Gordon Pinsent

Actor | Writer | Director

Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, ...

Born: July 12, 1930

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Known For

Away from Her Grant Anderson (2006)
Due South Fraser Sr. / Robert Fraser (1994-1999)
The Shipping News Billy Pretty (2001)
Known For

The Grand Seduction Simon (2013)
Actor

The Detour Sleepy (2018)
Two Lovers and a Bear Bear's Voice (2016)
Reel East Coast Francis (segment "Life Doesn't Frighten Me") (2015)
Pirate's Passage Harry Freelove (2015)
Big News from Grand Rock Stan (2014)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou King Babar (2010-2013)
The Grand Seduction Simon (2013)
Satisfaction Dr. Faskin (2013)
Nuts, Nothing and Nobody (2013)
Republic of Doyle Maurice Becker (2010-2013)
Sex After Kids Dr. Keaton (2013)
Night Light Benjamin (2012)
Life Doesn't Frighten Me Francis Weary (2012)
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Elder Stephen Leacock (2012)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou, I (1-26) Web: Tusktastic Adventure King Babar (2010)
The Pillars of the Earth Archbishop (2010)
The Ron James Show Dad (2009)
At Home by Myself... with You Narrator (2009)
How Eunice Got Her Baby Narrator (2009)
The Spine Dan Rutherford (2009)
The Listener Accident Victim (2009)
Corner Gas Corky Dillems (2009)
Eating Buccaneers Hermit Trapper (2008)
Yours, Al Al Purdy (2006)
Angela's Eyes Christopher Martin (2006)
The Sparky Book Goldfish (2006)
Away from Her Grant Anderson (2006)
Heyday! Monroe Gillette (2006)
Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic Narrator (2005)
Ambulance Girl Pete (2005)
Puppets Who Kill CBC President (2005)
H2o Michael Cameron (2004)
The Red Green Show Hap Shaughnessy (1991-2004)
Saint Ralph Father Fitzpatrick (2004)
The Good Shepherd Cardinal Ledesna (2004)
Bury the Lead Mr. Walker (2004)
Fallen Angel Warren Wentworth (2003)
Snow on the Skeleton Key Winslow Icarus (2003)
Nothing Man In Suit (2003)
The Industry Myron Kingswell (1998-2003)
Just Cause Stanton Milbury (2003)
Hemingway: That Summer in Paris Morley Callaghan (2003)
The New Beachcombers Host (2002)
A Promise Stan (2002)
The Shipping News Billy Pretty (2001)
Blind Terror Martin Howell (2001)
Blue Murder Sgt. Pat Berlinger (2001)
Jewel on the Hill Narrator (2000)
Mentors Old Oliver Cates (2000)
Wind at My Back Leo McGinty (1997-2000)
Power Play Duff McArdle (1998-2000)
Relic Hunter Jimmy Jonesboro (1999)
The Old Man and the Sea Old Man (1999)
Due South Fraser Sr. (1994-1999)
Win, Again! Win Morrissey (1999)
Pale Saints Gus (1997)
Pippi Longstocking Capt. Longstocking (1997)
The Outer Limits Dr. Steven Molstad (1997)
A Holiday for Love Cal Marsdon (1996)
Les amants de Rivière Rouge Mr. O'Malloy (1996)
Kids for Character King Babar (1996)
A Vow to Kill Frank Waring (1995)
Lonesome Dove: The Series Randall Shaw (1994)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Ken Collins (1994)
Avonlea John Hodgson (1994)
Secret Service Jerry Parr (1993)
Street Legal Harold Vickers (1989-1993)
Bonds of Love Leon (1993)
E.N.G. Jim Kanby (1993)
Counterstrike Jack Devon (1992)
Beyond Reality Professor Nolan Randolph (1992)
In the Eyes of a Stranger Lt. Ted Burk (1992)
The Ray Bradbury Theatre Mr. X (1992)
The Hidden Room Abraham Stone (1991)
Babar King Babar (1989-1991)
Blood Clan Judge William McKay (1990)
Friday the 13th: The Series Desmond Williams (1989)
Babar: The Movie King Babar (1989)
Danger Bay Pete Bartlett (1988)
John and the Missus John Munn (1987)
Uncle T (1985)
