Acting
Gordon Pinsent
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.
Filmography
Back Home Again
Film · 2021
Age of Dysphoria
Film · 2020
The River of My Dreams
Film · 2017
Two Lovers and a Bear
Film · 2016
Private Eyes
Series · 2016
Pirate's Passage
Film · 2015
Big News From Grand Rock
Film · 2015
Where Once They Mattered
Film · 2015
The Grand Seduction
Film · 2014
The Polar Sea
Series · 2014
Sex After Kids
Film · 2013
Nuts Nothing and Nobody
Film · 2013
Flight of the Butterflies
Film · 2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Film · 2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Film · 2012
An Unlikely Obsession
Film · 2011
Still Rowdy After All These Years
Film · 2011
The Pillars of the Earth
Series · 2010
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Series · 2010
Republic of Doyle
Series · 2010
The Spine
Film · 2009
At Home by Myself... with You
Film · 2009
Playing the Machines
Film · 2009
The Listener
Series · 2009
The Listener
Series · 2009
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
Film · 2008
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Film · 2008
Away from Her
Film · 2007
The Sparky Book
Film · 2006
Heyday!
Film · 2006
Angela's Eyes
Series · 2006
Saint Ralph
Film · 2005
Ambulance Girl
Film · 2005
The Good Shepherd
Film · 2004
Corner Gas
Series · 2004
H2O
Series · 2004
Nothing
Film · 2003
Fallen Angel
Film · 2003
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Film · 2003
A Diary Between Friends
Film · 2002
Puppets Who Kill
Series · 2002
The Shipping News
Film · 2001
Blind Terror
Film · 2001
Blue Murder
Series · 2001
The Old Man and the Sea
Film · 1999
Win, Again!
Film · 1999
Relic Hunter
Series · 1999
Power Play
Series · 1998
Made in Canada
Series · 1998
Pale Saints
Film · 1997
Pippi Longstocking
Film · 1997
Pippi Longstocking
Series · 1997
A Holiday for Love
Film · 1996
Kids for Character
Film · 1996
A Vow to Kill
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Due South
Film · 1994
Due South
Series · 1994
Due South
Series · 1994
Bonds of Love
Film · 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Series · 1993
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Film · 1992
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Film · 1992
The Red Green Show
Series · 1991
The Hidden Room
Series · 1991
Blood Clan
Film · 1990
Babar: The Movie
Film · 1989
Babar
Series · 1989
John and the Missus
Film · 1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
Series · 1987
Danger Bay
Series · 1985
A Case of Libel
Film · 1983
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Film · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
The Devil at Your Heels
Film · 1981
Silence of the North
Film · 1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Film · 1981
Klondike Fever
Film · 1980
The Suicide's Wife
Film · 1979
Drága kisfiam!
Film · 1978
Who Has Seen the Wind
Film · 1977
Blackwood
Film · 1976
A Gift To Last
Film · 1976
For the Record
Series · 1976
Horse Latitudes
Film · 1975
The Time of the Tar Sands
Film · 1975
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Film · 1975
Newman's Law
Film · 1974
Only God Knows
Film · 1974
Back to Beulah
Film · 1974
Incident on a Dark Street
Film · 1973
Blacula
Film · 1972
The Rowdyman
Film · 1972
Banacek
Series · 1972
Chandler
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Sarge
Series · 1971
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Film · 1970
Quarantined
Film · 1970
Dan August
Series · 1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Series · 1969
The Thomas Crown Affair
Film · 1968
It Takes a Thief
Series · 1968
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Seaway
Series · 1965
Seaway
Series · 1965
The Forest Rangers
Series · 1963
Cyrano De Bergerac
Film · 1962
The Nature of Things
Series · 1960
Newfoundland Scene
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951