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
Acting
1968
asJamie
2007
asGrant
2004
asCardinal Ledesna
2003
asMan In Suit
1972
asLt. John "Jack" Peters
2021
asJack Rabbit (voice)
1989
asKing Babar
1970
asThe President
1999
asOld Man (voice)
1981
asNarrator (Voice)
1996
asCal Marsdon
2003
asWarren Wentworth
2011
asNarrator (voice)
2009
asDan Rutherford
1971
asJohn Melchior
1970
asDr. Bud Bedford
1992
asNarrator (voice)
2012
asDr Fred Urquhart
2012
asFrancis Weary
2009
asNarrator (voice)
2014
asSimon
2013
asDr. Keaton
1977
asAllan Crane
1976
asNarrator
2011
asSelf
1994
asFraser Sr.
2008
asHap Shaughnessy
2005
as
1980
asSwiftwater Bill
2012
asElder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
2001
asBilly Pretty
2006
asGoldfish
1975
asDonald Crowhurst
1981
asJohn Frederickson
1975
as
2005
asPete
1974
asJack Eastman
1992
asLt. Ted Burk
2015
asHarry the Barber (voice)
1997
asGus
1981
asAmbassador Ken Taylor
1983
asDennis Corcoran
2003
asMorley Callaghan
1977
asGerald O'Connal
1982
asEdwin Boyd
1993
asLeon
1990
asJudge William McKay
2006
asMonroe Gillette
2015
as
2016
asBear (voice)
1972
asWill Cole
2017
as
1951
asHimself
1987
asJohn Munn
2001
asMartin Howell
2008
asNarrator
1973
asJoe - Mayor
1995
asFrank Waring
1974
asJohn Hagan
2020
asFred
1997
asCapt. Efraim Longstocking (voice)
2002
asNarrator
1975
asCliff Reynolds
2009
asNarrator
2015
asNarrator
as
asKen Collins
asCorky Dillems
asKing Babar (voice)
asFraser Sr. (voice)
asDesmond Williams
as
as
asS.S. Capt. Steiner
as
as
asVicomte de Valvert
asSgt. Brian Scott
as 
asAccident Victim
asDr. Steven Molstad
asArchbishop
asKing Babar (voice)
asCaptain Longstocking
asJimmy Jonesboro
asGerald Lockridge
asPete Bartlett
asMichael Cameron
asHap Shaughnessy
asMaurice Becker
asFrank Fairley
asAccident Victim / Frank Cardea
asStone
asCoffin
asDr. Joseph Xavier
asDr. Fred Urquhart
asGrainger
asasFraser Sr.
asNevin Ainslie
asJohn Weymouth
Production
Crew
Directing
2006
as1981
as1987
as1981
asas 
