Gordon Pinsent
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1930
- Died
- February 25, 2023
- Birthplace
- Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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 2021
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Age of Dysphoria 2020
as Fred
The River of My Dreams 2017
Actor
Two Lovers and a Bear 2016
as Bear (voice)
Where Once They Mattered 2015
as Narrator
Big News From Grand Rock 2015
Actor
Pirate's Passage 2015
as Harry the Barber (voice)
The Grand Seduction 2014
as Simon
Sex After Kids 2013
as Dr. Keaton
Nuts Nothing and Nobody 2013
as English narrator
Flight of the Butterflies 2012
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Life Doesn't Frighten Me 2012
as Francis Weary
- Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town 2012
as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Still Rowdy After All These Years 2011
as Self
An Unlikely Obsession 2011
as Narrator (voice)
At Home by Myself... with You 2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Spine 2009
as Dan Rutherford
Playing the Machines 2009
as Narrator
- The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together 2008
as Hap Shaughnessy
Mysteries of the Great Lakes 2008
as Narrator
Away from Her 2007
as Grant
Heyday! 2006
as Monroe Gillette, Director, Writer
The Sparky Book 2006
as Goldfish
Ambulance Girl 2005
as Pete
Saint Ralph 2005
Actor
The Good Shepherd 2004
as Cardinal Ledesna
Nothing 2003
as Man In Suit
- Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Hemingway vs. Callaghan 2003
as Morley Callaghan
Fallen Angel 2003
as Warren Wentworth
Stranded Yanks: A Diary Between Friends 2002
as Narrator
The Shipping News 2001
as Billy Pretty
Blind Terror 2001
as Martin Howell
The Old Man and the Sea 1999
as Old Man (voice)
- Win, Again!
Win, Again! 1999
as Win Morrissey, Writer
- Pale Saints
Pale Saints 1997
as Gus
Pippi Longstocking 1997
as Captain Longstocking (voice)
A Holiday for Love 1996
as Cal Marsdon
Kids for Character 1996
as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
A Vow to Kill 1995
as Frank Waring
Due South 1994
as Fraser Sr.
Bonds of Love 1993
as Leon
In the Eyes of a Stranger 1992
as Lt. Ted Burk
A Passage from Burnt Islands 1992
as Narrator (voice)
Blood Clan 1990
as Judge William McKay
Babar: The Movie 1989
as King Babar
Two Men 1988
Director
John and the Missus 1987
as John Munn, Director, Writer
A Case of Libel 1983
as Dennis Corcoran
- The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd 1982
as Edwin Boyd
- A Far Cry From Home
A Far Cry From Home 1981
Director
Silence of the North 1981
as John Frederickson
- Once
Once 1981
Director
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper 1981
as Ambassador Ken Taylor
The Devil at Your Heels 1981
as Narrator (Voice)
Klondike Fever 1980
as Swiftwater Bill
The Suicide's Wife 1979
as Allan Crane
Drága kisfiam! 1978
Actor
Who Has Seen the Wind 1977
as Gerald O'Connal
- A Gift To Last
A Gift To Last 1976
as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
Blackwood 1976
as Narrator
- The Time of the Tar Sands
The Time of the Tar Sands 1975
Actor
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days 1975
as Cliff Reynolds
Horse Latitudes 1975
as Donald Crowhurst
Only God Knows 1974
as John Hagan
Newman's Law 1974
as Jack Eastman
- Back to Beulah
Back to Beulah 1974
as Host
Incident on a Dark Street 1973
as Joe - Mayor
Blacula 1972
as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
The Rowdyman 1972
as Will Cole, Writer
Chandler 1971
as John Melchior
Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970
as The President
Quarantined 1970
as Dr. Bud Bedford
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
as Jamie
- Cyrano De Bergerac
Cyrano De Bergerac 1962
as Vicomte de Valvert
Newfoundland Scene 1951
as Himself
Credits from TMDB.