Gordon Pinsent

Born: 1930-07-12

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.


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The Thomas Crown Affair

as Jamie
Released: 1968-06-26

Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional...

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The Old Man and the Sea

as Old Man (voice)
Released: 1999-07-03

An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

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The Shipping News

as Billy Pretty
Released: 2001-12-18

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to...

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The Grand Seduction

as Simon
Released: 2014-05-30

A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract....

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Two Lovers and a Bear

as Bear (voice)
Released: 2016-10-02

Set in a small town near the North Pole where roads lead to nowhere, the story follows Roman and...

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Away from Her

as Grant
Released: 2007-05-04

Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s...

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Colossus: The Forbin Project

as The President
Released: 1970-04-08

The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer...

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Nothing

as Man In Suit
Released: 2003-09-09

The film tells the story of two good friends who live together, Andrew, an agoraphobic travel...

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Blacula

as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
Released: 1972-08-25

An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two...

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The Good Shepherd

as Cardinal Ledesna
Released: 2004-03-21

When a clergyman is accused for the murder of a social worker, the parish priest recruits a...

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Fallen Angel

as Warren Wentworth
Released: 2003-03-23

When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to...

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Saint Ralph

as uncredited
Released: 2005-08-05

This Canadian made comedy/drama, set in Hamilton, Ontario in 1954, is a sweet and - at times -...

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Pippi Longstocking

as Capt. Efraim Longstocking (voice)
Released: 1997-08-20

Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her...

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Babar: The Movie

as King Babar
Released: 1989-07-28

Children's book authors Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff's most beloved elephant comes to the big...

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Sex After Kids

as Dr. Keaton
Released: 2013-01-26

A disparate variety of couples from all walks of life strive to maintain active sex lives...

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Newman's Law

as Jack Eastman
Released: 1974-08-21

LAPD Officer Newman has not gotten the reputation of a straight arrow by avoiding conflict when...

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In the Eyes of a Stranger

as Lt. Ted Burk
Released: 1992-04-07

An overworked woman encounters a pair of armed robbers on the subway home. When one of them is...

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A Holiday for Love

as Cal Marsdon
Released: 1996-12-10

A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies...

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The Devil at Your Heels

as Narrator (Voice)
Released: 1981-03-13

Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death-defying...

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Flight of the Butterflies

as Dr Fred Urquhart
Released: 2012-10-01

It takes two or three generations for the monarch butterfly to reach the Canadian breeding...

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Pirate's Passage

as Harry the Barber (voice)
Released: 2015-01-04

Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of...

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Who Has Seen the Wind

as Gerald O'Connal
Released: 1977-04-20

The coming-of-age of adolescent Brian O'Connal in small town Depression-era Saskatchewan is...

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Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

as Ambassador Ken Taylor
Released: 1981-05-17

A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American...

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Bonds of Love

as Leon
Released: 1993-01-24

A divorced woman falls in love with a mentally-disabled man, but his family objects to their...

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Due South

as Fraser Sr.
Released: 1994-04-23

The movie that the TV series was spun off from. When a legendary Canadian Mountie is murdered,...

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Ambulance Girl

as Pete
Released: 2005-09-12

The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical...

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Incident on a Dark Street

as Joe - Mayor
Released: 1973-01-13

A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.

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Quarantined

as Dr. Bud Bedford
Released: 1970-02-24

A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic...

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Klondike Fever

as Swiftwater Bill
Released: 1980-01-12

This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields...

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Blind Terror

as Martin Howell
Released: 2001-04-23

After marrying a handsome man she barely knows, a woman experiences threatening calls and...

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The River of My Dreams

as uncredited
Released: 2017-01-27

Director Brigitte Berman profiles Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent, who left Newfoundland in the...

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Back Home Again

as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Released: 2021-10-28

An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of...

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John and the Missus

as John Munn
Released: 1987-10-23

A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is...

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Chandler

as John Melchior
Released: 1971-12-01

A private eye is hired to follow a mobster's former mistress.

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The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days

as Cliff Reynolds
Released: 1975-04-28

A TV news cameraman's appetite for fine wine, fast cars and beautiful women draws him into the...

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At Home by Myself... with You

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2009-10-06

A multi phobia-plagued single woman who hasn't left her apartment in six years finds her...

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Heyday!

as Monroe Gillette
Released: 2006-03-27

During World War II, the usually sleepy town of Gander, Newfoundland is abuzz with activity as...

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A Vow to Kill

as Frank Waring
Released: 1995-02-01

Rachel is the daughter of a wealthy media tycoon. Her husband dies in a car crash. Years later...

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A Case of Libel

as Dennis Corcoran
Released: 1983-10-17

Fact-based courtroom drama about a news reporter in 1954 who sued a columnist for libel after he...

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The Spine

as Dan Rutherford
Released: 2009-06-08

A poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman...

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The Rowdyman

as Will Cole
Released: 1972-05-18

Will Cole is a charismatic 35 year old paper mill laborer who seems to celebrate a life of bad...

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Blackwood

as Narrator
Released: 1976-01-01

This short film studies the works of one of Canada's greatest contemporary etchers -...

