Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Date of Birth:

Jul 12, 1930

Place of Birth:

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:

Hemingway vs. Callaghan Hemingway vs. Callaghan

2003

A Case of Libel A Case of Libel

1983

The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

1982

Who Has Seen the Wind Who Has Seen the Wind

1977

Blood Clan Blood Clan

1990

Bonds of Love Bonds of Love

1993

Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

1981

Pale Saints Pale Saints

1997

The Time of the Tar Sands The Time of the Tar Sands

1975

Silence of the North Silence of the North

1981

Ambulance Girl Ambulance Girl

2005

Newman's Law Newman's Law

1974

Pirate's Passage Pirate's Passage

2015

In the Eyes of a Stranger In the Eyes of a Stranger

1992

Heyday! Heyday!

2006

Big News From Grand Rock Big News From Grand Rock

2015

Only God Knows Only God Knows

1974

A Vow to Kill A Vow to Kill

1995

Age of Dysphoria Age of Dysphoria

2020

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking

1997

The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days

1975

A Diary Between Friends A Diary Between Friends

2002

Incident on a Dark Street Incident on a Dark Street

1973

Mysteries of the Great Lakes Mysteries of the Great Lakes

2008

The Rowdyman The Rowdyman

1972

Two Lovers and a Bear Two Lovers and a Bear

2016

The River of My Dreams The River of My Dreams

2017

Newfoundland Scene Newfoundland Scene

1951

Blind Terror Blind Terror

2001

John and the Missus John and the Missus

1987

Horse Latitudes Horse Latitudes

1975

The Sparky Book The Sparky Book

2006

A Holiday for Love A Holiday for Love

1996

The Devil at Your Heels The Devil at Your Heels

1981

Fallen Angel Fallen Angel

2003

An Unlikely Obsession An Unlikely Obsession

2011

Chandler Chandler

1971

The Spine The Spine

2009

The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea

1999

Colossus: The Forbin Project Colossus: The Forbin Project

1970

The Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd

2004

Away from Her Away from Her

2007

Nothing Nothing

2003

Blacula Blacula

1972

Babar: The Movie Babar: The Movie

1989

Back Home Again Back Home Again

2021

Quarantined Quarantined

1970

A Passage from Burnt Islands A Passage from Burnt Islands

1992

The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together

2008

Due South Due South

1994

Saint Ralph Saint Ralph

2005

Klondike Fever Klondike Fever

1980

The Shipping News The Shipping News

2001

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

2012

Still Rowdy After All These Years Still Rowdy After All These Years

2011

Blackwood Blackwood

1976

Life Doesn't Frighten Me Life Doesn't Frighten Me

2012

Flight of the Butterflies Flight of the Butterflies

2012

At Home by Myself... with You At Home by Myself... with You

2009

The Grand Seduction The Grand Seduction

2014

The Suicide's Wife The Suicide's Wife

1977

Sex After Kids Sex After Kids

2013

The Thomas Crown Affair The Thomas Crown Affair

1968

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