Gordon Pinsent
Born July 12, 1930 (Age: 95)
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Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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.
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.
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Filmography
Where Once They Mattered
2015
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as Narrator
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Age: 85
The Grand Seduction
2014
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as Simon
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Age: 83
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
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as Self
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Age: 81
An Unlikely Obsession
2011
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 80
Playing the Machines
2009
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as Narrator
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Age: 78
Away from Her
2007
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as Grant
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Age: 76
The Sparky Book
2006
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as Goldfish
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Age: 75
Saint Ralph
2005
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as
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Age: 75
A Diary Between Friends
2002
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as Narrator
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Age: 71
The Shipping News
2001
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as Billy Pretty
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Age: 71
No Image
Pale Saints
1997
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as Gus
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Age: 67
A Holiday for Love
1996
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as Cal Marsdon
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Age: 66
Bonds of Love
1993
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as Leon
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Age: 62
In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
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as Lt. Ted Burk
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Age: 61
A Passage from Burnt Islands
1992
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 61
Blood Clan
1990
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as Judge William McKay
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Age: 60
Babar: The Movie
1989
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as King Babar
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Age: 59
John and the Missus
1987
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as John Munn
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Age: 57
Silence of the North
1981
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as John Frederickson
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Age: 51
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
1981
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as Ambassador Ken Taylor
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Age: 50
The Devil at Your Heels
1981
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as Narrator (Voice)
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Age: 50
Klondike Fever
1980
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as Swiftwater Bill
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Age: 49
No Image
A Gift To Last
1976
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as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
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Age: 46
No Image
The Time of the Tar Sands
1975
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as
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Age: 45
Horse Latitudes
1975
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as Donald Crowhurst
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Age: 44
Only God Knows
1974
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as John Hagan
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Age: 44
Newman's Law
1974
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as Jack Eastman
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Age: 44
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
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as Joe - Mayor
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Age: 42
The Rowdyman
1972
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as Will Cole
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Age: 41
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
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as The President
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Age: 39
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
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as Jamie
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Age: 37
No Image
Cyrano De Bergerac
1962
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as Vicomte de Valvert
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Age: 32