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An Unlikely Obsession

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2011-01-17

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Silence of the North

as John Frederickson
Released: 1981-10-23

Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed...

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The Suicide's Wife

as Allan Crane
Released: 1977-11-07

An unsuccessful middle-aged college professor commits suicide, leaving his wife to cope with...

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Life Doesn't Frighten Me

as Francis Weary
Released: 2012-05-22

Insecure thirteen year-old Esther Weary is on the brink of puberty and must come to terms with...

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Mysteries of the Great Lakes

as Narrator
Released: 2008-01-01

Through several interlocking stories, including the story of maritime commerce and the ships...

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Blood Clan

as Judge William McKay
Released: 1990-08-30

A family is executed by soldiers for cannibalism - except for the little girl, Katy Bane McKay....

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Only God Knows

as John Hagan
Released: 1974-09-13

The sponsors of a drug-rehabilitation center stage a robbery to maintain funding of the...

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The Sparky Book

as Goldfish
Released: 2006-01-01

In Newfoundland filmmaker Mary Lewis' live action/animation hybrid short film, a talking...

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Still Rowdy After All These Years

as Self
Released: 2011-09-09

A documentary retrospective on the prolific career of acclaimed Canadian actor, writer and...

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Horse Latitudes

as Donald Crowhurst
Released: 1975-01-01

Based on the true story of Philip Stockton, a 40 year old Englishman, who would have done almost...

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Age of Dysphoria

as Fred
Released: 2020-02-14

A young woman tracks down an elderly man in order to make amends for the tragedy that devastated...

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A Passage from Burnt Islands

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1992-03-01

In his crusade for literacy, principal Ray Brown enlisted the help of the community and broke...

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A Diary Between Friends

as Narrator
Released: 2002-01-01

When American citizens were stranded in Canada on 9/11, their northern neighbors opened their doors.

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Due South

as Fraser Sr. (voice)
First aired: 1994-09-22

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the...

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Due South

as Fraser Sr.
First aired: 1994-09-22

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the...

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Friday the 13th: The Series

as Desmond Williams
First aired: 1987-10-03

Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can...

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Relic Hunter

as Jimmy Jonesboro
First aired: 1999-09-25

Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to...

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Hogan's Heroes

as S.S. Capt. Steiner
First aired: 1965-09-17

Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17,...

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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The Listener

as Accident Victim
First aired: 2009-06-04

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really...

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The Listener

as Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
First aired: 2009-06-04

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really...

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Private Eyes

as Nevin Ainslie
First aired: 2016-05-26

Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I....

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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

as Ken Collins
First aired: 1993-01-27

Like his legendary namesake, Kwai Chang Caine is a warrior monk, operating a Shaolin temple in...

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Blue Murder

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-01-10

Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the...

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The Outer Limits

as Dr. Steven Molstad
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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Corner Gas

as Corky Dillems
First aired: 2004-01-22

Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the...

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The Pillars of the Earth

as Archbishop
First aired: 2010-07-23

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous,...

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Republic of Doyle

as Maurice Becker
First aired: 2010-01-06

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged...

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Dan August

as Frank Fairley
First aired: 1970-09-23

Dan August is a Quinn Martin crime drama series which aired on ABC from 1970-1971. The series...

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The Red Green Show

as Hap Shaughnessy
First aired: 1991-01-01

The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada,...

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Banacek

as John Weymouth
First aired: 1972-09-13

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network...

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Joseph Xavier
First aired: 1969-09-23

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...

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The Nature of Things

as Dr. Fred Urquhart
First aired: 1960-11-06

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC...

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It Takes a Thief

as Gerald Lockridge
First aired: 1968-01-09

Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States...

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Babar and the Adventures of Badou

as King Babar (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-22

An updated version of the classic series, following King Babar, and Badou, his 8-year-old grandson.

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Pippi Longstocking

as Captain Longstocking
First aired: 1997-10-17

With tons of optimism, and strength to match, fun-loving 9-year-old Pippi Longstocking resides...

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Danger Bay

as Pete Bartlett
First aired: 1985-10-07

Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes...

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Babar

as King Babar (voice)
First aired: 1989-01-03

Inspired by Jean de Brunhoff and Laurent de Brunhoff's beloved children's books, this animated...

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Angela's Eyes

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-07-16

FBI agent Angela Clinton has the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She...

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Puppets Who Kill

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-04

Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It...

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For The Record

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-01

For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series,...

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Seaway

as Coffin
First aired: 1965-09-15

Seaway is a Canadian drama series that aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1966. The series was...

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Seaway

as Grainger
First aired: 1965-09-15

Seaway is a Canadian drama series that aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1966. The series was...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Vicomte de Valvert
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Sarge

as Stone
First aired: 1971-09-21

Sarge is an American crime drama series starring George Kennedy. The series aired on for one...

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The Forest Rangers

as Sgt. Brian Scott
First aired: 1963-01-04

The Forest Rangers was a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965. It was a...

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The Polar Sea

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-12-01

The Polar Sea is a 10 part television series that follows an incredible amateur expedition...

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H2O

as Michael Cameron
First aired: 2004-10-31

H2O is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on the CBC Television...

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