Overview
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Acting
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Birthday
Jul 12, 1930 (95 years old)
Death date
Feb 25, 2023
Gordon Pinsent
Known For
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.
Acting
2021
Back Home Again
2020
Age of Dysphoria
2017
The River of My Dreams
2016
Two Lovers and a Bear
2015
Where Once They Mattered
2015
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Pirate's Passage
2014
The Polar Sea
2013
Sex After Kids
2012
Flight of the Butterflies
2011
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
An Unlikely Obsession
2010
The Pillars of the Earth
2009
Playing the Machines
2008
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
2006
Heyday!
2006
The Sparky Book
2005
Saint Ralph
2004
H2O
2004
The Good Shepherd
2003
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
2003
Fallen Angel
2002
A Diary Between Friends
2001
The Shipping News
2001
Blind Terror
1998
Power Play
1997
Pippi Longstocking
1997
Pale Saints
1995
A Vow to Kill
1994
Due South
1994
Due South
1993
Bonds of Love
1992
In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
A Passage from Burnt Islands
1991
The Red Green Show
1990
Blood Clan
1987
John and the Missus