Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent was a Canadian actor who carved out quite a successful career for himself on the Hollywood big screen. Pinsent started his acting career landing roles in such films as the comedy "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968) with Steve McQueen, the Eric Braeden sci-fi flick "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (1970) and the Warren Oates drama "Chandler" (1971). He also appeared in "The Rowdyman" (1972), "Blacula" (1972) and "Only God Knows" (1974). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the eighties and the nineties, appearing in "Sam Hughes' War" (1984), "John and the Missus" (1987) and "Blood Clan" (1991). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Kevin Spacey dramatic adaptation "The Shipping News" (2001), the Campbell Scott comedic drama "Saint Ralph" (2005) and the Colin Glazer foreign "Good Shepherd" (2005). He also appeared in "Away From Her" (2007). He also lent his distinctive voice to "The Spine" (2010). Pinsent most recently acted in "The Grand Seduction" (2014). Gordon Pinsent died on February 25, 2023 at the age of 92.
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Gordon Pinsent
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Age of Dysphoria | Fred (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Shoot |
Branch (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 2019 |
84% |
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Two Lovers and a Bear | Bear's Voice (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Martin's Hagge | Screenwriter | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Pirate's Passage | Harry Freelove (Voice) | - | 2015 |
75% |
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Big News From Grand Rock | Jane Davis (Character) | - | 2014 |
59% |
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The Grand Seduction | Simon (Character) | $3.4M | 2013 |
100% |
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Flight of the Butterflies | Dr. Fred Urquhart (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | The Elderly Leacock (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How Eunice Got Her Baby | Narrator | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heyday! |
Monroe Gillette (Character), Director, Writer |
- | 2006 |
94% |
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Away From Her | Grant (Character) | $4.5M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Ambulance Girl | Pete (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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The Good Shepherd | Cardinal Ledesna (Character) | - | 2004 |
65% |
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Saint Ralph | Father Fitzpatrick (Character) | $795.1K | 2004 |
40% |
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Nothing | Man In Suit (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Fallen Angel | Warren Wentworth (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hemingway vs. Callaghan | Morley Callaghan (Character) | - | 2003 |
54% |
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The Shipping News | Billy Pretty (Character) | $11.4M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Blind Terror | Martin Howell (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Old Man and the Sea | Old Man (Voice) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Win, Again! |
Win Morrissey (Character), Writer |
- | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Power Play | Duff McArdle (Character) | - | 1999 |
50% |
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Pippi Longstocking | Capt. Longstocking (Voice) | $779.2K | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Pale Saints | Gus (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Christmas in My Hometown | Cal Marsdon (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Vow to Kill | Frank Waring (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Due South | Fraser Sr. (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonds of Love | Leon (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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In the Eyes of a Stranger | Lt. Ted Burk (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blood Clan | Judge William McKay (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Babar: The Movie | King Babar (Voice) | $1.4M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Men | Director | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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John and the Missus |
John Munn (Character), Director |
- | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Case of Libel | Dennis Corcoran (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd | Edwin Alonzo Boyd (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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Silence of the North | John Frederickson (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper | Ambassador Ken Taylor (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Suicide's Wife | Allan Crane (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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Who Has Seen the Wind? | Gerald O'Connal (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blackwood | Narrator | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Heatwave Lasted Four Days | Cliff Reynolds (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days | Cliff Reynolds (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Newman's Law | Jack Eastman (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Only God Knows | Father John Hagan (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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Incident on a Dark Street | Joe (Character) | - | 1973 |
46% |
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Blacula | Lt. Jack Peters (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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The Rowdyman | Will Cole (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
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Chandler | Melchior (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House on the Hill | Dr. Bud Bedford (Character) | - | 1970 |
89% |
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Colossus: The Forbin Project | The President (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Affair With a Killer | Unknown (Character) | - | 1967 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Green Show | Hap Shaughnessy (Character) | 1991-1994 2001-2006 2023 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Private Eyes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | Babar (Voice) | 2010-2011 2013-2015 |
83% | No Score Yet | Satisfaction | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Republic of Doyle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Relic Hunter | Jimmy Jonesboro (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Due South |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1995-1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Dr. Steven Molstad (Character) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Babar | King Babar (Voice) | 1989-1991 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Mr. X (Character) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Friday the 13th: The Series | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger Bay | Guest | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Joseph Xavier (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Phillip Trask (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banacek | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Hogan's Heroes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dan August | Frank Fairley (Guest Star) | 1970 |