Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

88 · Born: Jul 17, 1935

2022
2020
2019
2018
2017
2015

Personal Details

Born Jul 17, 1935 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse
  • Francine Racette

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 28, 2024 )
  • Shirley Douglas

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to May 1, 1971 )
  • Lois Hardwick

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Dorothy Isobel McNichol
  • Frederick McLea Sutherland
Relatives
  • John Sutherland (Sibling)
  • Betty Sutherland (Sibling)
  • Sarah Sutherland (Grandchild)

Biography

Donald McNichol Sutherland (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over 6 decades. He has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries The Undoing (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen (1967), M*A*S*H (1970), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), 1900 (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Animal House (1978), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Ordinary People (1980), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season (1989), JFK (1991), Outbreak (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Assignment (1997), Without Limits (1998), Big Shot's Funeral (2001), The Italian Job (2003), Cold Mountain (2003), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis (2006) and The Hunger Games franchise (2012–2015). He is the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.

Career

2024
Ozi: Voice of the Forest
Ozi: Voice of the Forest as Albino Crocodile (voice)
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2023
Miranda's Victim
Miranda's Victim as Judge Wren
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Bass Reeves
Bass Reeves as Judge Isaac Parker
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2022
Moonfall
Moonfall as Holdenfield
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Mr. Harrigan's Phone
Mr. Harrigan's Phone as Mr. Harrigan
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Swimming with Sharks
Swimming with Sharks as Redmond
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2021
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass as Narrator (voice)
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JFK: Destiny Betrayed
JFK: Destiny Betrayed as Narrator (voice)
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2020
Alone
Alone as Edward
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The Burnt Orange Heresy
The Burnt Orange Heresy as Jerome Debney
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The Undoing
The Undoing as Franklin Reinhart
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2019
American Hangman
American Hangman as Judge Straight
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Ad Astra
Ad Astra as Thomas Pruitt
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Backdraft 2
Backdraft 2 as Ronald Bartel
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2018
Measure of a Man
Measure of a Man as Dr. Kahn
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Ailo's Journey
Ailo's Journey as Narrator
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The Leisure Seeker
The Leisure Seeker as John Spencer
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Trust
Trust as J. Paul Getty Sr.
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2017
Basmati Blues
Basmati Blues as Gurgon
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2016
Milton's Secret
Milton's Secret as Grandpa Howard
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Ice
Ice as Pieter Van De Bruin
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2015
Pirate's Passage
Pirate's Passage as Captain Charles Johnson (voice)
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Forsaken
Forsaken as Rev. Clayton
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as President Snow
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2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as President Snow
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The Calling
The Calling as Father Price
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2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as President Snow
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The Best Offer
The Best Offer as Billy
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Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines as Michael Dorn
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2012
Sofia
Sofia as Ambassador Ashdown
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games as President Snow
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Dawn Rider
Dawn Rider as Pop
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island as Captain Flint
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2011
Jock the Hero Dog
Jock the Hero Dog as Narrator / Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
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The Eagle
The Eagle as Aquila
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Man on the Train
Man on the Train as The Professor
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The Mechanic
The Mechanic as Harry Mckenna
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Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses as Jack Pellit
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Moby Dick
Moby Dick as Father Mapple
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2010
Out of the Shadows
Out of the Shadows as Narrator
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The Con Artist
The Con Artist as Kranski
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The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth as Earl Bartholomew
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2009
The Eastmans
The Eastmans as Dr. Charles Eastman
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Astro Boy
Astro Boy as General Stone (voice)
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2008
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold as Nigel Honeycutt
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Stonehenge: Decoded
Stonehenge: Decoded as Narrator
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2007
Reign Over Me
Reign Over Me as Richter Raines
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The Last Continent
The Last Continent as Narrated by
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Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia as Narrator (voice)
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Fierce People
Fierce People as Ogden C. Osborne
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Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball
Puffball: The Devil's Eyeball as Lars
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Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money as Patrick "Tripp" Darling III
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2006
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust as Hellfrick
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Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind as Thorne
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2005
An American Haunting
An American Haunting as John Bell
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Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis as Ronald Shorter
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Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice as Mr. Bennet
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American Gun
American Gun as Carl Wilk
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Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief as Nathan Templeton
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Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking as Agent Bill Meehan
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2004
Frankenstein
Frankenstein as Captain Walton
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Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot as Richard Straker
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2003
Five Moons Plaza
Five Moons Plaza as Rosario Sarracino
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The Italian Job
The Italian Job as John Bridger
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Path to War
Path to War as Clark Clifford
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Baltic Storm
Baltic Storm as Lou Aldryn
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Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain as Reverend Monroe
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2001
Big Shot's Funeral
Big Shot's Funeral as Tyler
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Uprising
Uprising as Adam Czerniaków
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Dr. Cid (voice)
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The Big Heist
The Big Heist as Jimmy Burke
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Queen Victoria's Empire
Queen Victoria's Empire as Narrator (voice)
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2000
The Art of War
The Art of War as Douglas Thomas
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Panic
Panic as Michael
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Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys as Jerry O`Neill
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1999
Instinct
Instinct as Ben Hillard
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Behind the Mask
Behind the Mask as Dr. Bob Shushan
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Virus
Virus as Captain Robert Everton
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The Hunley
The Hunley as Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard
