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

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Private Eyes

    Private Eyes

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Due South

    Due South

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • The Listener

    The Listener

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Nature of Things

    The Nature of Things

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

  • Republic of Doyle

    Republic of Doyle

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Corner Gas

    Corner Gas

  • The Red Green Show

    The Red Green Show

  • Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

  • Banacek

    Banacek

  • The Pillars of the Earth

    The Pillars of the Earth

  • Pippi Longstocking

    Pippi Longstocking

  • Blue Murder

    Blue Murder

  • Blacula

    Blacula

  • Babar and the Adventures of Badou

    Babar and the Adventures of Badou

  • Klondike Fever

    Klondike Fever

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Danger Bay

    Danger Bay

  • Blind Terror

    Blind Terror

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Nothing

    Nothing

  • The Spine

    The Spine

  • Pale Saints

    Pale Saints

  • Saint Ralph

    Saint Ralph

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Quarantined

    Quarantined

  • Babar

    Babar

  • Puppets Who Kill

    Puppets Who Kill

  • Blackwood

    Blackwood

  • The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

  • Colossus: The Forbin Project

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

  • Ambulance Girl

    Ambulance Girl

  • The Grand Seduction

    The Grand Seduction

  • At Home by Myself... with You

    At Home by Myself... with You

  • Sarge

    Sarge

  • A Holiday for Love

    A Holiday for Love

  • Angela's Eyes

    Angela's Eyes

  • Babar: The Movie

    Babar: The Movie

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Pirate's Passage

    Pirate's Passage

  • The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

    The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

  • Away from Her

    Away from Her

  • Back Home Again

    Back Home Again

  • Two Lovers and a Bear

    Two Lovers and a Bear

  • The Devil at Your Heels

    The Devil at Your Heels

  • Newman's Law

    Newman's Law

  • Still Rowdy After All These Years

    Still Rowdy After All These Years

  • Who Has Seen the Wind

    Who Has Seen the Wind

  • Life Doesn't Frighten Me

    Life Doesn't Frighten Me

  • Big News From Grand Rock

    Big News From Grand Rock

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

    Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

  • A Vow to Kill

    A Vow to Kill

  • Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

    Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

  • The Forest Rangers

    The Forest Rangers

  • For The Record

    For The Record

  • The Sparky Book

    The Sparky Book

  • The Shipping News

    The Shipping News

  • John and the Missus

    John and the Missus

  • Silence of the North

    Silence of the North

  • Where Once They Mattered

    Where Once They Mattered

  • Sex After Kids

    Sex After Kids

  • The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

    The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd

  • In the Eyes of a Stranger

    In the Eyes of a Stranger

  • A Case of Libel

    A Case of Libel

  • H2O

    H2O

  • Only God Knows

    Only God Knows

  • Hemingway vs. Callaghan

    Hemingway vs. Callaghan

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Horse Latitudes

    Horse Latitudes

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

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

  • Flight of the Butterflies

    Flight of the Butterflies

  • Heyday!

    Heyday!

  • The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd

  • The Polar Sea

    The Polar Sea

  • The Suicide's Wife

    The Suicide's Wife

  • Incident on a Dark Street

    Incident on a Dark Street

  • The Rowdyman

    The Rowdyman

  • A Passage from Burnt Islands

    A Passage from Burnt Islands

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Blood Clan

    Blood Clan

  • Age of Dysphoria

    Age of Dysphoria

  • Newfoundland Scene

    Newfoundland Scene

  • An Unlikely Obsession

    An Unlikely Obsession

  • The Time of the Tar Sands

    The Time of the Tar Sands

  • A Diary Between Friends

    A Diary Between Friends

  • Playing the Machines

    Playing the Machines

  • The River of My Dreams

    The River of My Dreams

  • Mysteries of the Great Lakes

    Mysteries of the Great Lakes