Gordon Lightfoot
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1938
- Died
- May 1, 2023
- Birthplace
- Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Lightfoot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
America Down: The Proof of Concept 2025
Music
Anne Murray: Full Circle 2021
as Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2019
as Self
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind 2019
as Self
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s 2009
as Self
The Brown Bunny 2003
Music
Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno 2002
as Self
Animal Charm: Golden Digest 1996
as Himself (archival footage)
Tears Are Not Enough 1985
as Self
Harry Tracy, Desperado 1982
as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79 1979
as Self - Musician
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974 1974
as Self
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert 1972
as Himself
Credits from TMDB.