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Self (President Coriolanus Snow) · Documentary - 2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games as Self (President Coriolanus Snow) · Documentary - 2006
Armed and Deadly: The Making of ‘The Dirty Dozen’ as Self · Documentary - 2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That as Self · Documentary - 2002
The Magic of Fellini as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self · Documentary - 2000
Enlisted: The Story of ‘M*A*S*H’ as Self · Documentary - 1995
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1990
Kate Bush: Sensual World as Self (archive footage) - 1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self · Comedy - 1976
The Cinema According to Bertolucci as Self · Documentary - 1972
FTA as Self · Music - 1971
‘Klute’ in New York as Self · Documentary
Donald Sutherland: Awards & Nominations
3 nominations across 2 award bodies, from 1974 to 1999. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Golden Globes 2 nominations -
BAFTA 1 nomination
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56th Golden Globe Awards- Donald Sutherland: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor) Without Limits
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38th Golden Globe Awards- Donald Sutherland: Nominated Best Actor – Drama Ordinary People
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27th British Academy Film Awards- Donald Sutherland: Nominated Best Actor Don't Look Now
Who Is Donald Sutherland?
Donald Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1935. Credited on films since 1964, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Born on July 17, 1935, Donald McNichol Sutherland was a prominent Canadian actor whose career spanned over six decades. With a plethora of accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and the prestigious Academy Honorary Award in 2017, Sutherland was renowned for his significant contribution to the film industry. He is often touted as one of the best actors never nominated for an Academy Award. Sutherland was also a notable anti-war activist during the Vietnam War era.
Sutherland starred in a broad range of films and television series throughout his career, earning acclaim for his performances in classics like The Dirty Dozen (1967), MAS*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and the trending franchise The Hunger Games (2012–2015). He also delivered remarkable performances on television in productions like Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002). Sutherland was honored with prestigious titles including an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978 and was promoted to Companion in 2019. He was also inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2000 and Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. He was the father of Kiefer, Rossif, and Angus Sutherland who followed in his footsteps as actors.
Who Donald Sutherland Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Donald Sutherland shares the most films with. Christopher Plummer comes first, with 7 films together, followed by Jane Fonda (6).
Donald Sutherland: Questions & Answers
How many movies Donald Sutherland has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Donald Sutherland been in?
Donald Sutherland is credited on 149 films, from 1964 to 2023. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Donald Sutherland's highest-grossing movie?
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) is Donald Sutherland's biggest box office hit, with $759M worldwide, ahead of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) ($661M). Across every film with box office figures, Donald Sutherland's movies have made $2.53B.
Donald Sutherland's biggest hits What is the best Donald Sutherland movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Donald Sutherland's best-rated film is A Reindeer’s Journey (2018) with a score of 85, followed by F.T.A. (2021) (83).
Best Donald Sutherland movies, ranked Has Donald Sutherland won an Oscar?
Donald Sutherland has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Donald Sutherland has 0 wins from 3 nominations.
What is Donald Sutherland's newest movie?
The most recent film on Donald Sutherland's filmography is Miranda's Victim (2023), in the role of Judge Wren.
Who does Donald Sutherland work with most often?
Donald Sutherland shares the most films with Christopher Plummer (7 films), Jane Fonda (6 films) and Elizabeth Banks (5 films).
The Best Donald Sutherland Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 149 credits.
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