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The late Donald Sutherland, who passed away on June 20, had five children. The actor shares son Kiefer and daughter Rachel with hiis second wife, Shirley Douglas. His remaining three sons Roeg, Rossif and Angus are shared with third wife Francine Racette.
Keifer was the one to share the news of his father’s death on social media. He posted a black and white childhood photo of a him as a toddler and Donald. He captioned the photo: "With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away" Kiefer wrote.
"I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that.
A life well lived." Here's everything to know about the Canadian actor's five children. Kiefer was born on Dec.
21, 1996 to Donald and then-wife Shirley. Rachel is his twin sister. Just like his father, Kiefer is an actor and is well known for the long running show 24 and for the the three-seasoned Designated Survivor.
In 2016, he got an opportunity to share the screen with his father for the first time in Forsaken. He told PEOPLE : "Working with him is something I have wanted to do for 30 years." The 57-year-old has also dabbled in music and released his first album Down in a Hole, in 2016.
He even began a two-month tour in Europe in 2019 before it was cut short due to him slipping and falling on the stairs of his tour bus. Kiefer suffered a seriou.