Donald Sutherland, The Man and His Movies Quiz

Answer: Canada

Donald McNichol Sutherland was born on July 17, 1935, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada to Frederick and Dorothy Sutherland, but was raised in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

Answer: 1959

Donald met Lois Hardwick when they both attended the University of Toronto. They married in 1959 and were divorced in 1966. Donald met his future second wife, Shirley Douglas, when they were filming the movie, "Castle of the Living Dead". They were married in 1966 and divorced in 1971. Donald met his future third wife, Francine Racette, on the set of "Alien Thunder.

They have been married since 1972.

Answer: 1

Donald's oldest two children are his daughter, Rachel, and her twin brother, Kiefer. They were both born on December 21, 1966. The third child to be born to Donald was his son, Roeg, born in 1974. His fourth child is his son, Rossif, born in 1978 and his last child born was a son, Angus Redford, who was born in 1979.

Answer: Col. Mikhail Fetisov

Although Donald has played each of the roles given as choices, it was his role as Col. Mikhail Fetisov in the TV movie, "Citizen X", earned him an Emmy in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special and a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. "Citizen X" is based on the true story of the Russian serial killer, Andrei Chikatilo, (played by Jeffrey DeMunn).

It also starred Stephen Rae as Lt. Viktor Burakov and Max von Sydow as Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky. Donald played the role of Maj. Gen. Donald McClintock in 1995's "Outbreak", the role of Gen. Pierre G.T. Buauregard in 1999's made for TV movie, "The Hunley" and the role of U.N. Secretary General Douglas Thomas in 2000's "The Art of War".

Answer: Hollis Hurlbutt

Donald provided the voice of the character, Hollis Hurlbut, in the 16th episode of the seventh season of "The Simpsons", "Lisa the Iconoclast", which originally aired in the U.S. on February 18, 1996.

Answer: once

Both Donald and Kiefer appeared in the 1996 film, "A Time to Kill", which was based on the novel by John Grisham. The movie also starred Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey and Oliver Platt. It's original release date in the U.S. was on July 24, 1996.

Answer: True

Donald appeared with Kiefer in the 1983 film, "Max Dugan Returns". Donald played the role of Brian Costello, Kiefer played the role of Billy, Jason Robards played the title role, Max Dugan, Marsha Mason played the role of Nora McPhee, and also making his film debut, Matthew Broderick played the role of Michael McPhee. "Max Dugan Returns" was released in the U.S. on March 25, 1983.

Answer: True

Based on the novel by Nathanael West, "The Day of the Locust" was originally released on May 7, 1975. It was shown again at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 10, 2003. It also starred Karen Black as Faye Greener, Burgess Meredith as Harry Greener and William Atherton as Tod Hackett. Burgess Meredith was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 1976 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Conrad L. Hall was nominated for an Oscar for Best Cinematography and Karen Black was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Drama.

Answer: False

Donald played the role of U.N. Secretary General Douglas Thomas, in 2000's, "The Art of War", also starring Wesley Snipes and Anne Archer. Donald was the narrator in 1994's documentary video, ("War of the Worlds: The Great Books"), about H.G. Wells and his novel, "The War of the Worlds", which also starred Leonard Nimoy, the H.G. Wells biographer, David Smith, Brian Aldiss, a science fiction writer, and Michael Coren, another H.G. Wells biographer.

Another project was 1981's Canadian film, "A War Story", in which he was a narrator. Donald also worked on the TV documentary, "The American Civil War" (1965).

Another project was 2002's, "The Path to War", in which Donald played Clark Clifford, Michael Gambdon played the role of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Alec Baldwin played the role of Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense. Donald will also be appearing in the 2005 film, "Lord of War", which also stars Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, and Ethan Hawke.

Answer: False

The original 1963 version starred Michael Caine as Charlie Croker, Noel Coward and Mr. Bridger, Benny Hill as Professor Simon Peach, and Raf Vallone as Altabani. The original release date in the U.S. was on September 3, 1969. The 2003 re-make, starred Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker, Donald Sutherland as John Bridger, Charlize Theron as Stella Bridger, Jason Statham as Handsome Rob, Edward Norton as Steve, Seth Green as Lyle, and Mos Def as Left Ear.

It's original release date in the U.S. was on May 30, 2003.