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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Back Home Again
Character: Jack Rabbit (voice)
MOVIE • 2021
Age of Dysphoria
Character: Fred
MOVIE • 2020
The River of My Dreams
Character:
MOVIE • 2017
Two Lovers and a Bear
Character: Bear (voice)
MOVIE • 2016
Private Eyes
Character: Nevin Ainslie
TV • 2016
Where Once They Mattered
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2015
Big News From Grand Rock
Character:
MOVIE • 2015
Pirate's Passage
Character: Harry the Barber (voice)
MOVIE • 2015
The Polar Sea
Character:
TV • 2014
The Grand Seduction
Character: Simon
MOVIE • 2014
Sex After Kids
Character: Dr. Keaton
MOVIE • 2013
Flight of the Butterflies
Character: Dr Fred Urquhart
MOVIE • 2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Character: Francis Weary
MOVIE • 2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Character: Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
MOVIE • 2012
Still Rowdy After All These Years
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2011
An Unlikely Obsession
Character: Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 2011
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Character: King Babar (voice)
TV • 2010
The Pillars of the Earth
Character: Archbishop
TV • 2010
Republic of Doyle
Character: Maurice Becker
TV • 2010
At Home by Myself... with You
Character: Narrator (voice)
MOVIE • 2009
Crew
Crew Credits
Heyday!
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2006
Heyday!
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2006
John and the Missus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
John and the Missus
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987
A Far Cry From Home
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1981
Once
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1981
For The Record
Role: Director
TV • 1977
The Rowdyman
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1972
Up at Ours
Role: Creator
TV • TBA