Gordon Pinsent

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-07-12

Day of death

2023-02-25 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • The Pillars of the Earth

    The Pillars of the Earth

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • Private Eyes

    Private Eyes

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Republic of Doyle

    Republic of Doyle

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • The Nature of Things

    The Nature of Things

  • Quarantined

    Quarantined

  • Blackwood

    Blackwood

  • Ambulance Girl

    Ambulance Girl

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • Babar: The Movie

    Babar: The Movie

  • Corner Gas

    Corner Gas

  • Blacula

    Blacula

  • The Red Green Show

    The Red Green Show

  • Blind Terror

    Blind Terror

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • Away from Her

    Away from Her

  • Saint Ralph

    Saint Ralph

  • Where Once They Mattered

    Where Once They Mattered

  • Only God Knows

    Only God Knows

  • Hemingway vs. Callaghan

    Hemingway vs. Callaghan

  • A Case of Libel

    A Case of Libel

  • Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

  • Babar and the Adventures of Badou

    Babar and the Adventures of Badou

  • Sarge

    Sarge

  • Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

    Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

  • Danger Bay

    Danger Bay

  • Blue Murder

    Blue Murder

  • Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Life Doesn't Frighten Me

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me

  • Colossus: The Forbin Project

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Angela's Eyes

    Angela's Eyes

  • In the Eyes of a Stranger

    In the Eyes of a Stranger

  • Pale Saints

    Pale Saints

  • The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd

  • Babar

    Babar

  • The Shipping News

    The Shipping News

  • The Grand Seduction

    The Grand Seduction

  • For The Record

    For The Record

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • H2O

    H2O

  • Playing the Machines

    Playing the Machines

  • Sex After Kids

    Sex After Kids

  • The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

  • Horse Latitudes

    Horse Latitudes

  • Nothing

    Nothing

  • Newfoundland Scene

    Newfoundland Scene

  • Two Lovers and a Bear

    Two Lovers and a Bear

  • Back Home Again

    Back Home Again

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • Pirate's Passage

    Pirate's Passage

  • A Holiday for Love

    A Holiday for Love

  • Heyday!

    Heyday!

  • Flight of the Butterflies

    Flight of the Butterflies

  • Incident on a Dark Street

    Incident on a Dark Street

  • Klondike Fever

    Klondike Fever

  • Newman's Law

    Newman's Law

  • Silence of the North

    Silence of the North

  • An Unlikely Obsession

    An Unlikely Obsession

  • The River of My Dreams

    The River of My Dreams

  • Blood Clan

    Blood Clan

  • The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

    The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

  • The Suicide's Wife

    The Suicide's Wife

  • A Vow to Kill

    A Vow to Kill

  • Big News From Grand Rock

    Big News From Grand Rock

  • The Rowdyman

    The Rowdyman

  • Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper

    Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper

  • The Devil at Your Heels

    The Devil at Your Heels

  • The Spine

    The Spine

  • Who Has Seen the Wind

    Who Has Seen the Wind

  • The Polar Sea

    The Polar Sea

  • At Home by Myself... with You

    At Home by Myself... with You

  • The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together

    The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together

  • The Sparky Book

    The Sparky Book

  • Age of Dysphoria

    Age of Dysphoria

  • Still Rowdy After All These Years

    Still Rowdy After All These Years

  • John and the Missus

    John and the Missus

  • Mysteries of the Great Lakes

    Mysteries of the Great Lakes

  • A Passage from Burnt Islands

    A Passage from Burnt Islands

  • The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

    The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

  • The Time of the Tar Sands

    The Time of the Tar Sands

  • A Diary Between Friends

    A Diary Between Friends