Kiefer Sutherland didn’t ‘really’ get to know his father, Donald Sutherland, until he was a teenager
Kiefer Sutherland’s relationship with father Donald Sutherland, who died earlier this month, developed over time.
“Me and my dad really got to know each other after I left home at 15. My parents split when I was three and my mum, sister and I moved to Canada,” Kiefer, 57, said in a profile for London’s The Times published on Saturday, June 29. “I didn’t live with my dad. I would see him at Christmas and for a couple of weeks in the summer. I certainly did see him, but it was really relegated to around holidays.
Donald and ex-wife Shirley Douglas shared twins Kiefer and Rachel. After their divorce, the legendary actor moved on with wife Francine Racette. Donald and Racette, 76, shared sons Roeg, 50, Rossif, 45, and Angus, 41.“I certainly wish I hadn’t taken the car,” he told the U.K. newspaper about stealing a vehicle when he was a teenager. 'That was just me wanting to drive and feel older.
Since becoming a father himself — the 24 alum shares daughter Sarah, 36, with ex-wife Camelia Kath — Kiefer can understand Donald’s perspective more. “When my daughter was born, I realized how unprepared I was,” Kiefer told The Times. “She was so small that I was scared to hold her. I realized that being a father was not a lark; it was a real responsibility.”“With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” Kiefer announced via social media at the time. “I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly.
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