Gordon Pinsent
Born
July 12, 1930
Died
February 25, 2023 (92 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
2021
Age of Dysphoria
Fred
2020
The River of My Dreams
2017
Two Lovers and a Bear
Bear (voice)
2016
Private Eyes
Nevin Ainslie · (1 episode)
2016
Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
2015
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
2015
The Polar Sea
(10 episodes)
2014
The Grand Seduction
Simon
2014
Sex After Kids
Dr. Keaton
2013
Flight of the Butterflies
Dr Fred Urquhart
2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
2012
Still Rowdy After All These Years
Self
2011
An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
2011
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
King Babar (voice) · (104 episodes)
2010
The Pillars of the Earth
Archbishop · (8 episodes)
2010
Republic of Doyle
Maurice Becker · (7 episodes)
2010
At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
2009
The Spine
Dan Rutherford
2009
The Listener
Accident Victim · (1 episode)
2009
The Listener
Accident Victim / Frank Cardea · (1 episode)
2009
Playing the Machines
Narrator
2009
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
Hap Shaughnessy
2008
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
2008
Away from Her
Grant
2007
Angela's Eyes
(1 episode)
2006
Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
2006
The Sparky Book
Goldfish
2006
Ambulance Girl
Pete
2005
Saint Ralph
2005
H2O
Michael Cameron · (2 episodes)
2004
The Good Shepherd
Cardinal Ledesna
2004
Corner Gas
Corky Dillems · (1 episode)
2004
Nothing
Man In Suit
2003
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Morley Callaghan
2003
Fallen Angel
Warren Wentworth
2003
Puppets Who Kill
(1 episode)
2002
A Diary Between Friends
Narrator
2002
The Shipping News
Billy Pretty
2001
Blind Terror
Martin Howell
2001
Blue Murder
(1 episode)
2001
Relic Hunter
Jimmy Jonesboro · (1 episode)
1999
The Old Man and the Sea
Old Man (voice)
1999
Power Play
(26 episodes)
1998
Pippi Longstocking
Captain Longstocking · (13 episodes)
1997
Pippi Longstocking
Capt. Efraim Longstocking (voice)
1997
Pale Saints
Gus
1997
A Holiday for Love
Cal Marsdon
1996
The Outer Limits
Dr. Steven Molstad · (1 episode)
1995
A Vow to Kill
Frank Waring
1995
Due South
Fraser Sr. (voice) · (3 episodes)
1994
Due South
Fraser Sr. · (33 episodes)
1994
Due South
Fraser Sr.
1994
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Ken Collins · (1 episode)
1993
Bonds of Love
Leon
1993
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Lt. Ted Burk
1992
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Narrator (voice)
1992
The Red Green Show
Hap Shaughnessy · (304 episodes)
1991
Blood Clan
Judge William McKay
1990
Babar: The Movie
King Babar
1989
Babar
King Babar (voice) · (65 episodes)
1989
John and the Missus
John Munn
1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
Desmond Williams · (1 episode)
1987
Danger Bay
Pete Bartlett · (1 episode)
1985
A Case of Libel
Dennis Corcoran
1983
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Edwin Boyd
1982
Silence of the North
John Frederickson
1981
Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
Ambassador Ken Taylor
1981
The Devil at Your Heels
Narrator (Voice)
1981
Klondike Fever
Swiftwater Bill
1980
The Suicide's Wife
Allan Crane
1977
Who Has Seen the Wind
Gerald O'Connal
1977
For The Record
(1 episode)
1977
Blackwood
Narrator
1976
The Time of the Tar Sands
1975
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Cliff Reynolds
1975
Horse Latitudes
Donald Crowhurst
1975
Only God Knows
John Hagan
1974
Newman's Law
Jack Eastman
1974
Incident on a Dark Street
Joe - Mayor
1973
Banacek
John Weymouth · (1 episode)
1972
Blacula
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
1972
The Rowdyman
Will Cole
1972
Chandler
John Melchior
1971
Sarge
Stone · (1 episode)
1971
Cannon
(1 episode)
1971
Dan August
Frank Fairley · (1 episode)
1970
Colossus: The Forbin Project
The President
1970
Quarantined
Dr. Bud Bedford
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Joseph Xavier · (1 episode)
1969
The Thomas Crown Affair
Jamie
1968
It Takes a Thief
Gerald Lockridge · (1 episode)
1968
Hogan's Heroes
S.S. Capt. Steiner · (1 episode)
1965
Seaway
Coffin · (1 episode)
1965
Seaway
Grainger · (4 episodes)
1965
The Forest Rangers
Sgt. Brian Scott · (104 episodes)
1963
The Nature of Things
Dr. Fred Urquhart · (1 episode)
1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Vicomte de Valvert · (1 episode)
1951
Newfoundland Scene
Himself
1951