Gordon Edward Pinsent CC FRSC (July 12, 1930 – February 25, 2023) was a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He began his career in the 1940s, delving into radio dramas before serving in the Canadian Army. His extensive four-decade-long career spans stage, TV, and film, starring in notable works like "Quentin Durgens MP," "The Rowdyman," and "Power Play." He's received numerous awards, including ACTRA, GENIE, and GEMINI Awards, and earned honoraries from several universities. Pinsent's skills extend to writing; his novels inspired feature films, and he penned his memoirs, "By the Way." He shared a close friendship with Marlon Brando, often enjoying drive-in movies with Brando's family.
Gordon Edward Pinsent CC FRSC (July 12, 1930 – February 25, 2023) was a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He began his career in the 1940s, delving into radio dramas before serving in the Canadian Army. His extensive four-decade-long career spans stage, TV, and film, starring in notable works like "Quentin Durgens MP," "The Rowdyman," and "Power Play." He's received numerous awards, including ACTRA, GENIE, and GEMINI Awards, and earned honoraries from several universities. Pinsent's skills extend to writing; his novels inspired feature films, and he penned his memoirs, "By the Way." He shared a close friendship with Marlon Brando, often enjoying drive-in movies with Brando's family.
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Filmography (Movies)
Back Home Again
Character:Jack Rabbit (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2021
Age of Dysphoria
Character:Fred
Release Date:14/02/2020
The River of My Dreams
Character:
Release Date:27/01/2017
Two Lovers and a Bear
Character:Bear (voice)
Release Date:02/10/2016
Where Once They Mattered
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/08/2015
Big News From Grand Rock
Character:
Release Date:27/02/2015
Pirate's Passage
Character:Harry the Barber (voice)
Release Date:04/01/2015
The Grand Seduction
Character:Simon
Release Date:30/05/2014
Sex After Kids
Character:Dr. Keaton
Release Date:26/01/2013
Flight of the Butterflies
Character:Dr Fred Urquhart
Release Date:01/10/2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Character:Francis Weary
Release Date:22/05/2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Character:Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Release Date:12/02/2012
Still Rowdy After All These Years
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2011
An Unlikely Obsession
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/01/2011
At Home by Myself... with You
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/10/2009
The Spine
Character:Dan Rutherford
Release Date:08/06/2009
Playing the Machines
Character:Narrator
Release Date:24/03/2009
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
Character:Hap Shaughnessy
Release Date:01/12/2008
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2008
Away from Her
Character:Grant
Release Date:04/05/2007
Heyday!
Character:Monroe Gillette
Release Date:27/03/2006
The Sparky Book
Character:Goldfish
Release Date:01/01/2006
Ambulance Girl
Character:Pete
Release Date:12/09/2005
Saint Ralph
Character:
Release Date:05/08/2005
The Good Shepherd
Character:Cardinal Ledesna
Release Date:21/03/2004
Nothing
Character:Man In Suit
Release Date:09/09/2003
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Character:Morley Callaghan
Release Date:31/03/2003
Fallen Angel
Character:Warren Wentworth
Release Date:23/03/2003
A Diary Between Friends
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2002
The Shipping News
Character:Billy Pretty
Release Date:18/12/2001
Blind Terror
Character:Martin Howell
Release Date:23/04/2001
The Old Man and the Sea
Character:Old Man (voice)
Release Date:03/07/1999
Pale Saints
Character:Gus
Release Date:05/09/1997
A Holiday for Love
Character:Cal Marsdon
Release Date:10/12/1996
A Vow to Kill
Character:Frank Waring
Release Date:01/02/1995
Due South
Character:Fraser Sr.
Release Date:23/04/1994
Bonds of Love
Character:Leon
Release Date:24/01/1993
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Character:Lt. Ted Burk
Release Date:07/04/1992
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/03/1992
Blood Clan
Character:Judge William McKay
Release Date:30/08/1990
Babar: The Movie
Character:King Babar
Release Date:28/07/1989
John and the Missus
Character:John Munn
Release Date:23/10/1987
A Case of Libel
Character:Dennis Corcoran
Release Date:17/10/1983
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Character:Edwin Boyd
Release Date:18/09/1982
Silence of the North
Character:John Frederickson
Release Date:23/10/1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Character:Ambassador Ken Taylor
Release Date:17/05/1981
The Devil at Your Heels
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:13/03/1981
Klondike Fever
Character:Swiftwater Bill
Release Date:12/01/1980
The Suicide's Wife
Character:Allan Crane
Release Date:07/11/1979
Who Has Seen the Wind
Character:Gerald O'Connal
Release Date:20/04/1977
Blackwood
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Time of the Tar Sands
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1975
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Character:Cliff Reynolds
Release Date:28/04/1975
Horse Latitudes
Character:Donald Crowhurst
Release Date:01/01/1975
Only God Knows
Character:John Hagan
Release Date:13/09/1974
Newman's Law
Character:Jack Eastman
Release Date:21/08/1974
Incident on a Dark Street
Character:Joe - Mayor
Release Date:12/01/1973
Blacula
Character:Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Release Date:25/08/1972
The Rowdyman
Character:Will Cole
Release Date:18/05/1972
Chandler
Character:John Melchior
Release Date:01/12/1971
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Character:The President
Release Date:08/04/1970
Quarantined
Character:Dr. Bud Bedford
Release Date:24/02/1970
The Thomas Crown Affair
Character:Jamie
Release Date:26/06/1968
Newfoundland Scene
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/01/1951
Television Appearances
Private Eyes
Character:Nevin Ainslie
The Polar Sea
Character:
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Character:King Babar (voice)
The Pillars of the Earth
Character:Archbishop
Republic of Doyle
Character:Maurice Becker
The Listener
Character:Accident Victim
The Listener
Character:Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
Angela's Eyes
Character:
H2O
Character:Michael Cameron
Corner Gas
Character:Corky Dillems
Puppets Who Kill
Character:
Blue Murder
Character:
Relic Hunter
Character:Jimmy Jonesboro
Power Play
Character:
Pippi Longstocking
Character:Captain Longstocking
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. Steven Molstad
Due South
Character:Fraser Sr. (voice)
Due South
Character:Fraser Sr.
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character:Ken Collins
The Red Green Show
Character:Hap Shaughnessy
Babar
Character:King Babar (voice)
Friday the 13th: The Series
Character:Desmond Williams
Danger Bay
Character:Pete Bartlett
For The Record
Character:
Banacek
Character:John Weymouth
Sarge
Character:Stone
Cannon
Character:
Dan August
Character:Frank Fairley
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Character:Dr. Joseph Xavier
It Takes a Thief
Character:Gerald Lockridge
Hogan's Heroes
Character:S.S. Capt. Steiner
Seaway
Character:Coffin
Seaway
Character:Grainger
The Forest Rangers
Character:Sgt. Brian Scott
The Nature of Things
Character:Dr. Fred Urquhart
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Vicomte de Valvert
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