Gordon Pinsent
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.
Filmography
Back Home Again
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Back Home Again
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Age of Dysphoria
as Fred
Age of Dysphoria
as Fred
The River of My Dreams
The River of My Dreams
Two Lovers and a Bear
as Bear (voice)
Two Lovers and a Bear
as Bear (voice)
Where Once They Mattered
as Narrator
Where Once They Mattered
as Narrator
Big News From Grand Rock
Big News From Grand Rock
Pirate's Passage
as Harry the Barber (voice)
Pirate's Passage
as Harry the Barber (voice)
The Grand Seduction
as Simon
The Grand Seduction
as Simon
Flight of the Butterflies
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Flight of the Butterflies
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
as Francis Weary
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
as Francis Weary
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Still Rowdy After All These Years
as Self
Still Rowdy After All These Years
as Self
An Unlikely Obsession
as Narrator (voice)
An Unlikely Obsession
as Narrator (voice)
At Home by Myself... with You
as Narrator (voice)
At Home by Myself... with You
as Narrator (voice)
Playing the Machines
as Narrator
Playing the Machines
as Narrator
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
as Hap Shaughnessy
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
as Hap Shaughnessy
Away from Her
as Grant
Away from Her
as Grant
Heyday!
as Monroe Gillette
Heyday!
as Monroe Gillette
Saint Ralph
Saint Ralph
Nothing
as Man In Suit
Nothing
as Man In Suit
Fallen Angel
as Warren Wentworth
Fallen Angel
as Warren Wentworth
The Shipping News
as Billy Pretty
The Shipping News
as Billy Pretty
Blind Terror
as Martin Howell
Blind Terror
as Martin Howell
Win, Again!
as Win Morrissey
Win, Again!
as Win Morrissey
Pale Saints
as Gus
Pale Saints
as Gus
A Holiday for Love
as Cal Marsdon
A Holiday for Love
as Cal Marsdon
Kids for Character
as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
Kids for Character
as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
Due South
as Fraser Sr.
Due South
as Fraser Sr.
Bonds of Love
as Leon
Bonds of Love
as Leon
Blood Clan
as Judge William McKay
Blood Clan
as Judge William McKay
Babar: The Movie
as King Babar
Babar: The Movie
as King Babar
John and the Missus
as John Munn
John and the Missus
as John Munn
A Case of Libel
as Dennis Corcoran
A Case of Libel
as Dennis Corcoran
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
as Edwin Boyd
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
as Edwin Boyd
Silence of the North
as John Frederickson
Silence of the North
as John Frederickson
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
as Ambassador Ken Taylor
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
as Ambassador Ken Taylor
Klondike Fever
as Swiftwater Bill
Klondike Fever
as Swiftwater Bill
The Suicide's Wife
as Allan Crane
The Suicide's Wife
as Allan Crane
Drága kisfiam!
Drága kisfiam!
Who Has Seen the Wind
as Gerald O'Connal
Who Has Seen the Wind
as Gerald O'Connal
A Gift To Last
as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
A Gift To Last
as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
Horse Latitudes
as Donald Crowhurst
Horse Latitudes
as Donald Crowhurst
Newman's Law
as Jack Eastman
Newman's Law
as Jack Eastman
Incident on a Dark Street
as Joe - Mayor
Incident on a Dark Street
as Joe - Mayor
Colossus: The Forbin Project
as The President
Colossus: The Forbin Project
as The President
Cyrano De Bergerac
as Vicomte de Valvert
Cyrano De Bergerac
as Vicomte de Valvert
Newfoundland Scene
as Himself
Newfoundland Scene
as Himself