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 (59)
The Thomas Crown Affair
Jamie
Colossus: The Forbin Project
The President
Pippi Longstocking
Captain Longstocking (voice)
The Shipping News
Billy Pretty
Away from Her
Grant
The Grand Seduction
Simon
Two Lovers and a Bear
Bear (voice)
The Old Man and the Sea
Old Man (voice)
The Good Shepherd
Cardinal Ledesna
Blacula
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Saint Ralph
2005
Babar: The Movie
King Babar
Drága kisfiam!
1978
Sex After Kids
Dr. Keaton
Due South
Fraser Sr.
Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
Horse Latitudes
Donald Crowhurst
Newman's Law
Jack Eastman
Kids for Character
King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
Fallen Angel
Warren Wentworth
Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
Klondike Fever
Swiftwater Bill
Blind Terror
Martin Howell
Chandler
John Melchior
A Holiday for Love
Cal Marsdon
Only God Knows
John Hagan
Bonds of Love
Leon
Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
Ambulance Girl
Pete
Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
Nothing
Man In Suit
Silence of the North
John Frederickson
Flight of the Butterflies
Dr Fred Urquhart
Incident on a Dark Street
Joe - Mayor
Who Has Seen the Wind
Gerald O'Connal
The Rowdyman
Will Cole
A Case of Libel
Dennis Corcoran
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Cliff Reynolds
At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
A Vow to Kill
Frank Waring
A Diary Between Friends
Narrator
The River of My Dreams
2017
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Ambassador Ken Taylor
The Devil at Your Heels
Narrator (Voice)
John and the Missus
John Munn
Blood Clan
Judge William McKay
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Narrator (voice)
The Spine
Dan Rutherford
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
Quarantined
Dr. Bud Bedford
The Sparky Book
Goldfish
The Suicide's Wife
Allan Crane
Age of Dysphoria
Fred
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Lt. Ted Burk
Blackwood
Narrator
Playing the Machines
Narrator
TV Shows (38)
Hogan's Heroes
S.S. Capt. Steiner · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Dennis Corcoran · 1 eps
Private Eyes
Nevin Ainslie · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Dr. Steven Molstad · 1 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Ken Collins · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Relic Hunter
Jimmy Jonesboro · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Joseph Xavier · 1 eps
Due South
Fraser Sr. (voice) · 3 eps
Due South
Fraser Sr. · 33 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
The Nature of Things
Dr. Fred Urquhart · 1 eps
Friday the 13th: The Series
Desmond Williams · 1 eps
Corner Gas
Corky Dillems · 1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Gerald Lockridge · 1 eps
The Pillars of the Earth
Archbishop · 8 eps
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
King Babar (voice) · 104 eps
Banacek
John Weymouth · 1 eps
The Hidden Room
Abraham Stone · 1 eps
Danger Bay
Pete Bartlett · 1 eps
Puppets Who Kill
1 eps
Dan August
Frank Fairley · 1 eps
Blue Murder
1 eps
Pippi Longstocking
Captain Longstocking · 26 eps
Babar
King Babar (voice) · 65 eps
Sarge
Stone · 1 eps
Angela's Eyes
1 eps
For the Record
1 eps
Seaway
Coffin · 1 eps
Seaway
Grainger · 4 eps
Made in Canada
Walter Franklin, Sr. · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Vicomte de Valvert · 1 eps
H2O
Michael Cameron · 2 eps
The Forest Rangers
Sgt. Brian Scott · 104 eps
The Polar Sea
10 eps
