Summary

• Donald Sutherland, legendary actor, has ed away at 88.
• He was known for M*A*S*H, Klute, and The Hunger Games.
• Sutherland is survived by his actor son Kiefer Sutherland.

Actor Donald Sutherland has ed away. Sutherland had been acting for decades, becoming known for films such as M*A*S*H and Klute. He won an Emmy in 1995 for his work playing Mikhail Fetisov in the TV movie Citizen X, and was also nominated for an Emmy in 2006 for Human Trafficking. He is also the father of the famous actor Kiefer Sutherland.

As per his son Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland has died. He was 88 years old. Kiefer took to social media to make the announcement "with a heavy heart." In conjunction with his kind words, Kiefer included a phone of himself and his father from both of their more youthful days.

Kiefer offered up a sweet tribute to his father in the simple post. He referred to Sutherland as "one of the most important actors in the history of film." Elaborating on this point, he said that his dad was "never daunted by a role, good, bad, or ugly." He also expressed the joy Sutherland took in his work, saying, "He loved what he did and did what he loved."

Donald Sutherland Had A Prolific Career History

Sutherland Was Involved In Nearly 200 Titles

Born in 1935, Sutherland got his start in the industry all the way back in the '60s. His first roles included one-off parts on television, which consumed a lot of his early career roles. It was not until the early '70s, when Sutherland was in M*A*S*H in 1970 and Klute in 1971, wherein he played the titular role of John Klute opposite Jane Fonda, that he truly established himself as a film star. Sutherland's career remained active throughout the subsequent decades, playing parts in films such as National Lampoon's Animal House and Ordinary People.

To a modern audience, Sutherland is best known for playing President Coriolanus Snow in the dystopian series The Hunger Games. As Snow, Sutherland is both distinguished and chilling as the mastermind behind The Capitol, showing his ability to transfer his phenomenal acting across both Oscar films and mainstream blockbuster hits. President Snow's legacy would live on in The Hunger Games series through last year's The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which showed the character's history.

Looking back on Sutherland's career, the sheer volume of titles in which he was involved is impressive. Over the years, Sutherland contributed his talents to nearly 200 films and TV shows, and was a working actor until shortly before his death. Just last year, he was in three projects, including Miranda's Victim, Ozi: Voice of the Forest, and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Prior to his ing, Sutherland was slated to be in films called Heart Land and Shady Pines.

Source: Kiefer Sutherland/Twitter