Gordon Pinsent

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

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

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Due South

    Due South

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • Private Eyes

    Private Eyes

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Nature of Things

    The Nature of Things

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Republic of Doyle

    Republic of Doyle

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

  • Corner Gas

    Corner Gas

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • The Red Green Show

    The Red Green Show

  • Danger Bay

    Danger Bay

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • The Pillars of the Earth

    The Pillars of the Earth

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

  • The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd

  • Still Rowdy After All These Years

    Still Rowdy After All These Years

  • Babar and the Adventures of Badou

    Babar and the Adventures of Badou

  • Babar

    Babar

  • Newman's Law

    Newman's Law

  • At Home by Myself... with You

    At Home by Myself... with You

  • Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

  • Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

  • The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

  • Klondike Fever

    Klondike Fever

  • Colossus: The Forbin Project

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

  • Big News From Grand Rock

    Big News From Grand Rock

  • Blue Murder

    Blue Murder

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Blind Terror

    Blind Terror

  • Blackwood

    Blackwood

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Nothing

    Nothing

  • The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

    The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

  • The Grand Seduction

    The Grand Seduction

  • Sarge

    Sarge

  • Who Has Seen the Wind

    Who Has Seen the Wind

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Blacula

    Blacula

  • A Vow to Kill

    A Vow to Kill

  • For The Record

    For The Record

  • Where Once They Mattered

    Where Once They Mattered

  • Heyday!

    Heyday!

  • Angela's Eyes

    Angela's Eyes

  • Two Lovers and a Bear

    Two Lovers and a Bear

  • A Holiday for Love

    A Holiday for Love

  • John and the Missus

    John and the Missus

  • Quarantined

    Quarantined

  • Blood Clan

    Blood Clan

  • Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

    Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

  • Pale Saints

    Pale Saints

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

    Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

  • Babar: The Movie

    Babar: The Movie

  • Back Home Again

    Back Home Again

  • The Spine

    The Spine

  • In the Eyes of a Stranger

    In the Eyes of a Stranger

  • H2O

    H2O

  • Ambulance Girl

    Ambulance Girl

  • Away from Her

    Away from Her

  • Pirate's Passage

    Pirate's Passage

  • Saint Ralph

    Saint Ralph

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Silence of the North

    Silence of the North

  • Life Doesn't Frighten Me

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me

  • The Devil at Your Heels

    The Devil at Your Heels

  • The Shipping News

    The Shipping News

  • The Sparky Book

    The Sparky Book

  • Only God Knows

    Only God Knows

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Incident on a Dark Street

    Incident on a Dark Street

  • Sex After Kids

    Sex After Kids

  • Hemingway vs. Callaghan

    Hemingway vs. Callaghan

  • The Time of the Tar Sands

    The Time of the Tar Sands

  • Flight of the Butterflies

    Flight of the Butterflies

  • The Polar Sea

    The Polar Sea

  • Horse Latitudes

    Horse Latitudes

  • A Case of Libel

    A Case of Libel

  • The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

    The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

  • The Suicide's Wife

    The Suicide's Wife

  • A Passage from Burnt Islands

    A Passage from Burnt Islands

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

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

  • The River of My Dreams

    The River of My Dreams

  • Mysteries of the Great Lakes

    Mysteries of the Great Lakes

  • Playing the Machines

    Playing the Machines

  • Age of Dysphoria

    Age of Dysphoria

  • An Unlikely Obsession

    An Unlikely Obsession

  • The Rowdyman

    The Rowdyman

  • A Diary Between Friends

    A Diary Between Friends

  • Newfoundland Scene

    Newfoundland Scene