And Miles to Go Jack Morrissey (1985)
Seeing Things Englander (1984)
Sam Hughes's War Sam Hughes (1984)
A Case of Libel Dennis Corcoran (1983)
The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd Edwin Alonzo Boyd (1982)
Silence of the North John Frederickson (1981)
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper Ambassador Ken Taylor (1981)
Dan August: The Trouble with Women Frank Fairley (1980)
Klondike Fever Swiftwater Bill (1980)
People Talking Back Host (1979)
A Gift to Last Sgt. Edgar Sturgess (1978-1979)
The Suicide's Wife Allan Crane (1979)
Drága kisfiam Fiú (1978)
The Beachcombers The Wizard (1975-1978)
Who Has Seen the Wind Gerald O'Connal (1977)
A Gift to Last Sgt. Edgar Sturgess (1976)
Horse Latitudes Donald Crowhurst (1975)
The Heatwave Lasted Four Days Cliff Reynolds (1975)
Ocean Heritage Narrator (1974)
The Collaborators (1974)
Only God Knows Father John Hagan (1974)
Newman's Law Jack Eastman (1974)
The Play's the Thing Host (1974)
Marcus Welby, M.D. Dr. Joseph Xavier (1973)
Cannon Phillip Trask (1973)
Incident on a Dark Street Joe - Mayor (1973)
Banacek John Weymouth (1972)
Blacula Lt. Jack Peters (1972)
Invitation to a March (1972)
The Rowdyman Will Cole (1972)
Chandler John Melchior (1971)
Sarge Stone (1971)
Hogan's Heroes S.S. Capt. Steiner (1970)
Corwin Prof. Jim Holindrake (1970)
Dan August Frank Fairley (1970)
The Young Lawyers Henry Norman (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project The President (1970)
Quarantined Dr. Bud Bedford (1970)
Adventures in Rainbow Country Father Bob Coburn (1969)
It Takes a Thief Gerald Lockridge (1969)
Quentin Durgens, M.P. Quentin Durgens (1968)
The Thomas Crown Affair Jamie (1968)
Festival Cuthbert Frush (1961-1966)
Affair with a Killer (1966)
Seaway Grainger (1965-1966)
The Forest Rangers Sergeant Scott (1963-1965)
Lydia Thomas (1964)
Twelfth Night Sebastian (1964)
A Very Close Family Son (1964)
Quest Lintz (1962-1964)
Scarlett Hill David Black (1963)
Playdate Paul (1963)
Cyrano De Bergerac Vicomte de Valvert (1962)
Summer Circuit (1961)
The Long Night The Counterman (1961)
Encounter Jean (1960-1961)
The Man Born to Be King (1961)
First Person (1960)
Startime (1960)
The Bird in a Gilded Cage (1958)
Actor

The Man at the Window (1957)
Writer

Martin's Hagge (2016)
Heyday! (2006)
Win, Again! (1999)
John and the Missus (1987)
And Miles to Go (1985)
A Gift to Last (1978-1979)
Up at Ours (1979)
A Gift to Last (1976)
Writer

The Rowdyman (1972)
Director

Heyday! (2006)
Two Men (1988)
John and the Missus (1987)
For the Record (1982)
A Far Cry from Home (1981)
Director

Once (1980)
Archive footage

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013)
Republic of Doyle (2013)
Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003)
Archive footage

Dive Beneath the Surface of the Shipping News (2001)
Babar (1991)

Awards

16 wins & 16 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

When filming the movie The Shipping News (2001), he was the model for the Newfoundland accent for the rest of the cast, since this was the province in which he was born and raised.

[on his infidelities during a long marriage to Charmion King] They were mistakes because I had not stopped growing. We do have a ledge in us, and anything below that is probably a root-cellar where you keep all the bad stuff, all the mistakes you've...

Star Sign

Cancer

Personal Details

Born

Gordon Edward Pinsent
July 12, 1930
Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

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