Gordon Pinsent
Acting
Born 1930-07-12 · Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · Died 2023-02-25
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.
Acting
Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
Age of Dysphoria
Fred
The River of My Dreams
Two Lovers and a Bear
Bear (voice)
Private Eyes
Nevin Ainslie
Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
Big News From Grand Rock
Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
The Polar Sea
The Grand Seduction
Simon
Sex After Kids
Dr. Keaton
Flight of the Butterflies
Dr Fred Urquhart
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Still Rowdy After All These Years
Self
An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
King Babar (voice)
The Pillars of the Earth
Archbishop
Republic of Doyle
Maurice Becker
At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
The Spine
Dan Rutherford
The Listener
Accident Victim
The Listener
Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
Playing the Machines
Narrator
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
Hap Shaughnessy
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
Away from Her
Grant
Angela's Eyes
Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
The Sparky Book
Goldfish
