Gordon Pinsent Biography (1930-)

Full name, Gordon Edward Pinsent; born July 12, 1930, in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada; son of Stephen Arthur (a papermill worker) and Flossie (maidenname, Cooper) Pinsent; married first wife, 1951 (divorced); married CharmionKing (an actress), November 2, 1962; children: (first marriage) Barry (an actor and author), Beverly; (second marriage) Leah (an actress). Addresses: Manager: Noble Talent Management, Inc., 2411 Yonge St., Suite 202, Toronto M4P 2E7, Canada.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, director
Birth Details: July 12, 1930; Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Thomas, Lydia, 1964
Three Approaches to Leadership (also known as Trois approachesde commandment), National Film Board of Canada, 1965
Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off, 1966
Jamie McDonald, The Thomas Crown Affair (also known as The Crown Caper and Thomas Crown and Company), United Artists, 1968
The president, Colossus: The Forbin Project (also known as Colossus 1980, The Day the World Changed Hands, and The Forbin Project), Universal, 1970
John Melchior, Chandler, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
Will Cole, The Rowdyman, Crawley Films, 1972
Lieutenant Jack Peters, Blacula, American International Pictures,1972
Father John Hagan, Only God Knows, 1974
Jack Eastman, Newman's Law, Universal, 1974
Narrator, Ocean Heritage, National Film Board of Canada, 1974
Cliff Reynolds, The Heatwave Lasted Four Days, National Film Boardof Canada, 1974
Gerald O'Connal, Who Has Seen the Wind, Janus Films, 1977
"Swiftwater" Bill Gates, Klondike Fever (also known as Jack London's Klondike Fever), World Entertainment Corp., 1980
John Frederickson, Silence of the North, Universal, 1981
Narrator, The Devil at Your Heels, National Film Board of Canada,1981
John Munn, John and the Missus (short film), Cinema Group, 1987
Voice of King Babar, Babar: The Movie (animated; also known as Le triomphe de Babar), New Line Cinema, 1989
Blood Clan, Monarch Home Video, 1990
Fiu, Draga kisfiam, International Cinemedia Centre Ltd., 1994
Voice of Captain Longstocking, Pippi Longstocking (also known as Pippi Laangstrump and Pippi Langstrumpf), Legacy Releasing Corp., 1997
Gus, Pale Saints, Norstar Entertainment, 1997
Narrator, Magic Time, National Film Board of Canada, 1997
Voice of old man, The Old Man and the Sea, 1999
Billy Pretty, The Shipping News, Miramax, 2001
Stan, A Promise, 2002
Nothing, Senator International, 2002
Film Director
Once, 1980
John and the Missus (short film), 1987
Television Appearances
Series
David Black, Scarlett Hill, 1962
Sergeant Scott, The Forest Rangers (also known as Les cadets dela foret), syndicated, CBC, 1962-1964
Title role, Quentin Durgens, M.P., CBC, 1965-1968
Host, The Play's the Thing, CBC, 1974
Sergeant Edgar Sturgess, A Gift to Last, 1978
Host, People Talking Back, 1979
Harold Vickers, Street Legal, CBC, 1986
Voice of King Babar, Babar, HBO, 1989-1993
Hap Shaughnessy, The Red Green Show (also known as The New RedGreen Show), PBS and CBC, 1991
Sergeant Robert "Bob" Fraser, Sr. (ghost), a recurring role, Due South (also known as Tandem de choc and Direction: Sud), CTV andCBS, 1994-1996, syndicated, 1997
Leo McGuintey, Wind at My Back, CBC, 1997
Duff McArdle, Power Play, UPN, 1998
Movies
Sebastian, Twelfth Night, 1964
Doctor Bud Beford, Quarantined (also known as House on the Hill), ABC, 1970
Mayor, Incident on a Dark Street, NBC, 1973

