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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Gordon Edward Pinsent was born to Stephen Arthur and Flossie (Cooper)... more
Trivia:
While living in California he was friends with Marlon Brando. On one... more
Awards:
13 wins
&
11 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
3 Sign on to Become Pillars of the Earth
(From MovieWeb. 8 June 2009, 7:27 AM, PDT)
Nominees for the 29th Annual Genie Awards Unveiled
(From Aceshowbiz. 10 February 2009, 10:09 PM, PST)
(From MovieWeb. 8 June 2009, 7:27 AM, PDT)
Nominees for the 29th Annual Genie Awards Unveiled
(From Aceshowbiz. 10 February 2009, 10:09 PM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- "The Pillars of the Earth" (2009) TV mini-series (post-production) .... The archbishop (unknown episodes, 2009)
- "The Ron James Show" .... Voice of Dad (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #1.6 (2009) TV episode (voice) .... Voice of Dad - At Home, by Myself... with You (2009) .... Narrator
- The Spine (2009) .... Dan Rutherford
- "The Listener" .... Accident VIctim / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
- The Journey (2009) TV episode .... Accident Victim/Frank Cardea
- The 13th Juror (2009) TV episode .... Accident VIctim - "Corner Gas" .... Corky (1 episode, 2009)
- Rock Stars (2009) TV episode .... Corky - "Angela's Eyes" .... Christopher Martin (2 episodes, 2006)
- Eyes on the Prize (2006) TV episode .... Christopher Martin
- The Camera's Eye (2006) TV episode .... Christopher Martin - The Sparky Book (2006) .... Goldfish
- Away from Her (2006) .... Grant Anderson
... aka Loin d'elle (Canada: French title) - Heyday! (2006) (TV) .... Monroe Gillette
- Yours, Al (2006) (TV) .... Al Purdy
- "Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic" (2005) TV series .... Narrator
- Ambulance Girl (2005) (TV)
- "Puppets Who Kill" .... CBC President (1 episode, 2005)
- The CBC Is Killing Again (2005) TV episode .... CBC President - H2O (2004) (TV) .... Michael Cameron
... aka H2O: The Last Prime Minister (Canada: English title: long title) - Saint Ralph (2004) .... Father Fitzpatrick
- The Good Shepherd (2004) .... Cardinal Ledesna
... aka Le bon pasteur (Canada: French title)
... aka The Confessor (USA: DVD title) - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Mr. Walker (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Bury the Lead (USA)
- Wonderland (2004) TV episode .... Mr. Walker - Fallen Angel (2003) (TV) .... Warren Wentworth
- Snow on the Skeleton Key (2003) .... Winslow Icarus
- Nothing (2003) .... Man In Suit
- "Just Cause" .... Stanton Milbury (1 episode, 2003)
- The Closing (2003) TV episode .... Stanton Milbury - Hemingway vs. Callaghan (2003) (TV) .... Morley Callaghan
- The New Beachcombers (2002) (TV) .... Host
- A Promise (2002) .... Stan
- The Shipping News (2001) .... Billy Pretty
- "Mentors" .... Old Oliver Cates (1 episode, 2001)
- Future Tense (2001) TV episode .... Old Oliver Cates - Blind Terror (2001) (TV) .... Martin Howell
- "Blue Murder" .... Sgt. Pat Berlinger (1 episode, 2001)
... aka En quête de preuves (Canada: French title)
