Playboy Interview: Donald Sutherland

October, 1981

Playboy Interview: Donald SutherlandWhen the 1980 Academy Award nominations were announced last February, one name was conspicuously absent from the Best Actor category: Donald Sutherland, the star of "Ordinary People," the performer whose sensitive portrayal of Calvin Jarrett had brought to life the pain and stress of a very real American father. Sutherland, a veteran of more than 40 films, shrugged the insult off philosophically: He didn't tend to get awards for his work; besides, he...