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Gordon Pinsent
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.
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As actor
Back Home Again
Age of Dysphoria
The River of My Dreams
Two Lovers and a Bear
Pirate's Passage
Big News From Grand Rock
Where Once They Mattered
The Grand Seduction
Sex After Kids
Flight of the Butterflies
Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
An Unlikely Obsession
Still Rowdy After All These Years
The Spine
At Home by Myself... with You
Playing the Machines
The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
Mysteries of the Great Lakes
Away from Her
The Sparky Book
Heyday!
Saint Ralph
Ambulance Girl
The Good Shepherd
Nothing
Fallen Angel
Hemingway vs. Callaghan
A Diary Between Friends
The Shipping News