Gordon Pinsent
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.
Filmography
Back Home Again
2021
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Age of Dysphoria
2020
as Fred
The River of My Dreams
2017
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016
as Bear (voice)
Where Once They Mattered
2015
as Narrator
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Pirate's Passage
2015
as Harry the Barber (voice)
The Grand Seduction
2014
as Simon
Sex After Kids
2013
as Dr. Keaton
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
2012
as Francis Weary
- No poster
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012
as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
as Self
An Unlikely Obsession
2011
as Narrator (voice)
At Home by Myself... with You
2009
as Narrator (voice)
The Spine
2009
as Dan Rutherford
Playing the Machines
2009
as Narrator
- No poster
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
2008
as Hap Shaughnessy
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
2008
as Narrator
Away from Her
2007
as Grant
Heyday!
2006
as Monroe Gillette
The Sparky Book
2006
as Goldfish
Ambulance Girl
2005
as Pete
Saint Ralph
2005