Gordon Pinsent
Acting
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
Acting106
movieBack Home Again
2021
Jack Rabbit (voice)
movieTwo Lovers and a Bear
2016
Bear (voice)
tvPrivate Eyes
2016
Nevin Ainslie
moviePirate's Passage
2015
Harry the Barber (voice)
movieSex After Kids
2013
Dr. Keaton
movieFlight of the Butterflies
2012
Dr Fred Urquhart
movieLife Doesn't Frighten Me
2012
Francis Weary
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
movieAn Unlikely Obsession
2011
Narrator (voice)
tvBabar and the Adventures of Badou
2010
King Babar (voice)
tvThe Pillars of the Earth
2010
Archbishop
tvRepublic of Doyle
2010
Maurice Becker
movieAt Home by Myself... with You
2009
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Spine
2009
Dan Rutherford
tvThe Listener
2009
Accident Victim / Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
moviePlaying the Machines
2009
Narrator
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
2008
Hap Shaughnessy
movieHeyday!
2006
Monroe Gillette
movieThe Sparky Book
2006
Goldfish
tvH2O
2004
Michael Cameron
movieThe Good Shepherd
2004
Cardinal Ledesna
tvCorner Gas
2004
Corky Dillems
movieNothing
2003
Man In Suit
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003
Morley Callaghan
movieFallen Angel
2003
Warren Wentworth
movieA Diary Between Friends
2002
Narrator
movieThe Shipping News
2001
Billy Pretty
movieBlind Terror
2001
Martin Howell
tvRelic Hunter
1999
Jimmy Jonesboro
movieThe Old Man and the Sea
1999
Old Man (voice)
Win, Again!
1999
Win Morrissey
tvMade in Canada
1998
Walter Franklin, Sr.
tvPippi Longstocking
1997
Captain Longstocking
movieA Holiday for Love
1996
Cal Marsdon
movieKids for Character
1996
King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Dr. Steven Molstad
movieA Vow to Kill
1995
Frank Waring
tvDue South
1994
Fraser Sr. (voice) / Fraser Sr.
movieDue South
1994
Fraser Sr.
tvKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Ken Collins
movieIn the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
Lt. Ted Burk
movieA Passage from Burnt Islands
1992
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Red Green Show
1991
Hap Shaughnessy
tvThe Hidden Room
1991
Abraham Stone
movieBlood Clan
1990
Judge William McKay
movieBabar: The Movie
1989
King Babar
tvBabar
1989
King Babar (voice)
movieJohn and the Missus
1987
John Munn
tvFriday the 13th: The Series
1987
Desmond Williams
tvDanger Bay
1985
Pete Bartlett
movieA Case of Libel
1983
Dennis Corcoran
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Dennis Corcoran
movieSilence of the North
1981
John Frederickson
movieEscape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
Ambassador Ken Taylor
movieThe Devil at Your Heels
1981
Narrator (Voice)
movieKlondike Fever
1980
Swiftwater Bill
movieThe Suicide's Wife
1979
Allan Crane
movieWho Has Seen the Wind
1977
Gerald O'Connal
A Gift To Last
1976
Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
movieBlackwood
1976
Narrator
movieThe Heatwave Lasted Four Days
1975
Cliff Reynolds
movieHorse Latitudes
1975
Donald Crowhurst
movieOnly God Knows
1974
John Hagan
movieNewman's Law
1974
Jack Eastman
movieIncident on a Dark Street
1973
Joe - Mayor
tvBanacek
1972
John Weymouth
movieBlacula
1972
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
movieThe Rowdyman
1972
Will Cole
movieChandler
1971
John Melchior
tvSarge
1971
Stone
tvDan August
1970
Frank Fairley
movieColossus: The Forbin Project
1970
The President
movieQuarantined
1970
Dr. Bud Bedford
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Dr. Joseph Xavier
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968
Gerald Lockridge
tvHogan's Heroes
1965
S.S. Capt. Steiner
tvSeaway
1965
Coffin / Grainger
tvThe Forest Rangers
1963
Sgt. Brian Scott
Cyrano De Bergerac
1962
Vicomte de Valvert
tvThe Nature of Things
1960
Dr. Fred Urquhart
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Vicomte de Valvert
movieNewfoundland Scene
1951
Himself
Directing6
movieHeyday!
2006
Director
movieTwo Men
1988
Director
movieJohn and the Missus
1987
Director
Once
1981
Director
tvFor the Record
1976
Director
Writing4
movieHeyday!
2006
Writer
movieThe Rowdyman
1972
Writer
Creator1
Up at Ours
Creator