- Summer of Love (2001) TV episode .... Sgt. Pat Berlinger - "Wind at My Back" .... Leo McGinty (7 episodes, 1997-2000)
- After Leo (2000) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Leo McGinty
- Public Enemies (1999) TV episode .... Leo McGinty
- All That Human Hearts Endure (1997) TV episode .... Leo McGinty
- A Meeting of the Clan (1997) TV episode .... Leo McGinty
- By Gosh or by Golly (1997) TV episode .... Leo McGinty
(2 more) - "Power Play" .... Duff McArdle (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
- What It All Meant (2000) TV episode .... Duff McArdle
- The Finals (2000) TV episode .... Duff McArdle
- The Cubicle (2000) TV episode .... Duff McArdle
- The Quarter Finals (2000) TV episode .... Duff McArdle
- Foolish Hearts (2000) TV episode .... Duff McArdle
(21 more) - Jewel on the Hill (2000) (TV) .... Narrator
... aka Le trésor sur la colline (Canada: French title) - "Relic Hunter" .... Jimmy Jonesboro (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Relic Hunter - Die Schatzjägerin (Germany)
... aka Sydney Fox l'aventurière (France)
- Diamond in the Rough (1999) TV episode .... Jimmy Jonesboro - The Old Man and the Sea (1999) (voice)
... aka Roujin to umi (Japan) - "Due South" .... Robert Fraser / ... (18 episodes, 1997-1999)
... aka Un tandem de choc (Canada: French title)
- Call of the Wild: Part 1 (1999) TV episode .... Robert Fraser
- Call of the Wild: Part 2 (1999) TV episode .... Robert Fraser
- Hunting Season (1999) TV episode .... Robert Fraser
- Say Amen (1999) TV episode .... Robert Fraser
- Good for the Soul (1998) TV episode .... Robert Fraser
(13 more) - Win, Again! (1999) (TV) .... Win Morrissey
- "The Red Green Show" .... Hap Shaughnessy (49 episodes, 1991-1999)
... aka The New Red Green Show
- Curse of the Mummy (1999) TV episode .... Hap Shaughnessy
- Guinness World Records (1999) TV episode .... Hap Shaughnessy
- Hurricane Doug (1999) TV episode .... Hap Shaughnessy
- It's a Wonderful Red Green Christmas (1998) TV episode .... Hap Shaughnessy
- College Life (1998) TV episode .... Hap Shaughnessy
(44 more) - "Made in Canada" .... Walter Franklin, Sr. (1 episode, 1998)
... aka The Industry (USA)
- A Death in the Family (1998) TV episode .... Walter Franklin, Sr. - Pale Saints (1997) .... Gus
- Pippi Longstocking (1997) (voice) .... Capt. Longstocking
... aka Pippi Långstrump (Sweden)
... aka Pippi Langstrumpf (Germany) - "The Outer Limits" .... Dr. Steven Molstad (1 episode, 1997)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- The Awakening (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Steven Molstad - Christmas in My Hometown (1996) (TV) .... Cal Marsdon
... aka A Holiday for Love (UK) (USA)
... aka Christmas in My Hometown (Canada: English title) - "Due South" .... Fraser Sr. / ... (14 episodes, 1994-1996)
... aka Direction: Sud (Canada: French title)
- Flashback (1996) TV episode .... Fraser Sr.
- All the Queen's Horses (1996) TV episode .... Fraser Sr.
- The Edge (1996) TV episode .... Fraser Sr.
- Bird in the Hand (1995) TV episode .... Fraser Sr.
- The Witness (1995) TV episode .... Fraser Sr.
