
Gordon Pinsent
Acting
Gordon Edward Pinsent CC FRSC (July 12, 1930 β 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
2021Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
2020Age of Dysphoria
Fred
2017The River of My Dreams
2016Two Lovers and a Bear
Bear (voice)
2015Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
2015Big News From Grand Rock
2015Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
2014The Grand Seduction
Simon
2013Sex After Kids
Dr. Keaton
2012Flight of the Butterflies
Dr Fred Urquhart
2012Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
2011An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
2011Still Rowdy After All These Years
Self
2009The Spine
Dan Rutherford
2009At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
2009Playing the Machines
Narrator
2008Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
2007Away from Her
Grant
2006The Sparky Book
Goldfish
2006Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
2005Saint Ralph
2005Ambulance Girl
Pete
2004The Good Shepherd
Cardinal Ledesna
2003Nothing
Man In Suit

