Gordon Pinsent
Acting
Born: July 12, 1930 · Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Died: February 25, 2023 (aged 92)
Highest Rated
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
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
The Shipping News
2001
The Pillars of the Earth
2010
The Grand Seduction
2014
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
Away from Her
2007
The Outer Limits
1995
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Blacula
1972
Relic Hunter
1999
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
Photos (1)
Movies (60)
The Shipping News
Billy Pretty
The Thomas Crown Affair
Jamie
The Grand Seduction
Simon
Away from Her
Grant
Colossus: The Forbin Project
The President
Saint Ralph
2005
Two Lovers and a Bear
Bear (voice)
Klondike Fever
Swiftwater Bill
Fallen Angel
Warren Wentworth
Pippi Longstocking
Captain Longstocking (voice)
The Good Shepherd
Cardinal Ledesna
Kids for Character
King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
Blacula
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
The Old Man and the Sea
Old Man (voice)
Flight of the Butterflies
Dr Fred Urquhart
Nothing
Man In Suit
Chandler
John Melchior
Sex After Kids
Dr. Keaton
Only God Knows
John Hagan
Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
Horse Latitudes
Donald Crowhurst
A Holiday for Love
Cal Marsdon
Newman's Law
Jack Eastman
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Ambassador Ken Taylor
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Lt. Ted Burk
Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
A Case of Libel
Dennis Corcoran
Due South
Fraser Sr.
Babar: The Movie
King Babar
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Cliff Reynolds
The Devil at Your Heels
Narrator (Voice)
Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
The River of My Dreams
2017
Quarantined
Dr. Bud Bedford
Blood Clan
Judge William McKay
A Vow to Kill
Frank Waring
Bonds of Love
Leon
Incident on a Dark Street
Joe - Mayor
John and the Missus
John Munn
The Suicide's Wife
Allan Crane
Nuts Nothing and Nobody
English narrator
Drága kisfiam!
1978
Silence of the North
John Frederickson
Who Has Seen the Wind
Gerald O'Connal
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
The Rowdyman
Will Cole
Ambulance Girl
Pete
At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
Blind Terror
Martin Howell
The Spine
Dan Rutherford
Playing the Machines
Narrator
A Diary Between Friends
Narrator
The Sparky Book
Goldfish
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Narrator (voice)
Age of Dysphoria
Fred
An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
Blackwood
Narrator
TV Shows (38)
Hogan's Heroes
S.S. Capt. Steiner · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Dennis Corcoran · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. Steven Molstad · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Private Eyes
Nevin Ainslie · 1 eps
Relic Hunter
Jimmy Jonesboro · 1 eps
Due South
Fraser Sr. (voice) · 3 eps
Due South
Fraser Sr. · 33 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Joseph Xavier · 1 eps
The Listener
Accident Victim · 1 eps
The Listener
Accident Victim / Frank Cardea · 1 eps
The Red Green Show
Hap Shaughnessy · 304 eps
Republic of Doyle
Maurice Becker · 7 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Ken Collins · 1 eps
Friday the 13th: The Series
Desmond Williams · 1 eps
Corner Gas
Corky Dillems · 1 eps
The Nature of Things
Dr. Fred Urquhart · 1 eps
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
King Babar (voice) · 104 eps
It Takes a Thief
Gerald Lockridge · 1 eps
Danger Bay
Pete Bartlett · 1 eps
Banacek
John Weymouth · 1 eps
The Pillars of the Earth
Archbishop · 8 eps
Pippi Longstocking
Captain Longstocking · 26 eps
The Hidden Room
Abraham Stone · 1 eps
Babar
King Babar (voice) · 65 eps
Dan August
Frank Fairley · 1 eps
Blue Murder
1 eps
Puppets Who Kill
1 eps
For the Record
1 eps
Angela's Eyes
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Vicomte de Valvert · 1 eps
Made in Canada
Walter Franklin, Sr. · 1 eps
Seaway
Coffin · 1 eps
Seaway
Grainger · 4 eps
Sarge
Stone · 1 eps
The Forest Rangers
Sgt. Brian Scott · 104 eps
H2O
Michael Cameron · 2 eps
The Polar Sea
10 eps