Allan Crane, The Suicide's Wife (also known as A New Life),CBS, 1979
Ambassador Ken Taylor, Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (alsoknown as Desert Blades), 1981
Title role, The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd, CBC, 1982
Lieutenant Ted Burk, In the Eyes of a Stranger, CBS, 1992
Leon, Bonds of Love, CBS, 1993
Frank Waring, A Vow to Kill, USA Network, 1995
Cal Marsdon, Christmas in My Hometown (also known as A Holidayfor Love and Christmas in My Hometown), CBS, 1996
Win Morrissey, Win, Again!, CBC, 1999
Narrator, Jewel on the Hill (also known as Le tresor sur la colline), 2000
Martin Howell, Blind Terror, 2001
Host, The New Beachcombers, 2002
Morley Callaghan, Hemingway vs. Callaghan, 2003
Miniseries
Host, The Great Canadian Culture Hunt, 1976
Specials
Dennis Cocoran, A Case of Libel, PBS and Showtime, 1985
Narrator, Stranded Yanks: A Diary Between Friends (documentary), PBS, 2002
Pilots
Sergeant Edgar Sturgess, A Gift to Last, 1976
Fraser, Sr., Due South, CBS and CTV, 1994
Episodic
Priest, "La Chute," Adventures in Rainbow Country, 1969
Priest, "Run the Rapids," Adventures in Rainbow Country, 1969
Gerald Lockridge, "The Family," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969
"Is There a Good Samaritan in the House?," The Young Lawyers, ABC,1970
S.S. Captain Steiner, "The Dropouts," Hogan's Heroes, CBS, 1970
John Weymouth, "No Sign of the Cross," Banacek, NBC, 1972
Phillip Trask, "Moving Target," Cannon, CBS, 1973
"The Light at the Threshold," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1973
James Englander, "Now You See Him, Now You Don't," Seeing Things,CBC, 1984
Desmond Williams, "Femme Fatale," Friday the 13th (also known as Friday the 13th: The Series), syndicated, 1989
Abraham Stone, "Splinters of Privacy," The Hidden Room, Lifetime,1991
Mr. X, "The Earthman," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992
Professor Nolan Randolph/James Williamson, "The Dying of the Light," Beyond Reality, USA Network, 1992
Harold Vickers, "Affairs of the Heart," Street Legal, CBC, 1992
Jack Devon, "Death Seal," Counterstrike, USA Network, 1992
Jim Kanby, "Pandora's Box," E.N.G., Lifetime and CTV, 1993
Harold Vickers, "Forgiveness," Street Legal, CBC, 1993
John Hodgson, "Someone to Believe In," Road to Avonlea, The DisneyChannel and CBC, 1994
Ken Collins, "Kundela," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated,1994
Dr. Steven Molstad, "The Awakening," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997
Walter Franklin, Sr., "A Death in the Family," Made in Canada, CBC, 1998
Jimmy Jonesboro, "Diamond in the Rough," Relic Hunter, syndicated,1999
Leo McGinty, "Public Enemies," Wind at My Back, 1999
Pat Berlinger, "Summer of Love," Blue Murder, 2001
Old Oliver Cates, "Future Tense," Mentors, 2001
Himself, "The Tollersman," The Sean Cullen Show, 2003
Myron Kingswell, "The Last Show," Made in Canada, 2003
Also appeared as guest panelist, Front Page Challenge, CBC; Randall Shaw, "The Road Home," Lonesome Dove: The Series, syndicated; AgentJerry Parr, Secret Service; in "A Doll's House," Hallmark Hall of Fame. Also associated with Unforgiven and Spoken Art.
Television Director
Movies
A Far Cry from Home, CBC, 1981
Two Men, 1988
Stage Appearances
Boise, The Half of It, Toronto, Canada, 1989
Brass Rubbings, Factory Theatre, Toronto, 1989
Also appeared as Sebastian, Twelfth Night; Prospero, The Tempest, Vancouver Playhouse; title role, Cyrano, Stevenville Festival;in Trumpets and Drums, Stratford Festival.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Rowdyman, 1972
John and the Missus (short film), 1987
Television Movies
A Gift to Last, 1976
Win, Again!, CBC, 1999
Stage Plays
Easy Down Easy, produced at Gryphon Theatre, 1987
Brass Rubbings, produced at Gryphon Theatre, 1989
Corner Green, produced at St. John's, Newfoundland, 1997
Novels
The Rowdyman (adapted from own screenplay), McGraw, 1973
John and the Missus, McGraw, 1974
(With Grahame Woods) A Gift to Last (based on television series),Seal Books, 1978
Autobiography
By the Way, General Distribution Services, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Maclean's, March 17, 1997, p. 13

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