
Gordon Pinsent
Acting
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.
TV Shows(35)

Private Eyes
Nevin Ainslie
2016

The Polar Sea
2014

Babar and the Adventures of Badou
King Babar (voice)
2010

The Pillars of the Earth
Archbishop
2010

Republic of Doyle
Maurice Becker
2010

The Listener
Accident Victim
2009

Angela's Eyes
2006

H2O
Michael Cameron
2004

Corner Gas
Corky Dillems
2004

Puppets Who Kill
2002

Blue Murder
2001

Relic Hunter
Jimmy Jonesboro
1999
Power Play
1998

Made in Canada
Walter Franklin, Sr.
1998

Pippi Longstocking
Captain Longstocking
1997

The Outer Limits
Dr. Steven Molstad
1995

Due South
Fraser Sr. (voice)
1994

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Ken Collins
1993

The Red Green Show
Hap Shaughnessy
1991

The Hidden Room
Abraham Stone
1991

Babar
King Babar (voice)
1989

Friday the 13th: The Series
Desmond Williams
1987

Danger Bay
Pete Bartlett
1985

For the Record
1976

Banacek
John Weymouth
1972

Sarge
Stone
1971

Cannon
1971

Dan August
Frank Fairley
1970

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Joseph Xavier
1969

It Takes a Thief
Gerald Lockridge
1968

Hogan's Heroes
S.S. Capt. Steiner
1965

Seaway
Coffin
1965

The Forest Rangers
Sgt. Brian Scott
1963

The Nature of Things
Dr. Fred Urquhart
1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Vicomte de Valvert
1951
Movies(68)

Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
2021

Age of Dysphoria
Fred
2020

The River of My Dreams
2017

Two Lovers and a Bear
Bear (voice)
2016

Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
2015

Big News From Grand Rock
2015

Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
2015

The Grand Seduction
Simon
2014

Sex After Kids
Dr. Keaton
2013

Flight of the Butterflies
Dr Fred Urquhart
2012

Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
2012
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
2012

Still Rowdy After All These Years
Self
2011

An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
2011

At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
2009

The Spine
Dan Rutherford
2009

Playing the Machines
Narrator
2009
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
Hap Shaughnessy
2008

Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
2008

Away from Her
Grant
2007

Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
2006

The Sparky Book
Goldfish
2006

Ambulance Girl
Pete
2005

Saint Ralph
2005

The Good Shepherd
Cardinal Ledesna
2004

Nothing
Man In Suit
2003
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
Morley Callaghan
2003

Fallen Angel
Warren Wentworth
2003

A Diary Between Friends
Narrator
2002

The Shipping News
Billy Pretty
2001

Blind Terror
Martin Howell
2001

The Old Man and the Sea
Old Man (voice)
1999
Pale Saints
Gus
1997

A Holiday for Love
Cal Marsdon
1996

Kids for Character
King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
1996

A Vow to Kill
Frank Waring
1995

Due South
Fraser Sr.
1994

Bonds of Love
Leon
1993

In the Eyes of a Stranger
Lt. Ted Burk
1992

A Passage from Burnt Islands
Narrator (voice)
1992

Blood Clan
Judge William McKay
1990

Babar: The Movie
King Babar
1989

John and the Missus
John Munn
1987

A Case of Libel
Dennis Corcoran
1983
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Edwin Boyd
1982

Silence of the North
John Frederickson
1981

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Ambassador Ken Taylor
1981

The Devil at Your Heels
Narrator (Voice)
1981

Klondike Fever
Swiftwater Bill
1980

The Suicide's Wife
Allan Crane
1979

Drága kisfiam!
1978

Who Has Seen the Wind
Gerald O'Connal
1977
A Gift To Last
Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
1976

Blackwood
Narrator
1976
The Time of the Tar Sands
1975

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Cliff Reynolds
1975

Horse Latitudes
Donald Crowhurst
1975

Only God Knows
John Hagan
1974

Newman's Law
Jack Eastman
1974

Incident on a Dark Street
Joe - Mayor
1973

Blacula
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
1972

The Rowdyman
Will Cole
1972

Chandler
John Melchior
1971

Colossus: The Forbin Project
The President
1970

Quarantined
Dr. Bud Bedford
1970

The Thomas Crown Affair
Jamie
1968
Cyrano De Bergerac
Vicomte de Valvert
1962

Newfoundland Scene
Himself
1951