Gordon Pinsent
Acting
🎂 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.
Cast credits(101)
King Babar (voice)
2010
S.S. Capt. Steiner
1965
Nevin Ainslie
2016
Pete Bartlett
1985
Hap Shaughnessy
1991
1971
Ken Collins
1993
Dr. Joseph Xavier
1969
Desmond Williams
1987
Maurice Becker
2010
Accident Victim
2009
Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
2009
Gerald Lockridge
1968
Fraser Sr. (voice)
1994
Fraser Sr.
1994
Dr. Steven Molstad
1995
Frank Fairley
1970
Dr. Fred Urquhart
1960
Jimmy Jonesboro
1999
Archbishop
2010
2002
Stone
1971
Vicomte de Valvert
1951
1998
Captain Longstocking
1997
Coffin
1965
Grainger
1965
2006
King Babar (voice)
1989
2001
John Weymouth
1972
Sgt. Brian Scott
1963
Corky Dillems
2004
2014
Jamie
1968
1977
Michael Cameron
2004
The President
1970
Old Man (voice)
1999
Joe - Mayor
1973
Billy Pretty
2001
Grant
2007
Simon
2014
Man In Suit
2003
Lt. John "Jack" Peters
1972
2005
Warren Wentworth
2003
Bear (voice)
2016
Capt. Efraim Longstocking (voice)
1997
Cardinal Ledesna
2004
Dr. Keaton
2013
Jack Rabbit (voice)
2021
King Babar
1989
Swiftwater Bill
1980
Leon
1993
Morley Callaghan
2003
Dr. Bud Bedford
1970
Dr Fred Urquhart
2012
Jack Eastman
1974
Martin Howell
2001
Judge William McKay
1990
Monroe Gillette
2006
Cal Marsdon
1996
Harry the Barber (voice)
2015
2015
Pete
2005
Gus
1997
Lt. Ted Burk
1992
Will Cole
1972
Allan Crane
1977
Dan Rutherford
2009
Ambassador Ken Taylor
1981
Fraser Sr.
1994
Gerald O'Connal
1977
Narrator (Voice)
1981
John Melchior
1971
Edwin Boyd
1982
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
2012
Narrator (voice)
1992
Dennis Corcoran
1983
2017
Narrator
2009
Donald Crowhurst
1975
John Frederickson
1981
Cliff Reynolds
1975
Self
2011
John Hagan
1974
Hap Shaughnessy
2008
Narrator (voice)
2009
John Munn
1987
Francis Weary
2012
Frank Waring
1995
Goldfish
2006
Narrator
2008
Fred
2020
Narrator
1976
1975
Narrator
2002
Narrator (voice)
2011
Himself
1951
Narrator
2015