(9 more) - "Les amants de rivière rouge" (1996) TV mini-series .... Mr. O'Malloy
- A Vow to Kill (1995) (TV) .... Frank Waring
- "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Ken Collins (1 episode, 1994)
- Kundela (1994) TV episode .... Ken Collins - "Road to Avonlea" .... John Hodgson (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Avonlea (USA)
... aka Tales from Avonlea (USA: video title)
- Someone to Believe In (1994) TV episode .... John Hodgson - "Lonesome Dove: The Series" .... Randall Shaw (1 episode, 1994)
- The Road Home (1994) TV episode .... Randall Shaw - "Street Legal" .... Harold Vickers (5 episodes, 1989-1993)
- The Price (1993) TV episode .... Harold Vickers
- Forgiveness (1993) TV episode .... Harold Vickers
- It's a Wise Child (1992) TV episode .... Harold Vickers
- Affairs of the Heart (1992) TV episode .... Harold Vickers
- World-Class City (1989) TV episode .... Harold Vickers - Bonds of Love (1993) (TV) .... Leon
- "E.N.G." .... Jim Kanby (1 episode, 1993)
- Pandora's Box (1993) TV episode .... Jim Kanby - "Secret Service" .... Jerry Parr (1 episode, 1993)
- The Assassin (1993) TV episode .... Jerry Parr - "Counterstrike" .... Jack Devon (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Force de frappe (France)
- Death Seal (1992) TV episode .... Jack Devon - "Beyond Reality" .... James Williamson / ... (1 episode, 1992)
- The Dying of the Light (1992) TV episode .... Professor Nolan Randolph/James Williamson - In the Eyes of a Stranger (1992) (TV) .... Lt. Ted Burk
- "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Mr. X (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- The Earthmen (1992) TV episode .... Mr. X - "The Hidden Room" .... Abraham Stone (1 episode, 1991)
- Splinters of Privacy (1991) TV episode .... Abraham Stone - Blood Clan (1990) .... Judge William McKay
- "Friday the 13th" .... Desmond Williams (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Friday the 13th: The Series
... aka Friday's Curse (UK: repeat compilations title)
- Femme Fatale (1989) TV episode .... Desmond Williams - Babar: The Movie (1989) (voice) .... King Babar
... aka Le triomphe de Babar (France) - "Babar" (1989) TV series .... King Babar (unknown episodes)
... aka Babar (France) - "Danger Bay" .... Pete Bartlett (1 episode, 1988)
- A Man's Sport (1988) TV episode .... Pete Bartlett - John and the Missus (1987) .... John Munn
- Uncle T (1985)
- "Seeing Things" .... Englander (1 episode, 1984)
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1984) TV episode .... Englander - Sam Hughes's War (1984) (TV) .... Sam Hughes
- And Miles to Go (1984) (TV) .... Jack
- A Case of Libel (1983) (TV) .... Dennis Corcoran
- The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd (1982) (TV) .... Edwin Alonzo Boyd
- Silence of the North (1981) .... John Frederickson
- Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981) (TV) .... Ambassador Ken Taylor
... aka Desert Blades - Klondike Fever (1980) .... Swiftwater Bill
... aka Jack London's Klondike Fever - The Suicide's Wife (1979) (TV) .... Allan Crane
... aka A New Life - "People Talking Back" (1979) TV series .... Host
- "The Beachcombers" .... John Vincent / ... (3 episodes, 1975-1978)
... aka Beachcombers (Canada: English title: last season title)
- Return of the Hexman: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... The Wizard/John Vincent
- Return of the Hexman: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... The Wizard/John Vincent
- The Hexman (1975) TV episode .... The Wizard/John Vincent - "A Gift to Last" (1978) TV series .... Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
- Drága kisfiam (1978) .... Fiu
- Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) .... Gerald O'Connal
- A Gift to Last (1976) (TV) .... Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
- Horse Latitudes (1975) (TV) .... Phillip Stockton
- Only God Knows (1974) .... Father John Hagan
- Newman's Law (1974) .... Jack Eastman
- Ocean Heritage (1974) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Heatwave Lasted Four Days (1974) .... Cliff Reynolds
- "The Play's the Thing" (1974) TV series .... Host
- "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Dr. Xavier (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
- The Light at the Threshold (1973) TV episode .... Dr. Xavier - "Cannon" .... Phillip Trask (1 episode, 1973)
- Moving Target (1973) TV episode .... Phillip Trask - Incident on a Dark Street (1973) (TV) .... Joe - Mayor
- "Banacek" .... John Weymouth (1 episode, 1972)
- No Sign of the Cross (1972) TV episode .... John Weymouth - Blacula (1972) .... Lt. Jack Peters
- The Rowdyman (1972) .... Will Cole
- Invitation to a March (1972) (TV)
... aka Hollywood Television Theatre: Invitation to a March (USA: series title) - Chandler (1971) .... John Melchior
- "Sarge" .... Stone (1 episode, 1971)
