Gordon Lightfoot
Born
November 17, 1938
Died
May 1, 2023 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness."
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Known For
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Self
2021
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Self
2019
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Self
2019
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Self
2009
Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno
Self
2002
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Himself (archival footage)
1996
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
1985
Harry Tracy, Desperado
U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
1982
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
Self - Musician
1979
Lightheaded
Himself
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1975
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
Self
1974
The Midnight Special
Host · (1 episode)
1972
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
Himself
1972
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969