Gordon Pinsent
Acting
🎂 1930-07-12
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.
Cast credits(101)
S.S. Capt. Steiner
1965
1971
Jimmy Jonesboro
1999
Dr. Steven Molstad
1995
Nevin Ainslie
2016
Accident Victim
2009
Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
2009
Fraser Sr. (voice)
1994
Fraser Sr.
1994
Ken Collins
1993
Desmond Williams
1987
Maurice Becker
2010
Dr. Joseph Xavier
1969
Archbishop
2010
Pete Bartlett
1985
John Weymouth
1972
Gerald Lockridge
1968
Corky Dillems
2004
Hap Shaughnessy
1991
Jamie
1968
2001
Dr. Fred Urquhart
1960
Stone
1971
Frank Fairley
1970
King Babar (voice)
2010
2005
Captain Longstocking
1997
Fred
2020
King Babar (voice)
1989
2002
Billy Pretty
2001
Coffin
1965
Grainger
1965
Leon
1993
Grant
2007
2006
1998
Allan Crane
1977
Simon
2014
Cal Marsdon
1996
Pete
2005
Bear (voice)
2016
Jack Rabbit (voice)
2021
Vicomte de Valvert
1951
Cardinal Ledesna
2004
Warren Wentworth
2003
The President
1970
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
1972
Edwin Boyd
1982
Old Man (voice)
1999
Dr Fred Urquhart
2012
Monroe Gillette
2006
1977
Joe - Mayor
1973
Gerald O'Connal
1977
Goldfish
2006
John Hagan
1974
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
2012
Martin Howell
2001
Capt. Efraim Longstocking (voice)
1997
Man In Suit
2003
Narrator
2015
Lt. Ted Burk
1992
Swiftwater Bill
1980
Michael Cameron
2004
Self
2011
John Frederickson
1981
Fraser Sr.
1994
John Melchior
1971
Dennis Corcoran
1983
Narrator
2009
Dr. Keaton
2013
Gus
1997
Narrator (voice)
2009
Frank Waring
1995
Ambassador Ken Taylor
1981
Judge William McKay
1990
1975
Narrator
2008
2017
Morley Callaghan
2003
Harry the Barber (voice)
2015
Narrator
2002
Narrator (voice)
1992
Jack Eastman
1974
King Babar
1989
Dan Rutherford
2009
Will Cole
1972
Francis Weary
2012
Narrator
1976
Dr. Bud Bedford
1970
Donald Crowhurst
1975
Narrator (voice)
2011
Sgt. Brian Scott
1963
Himself
1951
Cliff Reynolds
1975
2014
2015
Narrator (Voice)
1981
Hap Shaughnessy
2008
John Munn
1987