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1998
Fallen
Fallen as Lt. Stanton
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Without Limits
Without Limits as Bill Bowerman
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Free Money
Free Money as Judge Rausenberg
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1997
Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy as Jacob Conrad
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The Assignment
The Assignment as Jack Shaw / Henry Fields
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1996
Hollow Point
Hollow Point as Garrett Lawton
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A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill as Lucien Wilbanks
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Natural Enemy
Natural Enemy as Ted Robards
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1995
Citizen X
Citizen X as Col. Mikhail Fetisov
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Outbreak
Outbreak as General Donald McClintock
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Hollis Hurlbut (voice)
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1994
The Lifeforce Experiment
The Lifeforce Experiment as Dr. 'MAC' MacLean
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All as William Marsden
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Disclosure
Disclosure as Bob Garvin
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The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters as Andrew Nivens
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1993
Younger and Younger
Younger and Younger as Jonathan Younger
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Benefit of the Doubt
Benefit of the Doubt as Frank
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Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation as Flan
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Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Bethune: The Making of a Hero as Dr. Norman Bethune
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Red Hot
Red Hot as Kirov
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1992
The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun as John Williams
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The Railway Station Man
The Railway Station Man as Roger Hawthorne
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Merrick Jamison-Smythe
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Quicksand: No Escape
Quicksand: No Escape as Murdoch
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Shadow of the Wolf
Shadow of the Wolf as Henderson
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
1991
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain as Josef Borski
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Scream of Stone
Scream of Stone as Ivan
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Buster's Bedroom
Buster's Bedroom as O'Connor
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Backdraft
Backdraft as Ronald Bartel
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1989
Lost Angels
Lost Angels as Dr. Charles Loftis
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A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season as Ben du Toit
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Lock Up
Lock Up as Warden Drumgoole
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1988
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
Apprentice to Murder
Apprentice to Murder as John Reese
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1987
The Trouble with Spies
The Trouble with Spies as Appleton Porter
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The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders as Father Robert Koesler
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1986
Kate Bush: The Whole Story
Kate Bush: The Whole Story as Papa (clip: Cloudbusting)
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Oviri
Oviri as Paul Gauguin
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1985
Heaven Help Us
Heaven Help Us as Brother Thadeus
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Revolution
Revolution as Sgt. Maj. Peasy
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1984
Crackers
Crackers as Westlake
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Ordeal by Innocence
Ordeal by Innocence as Dr. Arthur Calgary
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1983
Max Dugan Returns
Max Dugan Returns as Brian Costello
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The Winter of Our Discontent
The Winter of Our Discontent as Ethan Hawley
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ethan Hawley
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1981
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle as Faber
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Gas
Gas as Nick the Noz
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A War Story
A War Story as Narrator
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Threshold
Threshold as Dr. Thomas Vrain
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1980
Ordinary People
Ordinary People as Calvin Jarrett
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Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal as Roger Keller
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North China Factory
North China Factory as Narrator
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1979
A Man, a Woman and a Bank
A Man, a Woman and a Bank as Reese Halperin
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Bear Island
Bear Island as Frank Lansing
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Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree as Robert Lees
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1978
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery as Robert Agar
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Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives as Carella
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Matthew Bennell
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1977
The Disappearance
The Disappearance as Jay Mallory
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1976
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed as Liam Devlin
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1900
1900 as Attila Mellanchini
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Fellini's Casanova
Fellini's Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
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1975
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust as Homer Simpson
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1974
Alien Thunder
Alien Thunder as Sgt. Dan Candy
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S*P*Y*S
S*P*Y*S as Bruland
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1973
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now as John Baxter
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Steelyard Blues
Steelyard Blues as Jesse Veldini
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Lady Ice
Lady Ice as Andy Hammon
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1971
Little Murders
Little Murders as Rev. Dupas
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Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun as Christ
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Klute
Klute as John Klute
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1970
Alex in Wonderland
Alex in Wonderland as Alex Morrison
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Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me as Charles / Pierre
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Act of the Heart
Act of the Heart as Father Michael Ferrier
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M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H as Hawkeye Pierce
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Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes as Sgt. Oddball (tank commander)
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1968
Interlude
Interlude as Lawrence
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Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King as Chorus Leader
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The Split
The Split as Dave Negli
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Joanna
Joanna as Lord Peter Sanderson
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The Champions
The Champions as David Crayley
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1965
Die! Die! My Darling!
Die! Die! My Darling! as Joseph
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Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Bob Carroll
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1964
The Castle of the Living Dead
The Castle of the Living Dead as Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man
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Gideon C.I.D.
Gideon C.I.D. as Philip Guest
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The Saint
The Saint as Jim McCleery
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2014
Altman
Altman
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2010
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Trumbo
Trumbo
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2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Sir! No Sir!
Sir! No Sir!
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2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2001
History vs. Hollywood
1972
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2015
Pirate's Passage
Pirate's Passage as Writer
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1972
FTA
FTA as Writer
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