Donald Sutherland

Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian film actor perhaps best known for his role in military and horror films in the 1960s and 1970s.

Early Life

Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and grew up in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, the grandson of a Protestant minister.

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Saint John - New Brunswick - Bridgewater - Nova Scotia - Protestant

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Sutherland got his first part time job aged 14 as a news correspondent for his local radio station CKBW Radio in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. He then studied at Victoria College, University of Toronto (where he was expelled from residence for throwing a sink out of the window) eventually graduating with a double major in engineering and drama. He had at one point been a member of "UC Follies" comedy troupe in Toronto. He changed his mind about becoming an engineer and subsequently left Canada for England to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

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Bridgewater, Nova Scotia - Victoria College - University of Toronto - England - London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

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