Gordon Pinsent
Known for Acting · 106 credits
- Born
- 1930-07-12
- Died
- 2023-02-25
- Place of birth
- Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Also known as
- Gordon Edward Pinsent
Biography
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
TV Shows (36)
The Red Green Show
1991
as Hap Shaughnessy
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as S.S. Capt. Steiner
Private Eyes
2016
as Nevin Ainslie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Joseph Xavier
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Steven Molstad
Cannon
1971
Due South
1994
as Fraser Sr. (voice)
Relic Hunter
1999
as Jimmy Jonesboro
The Listener
2009
as Accident Victim / Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
American Playhouse
1982
as Dennis Corcoran
Corner Gas
2004
as Corky Dillems
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Maurice Becker
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Gerald Lockridge
Danger Bay
1985
as Pete Bartlett
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Desmond Williams
Banacek
1972
as John Weymouth
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Ken Collins
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
2010
as King Babar (voice)
The Nature of Things
1960
as Dr. Fred Urquhart
Blue Murder
2001
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
as Archbishop
Pippi Longstocking
1997
as Captain Longstocking
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Dan August
1970
as Frank Fairley
The Hidden Room
1991
as Abraham Stone
Babar
1989
as King Babar (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Vicomte de Valvert
Made in Canada
1998
as Walter Franklin, Sr.
Sarge
1971
as Stone
Angela's Eyes
2006
The Forest Rangers
1963
as Sgt. Brian Scott
Power Play
1998
For the Record
1976
Seaway
1965
as Coffin / Grainger
H2O
2004
as Michael Cameron
The Polar Sea
2014
Movies (70)
Drága kisfiam!
1978
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Jamie
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016
as Bear (voice)
The Shipping News
2001
as Billy Pretty
Away from Her
2007
as Grant
Chandler
1971
as John Melchior
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as The President
The River of My Dreams
2017
Blacula
1972
as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Due South
1994
as Fraser Sr.
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
as Old Man (voice)
The Grand Seduction
2014
as Simon
Fallen Angel
2003
as Warren Wentworth
Sex After Kids
2013
as Dr. Keaton
Newman's Law
1974
as Jack Eastman
Kids for Character
1996
as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
Horse Latitudes
1975
as Donald Crowhurst
Babar: The Movie
1989
as King Babar
The Good Shepherd
2004
as Cardinal Ledesna
Pirate's Passage
2015
as Harry the Barber (voice)
Saint Ralph
2005
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
as Joe - Mayor
Only God Knows
1974
as John Hagan
A Holiday for Love
1996
as Cal Marsdon
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
2012
as Francis Weary
Where Once They Mattered
2015
as Narrator
Newfoundland Scene
1951
as Himself
Klondike Fever
1980
as Swiftwater Bill
A Case of Libel
1983
as Dennis Corcoran
Ambulance Girl
2005
as Pete
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003
as Morley Callaghan
Nothing
2003
as Man In Suit
Back Home Again
2021
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Bonds of Love
1993
as Leon
Win, Again!
1999
as Win Morrissey
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Silence of the North
1981
as John Frederickson
Blind Terror
2001
as Martin Howell
Cyrano De Bergerac
1962
as Vicomte de Valvert
Quarantined
1970
as Dr. Bud Bedford
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
2008
as Narrator
Heyday!
2006
as Monroe Gillette
The Suicide's Wife
1979
as Allan Crane
At Home by Myself... with You
2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Spine
2009
as Dan Rutherford
The Devil at Your Heels
1981
as Narrator (Voice)
Who Has Seen the Wind
1977
as Gerald O'Connal
Back to Beulah
1974
as Host
Age of Dysphoria
2020
as Fred
In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
as Lt. Ted Burk
Pale Saints
1997
as Gus
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012
as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
1975
as Cliff Reynolds
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
2008
as Hap Shaughnessy
John and the Missus
1987
as John Munn
A Diary Between Friends
2002
as Narrator
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
as Ambassador Ken Taylor
A Vow to Kill
1995
as Frank Waring
A Gift To Last
1976
as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
The Rowdyman
1972
as Will Cole
The Sparky Book
2006
as Goldfish
An Unlikely Obsession
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Playing the Machines
2009
as Narrator
The Time of the Tar Sands
1975
A Passage from Burnt Islands
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Blood Clan
1990
as Judge William McKay
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
as Self
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
1982
as Edwin Boyd
Blackwood
1976
as Narrator
About 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 fea… With 106 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Gordon Pinsent has appeared in 70 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gordon Pinsent Movies
- Drága kisfiam! (1978)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) — as Jamie
- Two Lovers and a Bear (2016) — as Bear (voice)
- The Shipping News (2001) — as Billy Pretty
- Away from Her (2007) — as Grant
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