Claim: Donald Sutherland is in A Time to Kill as an actor.

Donald McNichol Sutherland , -LRB- born 17 July 1935 -RRB- is a Canadian actor whose film career spans five decades .   Sutherland rose to fame after starring in series of successful films including The Dirty Dozen -LRB- 1967 -RRB- , M * A * S * H -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , Kelly 's Heroes -LRB- 1970 -RRB- , Klute -LRB- 1971 -RRB- , Do n't Look Now -LRB- 1973 -RRB- , Fellini 's Casanova -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , 1900 -LRB- 1976 -RRB- , Animal House -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , Invasion of the Body Snatchers -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , Ordinary People -LRB- 1980 -RRB- and Eye of the Needle -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . Since then , he established himself as one of the most respected , prolific and versatile character actors of Canada .   He later went on to star in many other successful films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , JFK -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , A Time to Kill -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , Without Limits -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , The Italian Job -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Cold Mountain -LRB- 2003 -RRB- , Pride & Prejudice -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Aurora Borealis -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and The Hunger Games franchise -LRB- 2012 -- 2015 -RRB- .   Sutherland has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards , winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X -LRB- 1995 -RRB- and Path to War -LRB- 2002 -RRB- ; the former also brought him a Primetime Emmy Award . Inductee of Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame , Sutherland has also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold -LRB- 1981 -RRB- . Several media outlets and movie critics describe him as one of the best actors who has never been nominated for an Oscar . He is father of actors Rossif Sutherland , Angus Sutherland , and Kiefer Sutherland .