Gordon Pinsent
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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
At Home by Myself... with You
2009
Pirate's Passage
2015
Who Has Seen the Wind
1977
The Sparky Book
2006
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
The Shipping News
2001
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
Newman's Law
1974
The Suicide's Wife
1979
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
Heyday!
2006
A Passage from Burnt Islands
1992
A Holiday for Love
1996
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
The Spine
2009
Blood Clan
1990
Blacula
1972
The Old Man and the Sea
1999
Fallen Angel
2003
Chandler
1971
Age of Dysphoria
2020
Babar: The Movie
1989
Back Home Again
2021
Nothing
2003
Saint Ralph
2005
The Grand Seduction
2014
Away from Her
2007
Klondike Fever
1980
The Good Shepherd
2004
John and the Missus
1987
Silence of the North
1981
A Vow to Kill
1995
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
1975
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Sex After Kids
2013
Ambulance Girl
2005
A Case of Libel
1983