Although Donald Sutherland has enjoyed a steady film career spanning six decades, he didn’t make a whole lot of money from his most famous roles. For instance, he lost millions when he made “Animal House,” turning down an offer to make 2% profit participation, per Variety. “I told them, ‘No, you need to pay me my daily rate,'” he told the outlet. “So I got $25,000 for the day, when I could have ended up with $14 million.” Nevertheless, Sutherland has an impressive net worth of $60 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.
That’s nothing, however, compared to his son. While Donald often eschewed big budget fare for roles in smaller, auteur-directed films such as “Don’t Look Now” and “Fellini’s Casanova,” it took one mega hit for Kiefer to get richer than his dad. For his role as Jack Bauer in “24,” he became the highest paid actor on TV, earning $550,000 per episode, per Hello! In 2016, he was cast in another successful TV show, “Designated Survivor,” which reached a ratings record of 7.3 million views a week, per The Wrap. Kiefer was handsomely remunerated for the role, earning $300,000 an episode, per Variety.
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What’s more, he’s been lending his iconic voice to popular video game franchises “Call of Duty” and “Metal Gear Solid,” per IGN. The former franchise is worth over $27 billion, while the latter has made almost $60 million. Accordingly Kiefer has a net worth of $100 million, almost double his father’s riches.
