Donald Sutherland Biography

A native of Canada Sutherland was born in New Brunswick on July 27 1934. Raised in Bridgewater Nova Scotia he took an early interest in the entertainment industry becoming a radio DJ by the time he was fourteen. While an engineering student at the University of Toronto he discovered his love for acting and duly decided to pursue theatrical training. An attempt to enroll at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art was thwarted however because of his size (6'4) and idiosyncratic looks. Not one to give up Sutherland began doing British repertory theatre and getting acting stints on television series like The Saint.
In 1964 the actor got his first big break making his screen debut in the Italian horror film Il Castello dei Morti Vivi (The Castle of the Living Dead). His dual role as a young soldier and an old hag was enough to convince various casting directors of a certain kind of versatility and Sutherland was soon appearing in a number of remarkably schlocky films including Dr. Terror's House of Horrors and Die! Die! Darling! (both 1965). A move into more respectable fare came in 1967 when Robert Aldrich cast him as a retarded killer in the highly successful The Dirty Dozen. By the early '70s Sutherland had become something of a bonafide star thanks to lead roles in films like Start the Revolution without Me and Robert Altman's MASH (both 1970). It was his role as Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce in the latter film that gave the actor particular respect and credibility and the following year he enhanced his reputation with a portrayal of the titular private detective in Alan J. Pakula's Klute.

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