Acting credits
95
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Gordon Pinsent
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 61Series: 35Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 13950
IMDb ID: nm0684521
Known for: Acting
Born: July 12, 1930
Died: February 25, 2023
Age: 92
Place of birth: Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2021
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q1375750
Also known as
Gordon Edward Pinsent
Other jobs
Director (3)Writer (2)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gordon Pinsent.
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Back Home Again
2021 • Movie
as Fred
Age of Dysphoria
2020 • Movie
The River of My Dreams
2017 • Movie
as Bear (voice)
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016 • Movie
as Narrator
Where Once They Mattered
2015 • Movie
Big News From Grand Rock
2015 • Movie
as Harry the Barber (voice)
Pirate's Passage
2015 • Movie
as Simon
The Grand Seduction
2014 • Movie
as Dr. Keaton
Sex After Kids
2013 • Movie
as Dr Fred Urquhart
Flight of the Butterflies
2012 • Movie
as Francis Weary
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
2012 • Movie
as Self
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
An Unlikely Obsession
2011 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
At Home by Myself... with You
2009 • Movie
as Dan Rutherford
The Spine
2009 • Movie
as Narrator
Playing the Machines
2009 • Movie
as Narrator
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
2008 • Movie
as Grant
Away from Her
2007 • Movie
as Monroe Gillette
Heyday!
2006 • Movie
as Goldfish
The Sparky Book
2006 • Movie
as Pete
Ambulance Girl
2005 • Movie
Saint Ralph
2005 • Movie
as Cardinal Ledesna
The Good Shepherd
2004 • Movie
as Man In Suit
Nothing
2003 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gordon Pinsent.
as Nevin Ainslie • 1 eps
Private Eyes
2016 • Series
10 eps
The Polar Sea
2014 • Series
as King Babar (voice) • 104 eps
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
2010 • Series
as Archbishop • 8 eps
The Pillars of the Earth
2010 • Series
as Maurice Becker • 7 eps
Republic of Doyle
2010 • Series
as Accident Victim • 1 eps
The Listener
2009 • Series
1 eps
Angela's Eyes
2006 • Series
as Michael Cameron • 2 eps
H2O
2004 • Series
as Corky Dillems • 1 eps
Corner Gas
2004 • Series
1 eps
Puppets Who Kill
2002 • Series
1 eps
Blue Murder
2001 • Series
as Jimmy Jonesboro • 1 eps
Relic Hunter
1999 • Series
as Walter Franklin, Sr. • 1 eps
Made in Canada
1998 • Series
as Captain Longstocking • 26 eps
Pippi Longstocking
1997 • Series
as Dr. Steven Molstad • 1 eps
The Outer Limits
1995 • Series
as Fraser Sr. (voice) • 3 eps
Due South
1994 • Series
as Ken Collins • 1 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 • Series
as Hap Shaughnessy • 304 eps
The Red Green Show
1991 • Series
as Abraham Stone • 1 eps
The Hidden Room
1991 • Series
as King Babar (voice) • 65 eps
Babar
1989 • Series
as Desmond Williams • 1 eps
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 • Series
as Pete Bartlett • 1 eps
Danger Bay
1985 • Series
as Dennis Corcoran • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
1 eps
For the Record
1976 • Series