Donald Sutherland, legendary actor known for 'Dirty Dozen' and 'Hunger Games,' dies at 88

Donald Sutherland, whose career included his portrayal of a demented arsonist in "Backdraft" and playing a ruthless president in "The Hunger Games" films, has died.

The tall and gaunt Canadian actor with a grin that could be sweet or diabolical was known for offbeat characters like Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman's "M.A.S.H.," the hippie tank commander in "Kelly's Heroes" and the stoned professor in "Animal House." Born in St. John, New Brunswick, Donald McNichol Sutherland was the son of a salesman and a mathematics teacher. Raised in Nova Scotia, he was a disc jockey with his own radio station at the age of 14.

His first American film was "The Dirty Dozen" , in which he played Vernon Pinkley, the officer-impersonating psychopathic. 1970 saw the release of both the World War II yarn "Kelly's Heroes" and "M.A.S.H.," an acclaimed smash hit that catapulted Sutherland to stardom. Donald Sutherland poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy.One of his finest performances came as a detective in Alan Pakula's "Klute" . It was during filming on "Klute" that he met Fonda, with whom he had a three-year-long relationship that began at the end of his second marriage to actor Shirley Douglas.

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