Acting credits
90
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Gordon Pinsent
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.4
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Movies: 58Series: 32Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 13950
IMDb ID: nm0684521
Known for: Acting
Born: July 12, 1930
Died: February 25, 2023
Age: 92
Place of birth: Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2021
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q1375750
Also known as
Gordon Edward Pinsent
Other jobs
Director (2)Writer (2)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gordon Pinsent.
7.0
Back Home Again
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
2021 Movie
2.0
Age of Dysphoria
as Fred
2020 Movie
The River of My Dreams
2017 Movie
6.5
Two Lovers and a Bear
as Bear (voice)
2016 Movie
Where Once They Mattered
as Narrator
2015 Movie
Big News From Grand Rock
2015 Movie
5.6
Pirate's Passage
as Harry the Barber (voice)
2015 Movie
6.7
The Grand Seduction
as Simon
2014 Movie
5.5
Sex After Kids
as Dr. Keaton
2013 Movie
6.2
Flight of the Butterflies
as Dr Fred Urquhart
2012 Movie
5.6
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
as Francis Weary
2012 Movie
Still Rowdy After All These Years
as Self
2011 Movie
An Unlikely Obsession
as Narrator (voice)
2011 Movie
3.0
At Home by Myself... with You
as Narrator (voice)
2009 Movie
6.0
The Spine
as Dan Rutherford
2009 Movie
Playing the Machines
as Narrator
2009 Movie
6.0
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
as Narrator
2008 Movie
7.0
Away from Her
as Grant
2007 Movie
7.5
Heyday!
as Monroe Gillette
2006 Movie
The Sparky Book
as Goldfish
2006 Movie
4.8
Ambulance Girl
as Pete
2005 Movie
7.0
Saint Ralph
2005 Movie
5.1
The Good Shepherd
as Cardinal Ledesna
2004 Movie
5.9
Nothing
as Man In Suit
2003 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gordon Pinsent.
7.3
Private Eyes
as Nevin Ainslie • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.0
The Polar Sea
10 eps
2014 Series
4.3
Babar and the Adventures of Badou
as King Babar (voice) • 104 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Pillars of the Earth
as Archbishop • 8 eps
2010 Series
7.0
Republic of Doyle
as Maurice Becker • 7 eps
2010 Series
6.9
The Listener
as Accident Victim • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.3
Angela's Eyes
1 eps
2006 Series
9.0
H2O
as Michael Cameron • 2 eps
2004 Series
8.0
Corner Gas
as Corky Dillems • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.5
Puppets Who Kill
1 eps
2002 Series
6.0
Blue Murder
1 eps
2001 Series
6.7
Relic Hunter
as Jimmy Jonesboro • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.7
Pippi Longstocking
as Captain Longstocking • 13 eps
1997 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Steven Molstad • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.6
Due South
as Fraser Sr. (voice) • 3 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Ken Collins • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.3
The Red Green Show
as Hap Shaughnessy • 304 eps
1991 Series
6.2
Babar
as King Babar (voice) • 65 eps
1989 Series
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Desmond Williams • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.1
Danger Bay
as Pete Bartlett • 1 eps
1985 Series
For The Record
1 eps
1977 Series
8.6
Banacek
as John Weymouth • 1 eps
1972 Series
5.0
Sarge
as Stone • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.6
Cannon
1 eps
1971 Series