Gordon Pinsent
Known for Acting · 103 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 (35)
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as S.S. Capt. Steiner
Due South
1994
as Fraser Sr. (voice)
Cannon
1971
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Steven Molstad
Private Eyes
2016
as Nevin Ainslie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Dr. Joseph Xavier
Relic Hunter
1999
as Jimmy Jonesboro
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Ken Collins
The Listener
2009
as Accident Victim / Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
The Red Green Show
1991
as Hap Shaughnessy
Republic of Doyle
2010
as Maurice Becker
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Desmond Williams
Corner Gas
2004
as Corky Dillems
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Gerald Lockridge
Danger Bay
1985
as Pete Bartlett
Banacek
1972
as John Weymouth
The Nature of Things
1960
as Dr. Fred Urquhart
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
2010
as King Babar (voice)
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
as Archbishop
Blue Murder
2001
The Hidden Room
1991
as Abraham Stone
Dan August
1970
as Frank Fairley
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Pippi Longstocking
1997
as Captain Longstocking
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Vicomte de Valvert
Babar
1989
as King Babar (voice)
Sarge
1971
as Stone
For the Record
1976
Power Play
1998
Angela's Eyes
2006
Seaway
1965
as Coffin / Grainger
Made in Canada
1998
as Walter Franklin, Sr.
H2O
2004
as Michael Cameron
The Forest Rangers
1963
as Sgt. Brian Scott
The Polar Sea
2014
Movies (68)
The Shipping News
2001
as Billy Pretty
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Jamie
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
as Old Man (voice)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as The President
Blacula
1972
as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Chandler
1971
as John Melchior
Pale Saints
1997
as Gus
Away from Her
2007
as Grant
Saint Ralph
2005
Fallen Angel
2003
as Warren Wentworth
Nothing
2003
as Man In Suit
The Grand Seduction
2014
as Simon
The Good Shepherd
2004
as Cardinal Ledesna
Babar: The Movie
1989
as King Babar
Klondike Fever
1980
as Swiftwater Bill
Sex After Kids
2013
as Dr. Keaton
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012
as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Back Home Again
2021
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
as Joe - Mayor
Bonds of Love
1993
as Leon
A Holiday for Love
1996
as Cal Marsdon
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
1975
as Cliff Reynolds
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016
as Bear (voice)
Silence of the North
1981
as John Frederickson
Ambulance Girl
2005
as Pete
Pirate's Passage
2015
as Harry the Barber (voice)
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Quarantined
1970
as Dr. Bud Bedford
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
2008
as Hap Shaughnessy
Newman's Law
1974
as Jack Eastman
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
as Ambassador Ken Taylor
Only God Knows
1974
as John Hagan
Heyday!
2006
as Monroe Gillette
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003
as Morley Callaghan
The Rowdyman
1972
as Will Cole
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
as Self
In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
as Lt. Ted Burk
Who Has Seen the Wind
1977
as Gerald O'Connal
Kids for Character
1996
as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
At Home by Myself... with You
2009
as Narrator (voice)
John and the Missus
1987
as John Munn
Where Once They Mattered
2015
as Narrator
The River of My Dreams
2017
The Suicide's Wife
1979
as Allan Crane
Due South
1994
as Fraser Sr.
Blood Clan
1990
as Judge William McKay
The Devil at Your Heels
1981
as Narrator (Voice)
Blind Terror
2001
as Martin Howell
Cyrano De Bergerac
1962
as Vicomte de Valvert
Age of Dysphoria
2020
as Fred
The Spine
2009
as Dan Rutherford
A Case of Libel
1983
as Dennis Corcoran
Blackwood
1976
as Narrator
Horse Latitudes
1975
as Donald Crowhurst
A Vow to Kill
1995
as Frank Waring
The Sparky Book
2006
as Goldfish
Drága kisfiam!
1978
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
2008
as Narrator
The Time of the Tar Sands
1975
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
2012
as Francis Weary
A Passage from Burnt Islands
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Newfoundland Scene
1951
as Himself
A Diary Between Friends
2002
as Narrator
An Unlikely Obsession
2011
as Narrator (voice)
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
1982
as Edwin Boyd
A Gift To Last
1976
as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
Playing the Machines
2009
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 103 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Gordon Pinsent has appeared in 68 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gordon Pinsent Movies
- The Shipping News (2001) — as Billy Pretty
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) — as Jamie
- The Old Man and the Sea (1999) — as Old Man (voice)
- Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) — as The President
- Blacula (1972) — as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
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