The Hard Childhood That Forged Donald Sutherland Before becoming one of cinema’s most respected actors, Donald Sutherland endured a childhood marked by illness and cruelty. He survived polio as a toddler, lost an entire school year to rheumatic fever, and was relentlessly bullied for his appearance—mocked with the nickname “Dumbo.” At 16, he once asked his mother if he was good-looking. Her reply—“Your face has character”—brought him to tears. That sensitivity never left him. Instead, it shaped

135K views · 4.2K reactions | In a 2017 interview, Donald Sutherland called his career a "platter of fruits." He told Anderson Cooper, "You might not like everything, but you can grab something, peel it, and like it." Sutherland passed away today at 88. https://cbsn.ws/3zeKc6T | 60 Minutes | Facebook