- The Combatants (1971) TV episode .... Stone - "Hogan's Heroes" .... S.S. Capt. Steiner (1 episode, 1970)
- The Dropouts (1970) TV episode .... S.S. Capt. Steiner - "Dan August" .... Frank Fairley (1 episode, 1970)
- Epitaph for a Swinger (1970) TV episode .... Frank Fairley - "The Young Lawyers" .... Henry Norman (1 episode, 1970)
- Is There a Good Samaritan in the House? (1970) TV episode .... Henry Norman - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) .... The President
... aka The Day the World Changed Hands
... aka The Forbin Project - Quarantined (1970) (TV) .... Doctor Bud Bedford
... aka House on the Hill - "It Takes a Thief" .... Gerald Lockridge (1 episode, 1969)
- The Family (1969) TV episode .... Gerald Lockridge - "Adventures in Rainbow Country" .... Father Bob Coburn (1 episode, 1969)
- La Chute (1969) TV episode .... Father Bob Coburn - The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) .... Jamie
... aka The Crown Caper
... aka Thomas Crown and Company - "Quentin Durgens, M.P." (1966) TV series .... Quentin Durgens
- Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off (1966)
... aka Affair with a Killer (USA) - "Seaway" .... Grainger (1 episode, 1966)
- Dont Forget to Wipe the Blood Off (1966) TV episode .... Grainger - Twelfth Night (1964) (TV) .... Sebastian
- Lydia (1964) .... Thomas
- "The Forest Rangers" .... Sergeant Scott / ... (4 episodes, 1963)
... aka Les Cadets de la forêt (Canada: French title)
- The Bear Trap (1963) TV episode .... Sergeant Scott
- The Deputy (1963) TV episode .... Sergeant Scott
- The Horse (1963) TV episode .... Sgt. Scott
- The Proof (1963) TV episode .... Sergeant Brian Scott - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Vicomte de Valvert (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Cyrano De Bergerac (1962) TV episode .... Vicomte de Valvert - "Scarlett Hill" (1962) TV series .... David Black
- "General Motors Presents" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Encounter (USA)
... aka General Motors Theatre (Canada: English title: new title)
- Substitute Soldier (1960) TV episode
Writer:
- Heyday! (2006) (TV) (writer)
- Win, Again! (1999) (TV) (writer)
- John and the Missus (1987) (short) (writer)
- "Up at Ours" (1979) TV mini-series (creator)
- A Gift to Last (1976) (TV) (writer)
- The Rowdyman (1972) (writer)
Director:
- Heyday! (2006) (TV)
- Two Men (1988) (TV)
- John and the Missus (1987)
- A Far Cry from Home (1981) (TV)
- Once (1980)
Self:
- The 10th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Himself - Presenter
- Love Letters (2010) (TV) .... Himself
- Vancouver Vagabond (2009) .... Himself
- Playing the Machines (2009) (TV) .... Narrator
- 28th Annual Genie Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee/Presenter/Winner of Performance of an Actor in a Leading Role
- "Canada A.M." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Canada A.M. Weekend (Canada: English title: weekend title)
- Episode dated 8 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Ride Forever (2006) (V) .... Himself
- 2004 Gemini Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Fairy Folio: A Field Guide to the Faerie (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
- Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Host
- Comedic Genius: The Work of Bernard Slade (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Seán Cullen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- The Tollersman (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Moe Norman: The King of Swing (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
- Stranded Yanks: A Diary Between Friends (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- We Stand on Guard (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "Life and Times" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- The Life and Times of Gordon Pinsent (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Magic Time (1997) (voice) .... Narrator
- The 1996 Gemini Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- A Passage from Burnt Islands (1992) (voice) .... Narrator
- High Schools (1983) .... Narrator
- The Devil at Your Heels (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka The Late Show Presents: The Devil at Your Heels (Australia: video box title) - "The Alan Hamel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 23 December 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "The Great Canadian Culture Hunt" (1976) TV mini-series .... Host
- Blackwood (1976) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka David Blackwood (Canada: French title) - The World Is Round (1976) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka La terre est ronde (Canada: French title) - Three Approaches to Leadership (1965)
... aka Trois approches de commandement (Canada: French title)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Novel: "By the Way" a memoir
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