Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 86
2020s
- 2021
Back Home Again
Jack Rabbit (voice)
- 2020
Age of Dysphoria
Fred
2010s
- 2017
The River of My Dreams
Movie
- 2016
- 2015
Big News From Grand Rock
Movie
Pirate's Passage
Harry the Barber (voice)
- 2014
The Polar Sea
TV
- 2013
Nuts Nothing and Nobody
English narrator
- 2012
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Francis Weary
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Spine
Dan Rutherford
- 2007
- 2006
Angela's Eyes
TV
Heyday!
Monroe Gillette
The Sparky Book
Goldfish
- 2005
Ambulance Girl
Pete
- 2004
H2O
Michael Cameron · 2 episodes
- 2003
Nothing
Man In Suit
Fallen Angel
Warren Wentworth
- 2002
Puppets Who Kill
TV
- 2001
Blind Terror
Martin Howell
1990s
- 1999
The Old Man and the Sea
Old Man (voice)
- 1998
Made in Canada
Walter Franklin, Sr. · 1 episode
- 1997
- 1996
Kids for Character
King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
- 1995
A Vow to Kill
Frank Waring
- 1994
- 1993
Bonds of Love
Leon
- 1992
In the Eyes of a Stranger
Lt. Ted Burk
- 1991
- 1990
Blood Clan
Judge William McKay
1980s
- 1989
Babar
King Babar (voice) · 65 episodes
- 1987
John and the Missus
John Munn
- 1985
- 1983
A Case of Libel
Dennis Corcoran
- 1982
- 1981
Silence of the North
John Frederickson
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Ambassador Ken Taylor
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Suicide's Wife
Allan Crane
- 1978
Drága kisfiam!
Movie
- 1977
Who Has Seen the Wind
Gerald O'Connal
- 1976
For the Record
TV
- 1975
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
Cliff Reynolds
- 1974
Only God Knows
John Hagan
Newman's Law
Jack Eastman
- 1973
- 1972
The Rowdyman
Will Cole
- 1971
Chandler
John Melchior
Sarge
Stone · 1 episode
- 1970
Quarantined
Dr. Bud Bedford
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1965
Seaway
Coffin, Grainger · 1 episode
- 1963
- 1960
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Vicomte de Valvert · 1 episode
Directed 4
2000s
- 2006
Heyday!
Director
1980s
- 1988
Two Men
Director
- 1987
John and the Missus
Director
1970s
- 1976
For the Record
Director
Wrote 3
2000s
- 2006
Heyday!
Writer
1980s
- 1987
John and the Missus
Writer
1970s
- 1972
The Rowdyman
Writer
Appearances11
2010s
- 2015
Where Once They Mattered
Narrator
- 2011
Still Rowdy After All These Years
Self
An Unlikely Obsession
Narrator (voice)
2000s
- 2009
At Home by Myself... with You
Narrator (voice)
Playing the Machines
Narrator
- 2008
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Narrator
- 2002
Stranded Yanks: A Diary Between Friends
Narrator
1990s
- 1992
A Passage from Burnt Islands
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1981
The Devil at Your Heels
Narrator (Voice)
1970s
- 1976
Blackwood
Narrator
1950s
- 1951
Newfoundland Scene
Himself