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Gordon Pinsent
Born July 12, 1930Died February 25, 2023
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, i...
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Filmography
Actor (101 credits)
Movies
Back Home AgainJack Rabbit (voice)
2021
Age of DysphoriaFred
2020
The River of My Dreams
2017
Two Lovers and a BearBear (voice)
2016
Pirate's PassageHarry the Barber (voice)
2015
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Where Once They MatteredNarrator
2015
The Grand SeductionSimon
2014
Sex After KidsDr. Keaton
2013
Flight of the ButterfliesDr Fred Urquhart
2012
Life Doesn't Frighten MeFrancis Weary
2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownElder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
2012
An Unlikely ObsessionNarrator (voice)
2011
Still Rowdy After All These YearsSelf
2011
The SpineDan Rutherford
2009
At Home by Myself... with YouNarrator (voice)
2009
Playing the MachinesNarrator
2009
The Red Green Story: We're All in This TogetherHap Shaughnessy
2008
Mysteries of the Great LakesNarrator
2008
Away from HerGrant
2007
The Sparky BookGoldfish
2006
Heyday!Monroe Gillette
2006
Saint Ralph
2005
Ambulance GirlPete
2005
The Good ShepherdCardinal Ledesna
2004
NothingMan In Suit
2003
Fallen AngelWarren Wentworth
2003
Hemingway vs. CallaghanMorley Callaghan
2003
A Diary Between FriendsNarrator
2002
The Shipping NewsBilly Pretty
2001
Blind TerrorMartin Howell
2001
The Old Man and the SeaOld Man (voice)
1999
Pale SaintsGus
1997
Pippi LongstockingCapt. Efraim Longstocking (voice)
1997
A Holiday for LoveCal Marsdon
1996
A Vow to KillFrank Waring
1995
Due SouthFraser Sr.
1994
Bonds of LoveLeon
1993
A Passage from Burnt IslandsNarrator (voice)
1992
In the Eyes of a StrangerLt. Ted Burk
1992
Blood ClanJudge William McKay
1990
Babar: The MovieKing Babar
1989
John and the MissusJohn Munn
1987
A Case of LibelDennis Corcoran
1983
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo BoydEdwin Boyd
1982
The Devil at Your HeelsNarrator (Voice)
1981
Silence of the NorthJohn Frederickson
1981
Escape From Iran: The Canadian CaperAmbassador Ken Taylor
1981
Klondike FeverSwiftwater Bill
1980
The Suicide's WifeAllan Crane
1979
Who Has Seen the WindGerald O'Connal
1977
BlackwoodNarrator
1976
Horse LatitudesDonald Crowhurst
1975
The Time of the Tar Sands
1975
The Heatwave Lasted Four DaysCliff Reynolds
1975
Newman's LawJack Eastman
1974
Only God KnowsJohn Hagan
1974
Incident on a Dark StreetJoe - Mayor
1973
BlaculaLt. John "Jack" Peters
1972
The RowdymanWill Cole
1972
ChandlerJohn Melchior
1971
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectThe President
1970
QuarantinedDr. Bud Bedford
1970
The Thomas Crown AffairJamie
1968
Newfoundland SceneHimself
1951
Tv
Private EyesNevin Ainslie
2016
The Polar Sea
2014
The Pillars of the EarthArchbishop
2010
Babar and the Adventures of BadouKing Babar (voice)
2010
Republic of DoyleMaurice Becker
2010
The ListenerAccident Victim
2009
The ListenerAccident Victim / Frank Cardea
2009
Angela's Eyes
2006
Corner GasCorky Dillems
2004
H2OMichael Cameron
2004
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Blue Murder
2001
Relic HunterJimmy Jonesboro
1999
Power Play
1998
Pippi LongstockingCaptain Longstocking
1997
The Outer LimitsDr. Steven Molstad
1995
Due SouthFraser Sr. (voice)
1994
Due SouthFraser Sr.
1994
Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesKen Collins
1993
The Red Green ShowHap Shaughnessy
1991
BabarKing Babar (voice)
1989
Friday the 13th: The SeriesDesmond Williams
1987
Danger BayPete Bartlett
1985
For The Record
1977
BanacekJohn Weymouth
1972
Cannon
1971
SargeStone
1971
Dan AugustFrank Fairley
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.Dr. Joseph Xavier
1969
It Takes a ThiefGerald Lockridge
1968
Hogan's HeroesS.S. Capt. Steiner
1965
SeawayCoffin
1965
SeawayGrainger
1965
The Forest RangersSgt. Brian Scott
1963
The Nature of ThingsDr. Fred Urquhart
1960
Hallmark Hall of FameVicomte de Valvert
1951
Misc. (1 credits)