1930-07-12 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.
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Back Home Again | Jack Rabbit (voice) | 2021-10-28 |
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Age of Dysphoria | Fred | 2020-02-14 |
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The River of My Dreams | 2017-01-27 | |
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Two Lovers and a Bear | Bear (voice) | 2016-10-02 |
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Big News From Grand Rock | 2015-02-27 | |
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Pirate's Passage | Harry the Barber (voice) | 2015-01-04 |
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Where Once They Mattered | Narrator | 2015-08-01 |
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The Grand Seduction | Simon | 2014-05-30 |
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Sex After Kids | Dr. Keaton | 2013-01-26 |
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator | 2012-02-12 |
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me | Francis Weary | 2012-05-22 |
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Flight of the Butterflies | Dr Fred Urquhart | 2012-10-01 |
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Still Rowdy After All These Years | Self | 2011-09-09 |
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An Unlikely Obsession | Narrator (voice) | 2011-01-17 |
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At Home by Myself... with You | Narrator (voice) | 2009-10-06 |
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The Spine | Dan Rutherford | 2009-06-08 |
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Playing the Machines | Narrator | 2009-03-24 |
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Mysteries of the Great Lakes | Narrator | 2008-01-01 |
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The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together | Hap Shaughnessy | 2008-12-01 |
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Away from Her | Grant | 2007-05-04 |
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The Sparky Book | Goldfish | 2006-01-01 |
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Heyday! | Monroe Gillette | 2006-03-27 |
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Saint Ralph | 2005-08-05 | |
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Ambulance Girl | Pete | 2005-09-12 |
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The Good Shepherd | Cardinal Ledesna | 2004-03-21 |
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Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Morley Callaghan | 2003-03-31 |
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Nothing | Man In Suit | 2003-09-09 |
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Fallen Angel | Warren Wentworth | 2003-03-23 |
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Stranded Yanks: A Diary Between Friends | Narrator | 2002-01-01 |
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The Shipping News | Billy Pretty | 2001-12-18 |
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Blind Terror | Martin Howell | 2001-04-23 |
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Старик и море | Old Man (voice) | 1999-07-03 |
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Pippi Longstocking | Capt. Efraim Longstocking (voice) | 1997-08-20 |
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Pale Saints | Gus | 1997-01-01 |
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A Holiday for Love | Cal Marsdon | 1996-12-10 |
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A Vow to Kill | Frank Waring | 1995-02-01 |
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Due South | Fraser Sr. | 1994-04-23 |
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Bonds of Love | Leon | 1993-01-24 |
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A Passage from Burnt Islands | Narrator (voice) | 1992-03-01 |
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In the Eyes of a Stranger | Lt. Ted Burk | 1992-04-07 |
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Blood Clan | Judge William McKay | 1990-08-30 |
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Babar: The Movie | King Babar | 1989-07-28 |
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John and the Missus | John Munn | 1987-10-23 |
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A Case of Libel | Dennis Corcoran | 1983-10-17 |
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The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd | Edwin Boyd | 1982-09-18 |
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The Devil at Your Heels | Narrator (Voice) | 1981-03-13 |
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Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper | Ambassador Ken Taylor | 1981-05-17 |
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Silence of the North | John Frederickson | 1981-10-23 |
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Klondike Fever | Swiftwater Bill | 1980-01-12 |
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The Suicide's Wife | Allan Crane | 1977-11-07 |
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Who Has Seen the Wind | Gerald O'Connal | 1977-04-20 |
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Blackwood | Narrator | 1976-01-01 |
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The Heatwave Lasted Four Days | Cliff Reynolds | 1975-04-28 |
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Horse Latitudes | Donald Crowhurst | 1975-01-01 |
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The Time of the Tar Sands | 1975-08-01 | |
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Only God Knows | John Hagan | 1974-09-13 |
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Newman's Law | Jack Eastman | 1974-08-21 |
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Incident on a Dark Street | Joe - Mayor | 1973-01-13 |
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Blacula | Lt. John "Jack" Peters | 1972-08-25 |
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The Rowdyman | Will Cole | 1972-05-18 |
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Chandler | John Melchior | 1971-12-01 |
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Colossus: The Forbin Project | The President | 1970-04-08 |
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Quarantined | Dr. Bud Bedford | 1970-02-24 |
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The Thomas Crown Affair | Jamie | 1968-06-26 |
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Newfoundland Scene | Himself | 1951-01-02 |
