Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1930-07-12
Day of Death
2023-02-25
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.
Filmography (68)
Back Home Again
2021
Age of Dysphoria
2020
The River of My Dreams
2017
Two Lovers and a Bear
2016
Where Once They Mattered
2015
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
Pirate's Passage
2015
The Grand Seduction
2014
Sex After Kids
2013
Flight of the Butterflies
2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
2012Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012
Still Rowdy After All These Years
2011
An Unlikely Obsession
2011
