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.

Personal Life

He was married to the actress Shirley Douglas from 1966-1970, daughter of Canadian democratic socialist statesman Tommy Douglas by whom he has a daughter Rachel and a son Kiefer Sutherland, a prominent actor and director, best known for his role in the TV series 24. He was previously married to Lois Hardwick (1959-1966) (divorced), and briefly had a relationship with the actress Jane Fonda during the early 1970s. He met his current wife, the French-Canadian actress Francine Racette on the set of the Canadian pioneer drama Alien Thunder (1974) (she was later to star in the classic war drama Au revoir les enfants (1987). Together they have three sons (all named after directors who they worked with) Roeg b.1974, Rossif b.1978 (appeared in the 2003 film based on the Michael Crichton novel Timeline and the 2005 film Red Doors), and Angus Redford b.1979.

Related Topics:
Shirley Douglas - 1966 - 1970 - Democratic socialist - Tommy Douglas - Kiefer Sutherland - TV series - 24 - 1959 - Jane Fonda - 1970s - French-Canadian - Francine Racette - Alien Thunder - 1974 - Au revoir les enfants - 1987 - Rossif - 1978 - 2003 - Michael Crichton - Timeline - 2005 - Red Doors - 1979

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Sutherland was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978.

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