Gordon Pinsent
Born Jul 12, 1930 · Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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.
Known for
Back Home Again
2021
Age of Dysphoria
2020
The River of My Dreams
2017
Private Eyes
2016
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016
Where Once They Mattered
2015
Pirate's Passage
2015
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
The Grand Seduction
2014
The Polar Sea
2014
Sex After Kids
2013
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
2012
An Unlikely Obsession
2011
Republic of Doyle
2010
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
2010
The Listener
2009
At Home by Myself... with You
2009
Playing the Machines
2009
The Spine
2009
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
2008
Away from Her
2007
Angela's Eyes
2006
Heyday!
2006
The Sparky Book
2006
Saint Ralph
2005
Ambulance Girl
2005
Corner Gas
2004
H2O
2004
The Good Shepherd
2004
Fallen Angel
2003
Nothing
2003
Puppets Who Kill
2002
A Diary Between Friends
2002
Blue Murder
2001
The Shipping News
2001
Blind Terror
2001
Relic Hunter
1999
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
Made in Canada
1998
Pippi Longstocking
1997
Kids for Character
1996
A Holiday for Love
1996
The Outer Limits
1995
A Vow to Kill
1995
Due South
1994
Due South
1994
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Bonds of Love
1993
In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
A Passage from Burnt Islands
1992
The Red Green Show
1991
The Hidden Room
1991
Blood Clan
1990
Babar
1989
Babar: The Movie
1989
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
John and the Missus
1987
Danger Bay
1985
A Case of Libel
1983
American Playhouse
1982
Silence of the North
1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
The Devil at Your Heels
1981
Klondike Fever
1980
The Suicide's Wife
1979
Drága kisfiam!
1978
Who Has Seen the Wind
1977
For the Record
1976
Blackwood
1976
Horse Latitudes
1975
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
1975
Newman's Law
1974
Only God Knows
1974
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
Banacek
1972
Blacula
1972
The Rowdyman
1972
Cannon
1971
Sarge
1971
Chandler
1971
Dan August
1970
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
Quarantined
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
It Takes a Thief
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Seaway
1965
The Forest Rangers
1963
The Nature of Things
1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Newfoundland Scene
1951