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    Gordon Pinsent

    1930-07-12 (94 years old) in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    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.

    Movies

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    Back Home Again
    70 %|Oct 28, 2021
    Animation, Drama, Family
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    Age of Dysphoria
    0 %|Feb 14, 2020
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    The River of My Dreams
    0 %|Jan 27, 2017
    Documentary
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    Two Lovers and a Bear
    66 %|Oct 2, 2016
    Drama, Romance
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    Big News From Grand Rock
    0 %|Feb 27, 2015
    Comedy
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    Pirate's Passage
    58 %|Jan 4, 2015
    Adventure, Animation, Family
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    The Grand Seduction
    66.36999999999999 %|May 30, 2014
    Comedy
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    Sex After Kids
    55 %|Jan 26, 2013
    Comedy
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    Flight of the Butterflies
    64 %|Oct 1, 2012
    Documentary
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    Life Doesn't Frighten Me
    56 %|May 22, 2012
    Drama, Comedy
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    Still Rowdy After All These Years
    0 %|Sep 9, 2011
    Documentary
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    An Unlikely Obsession
    0 %|Jan 17, 2011
    Documentary
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    At Home by Myself... with You
    30 %|Oct 6, 2009
    Comedy
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    The Spine
    60 %|Jun 8, 2009
    Animation, Horror
    actor
    The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together
    51 %|Dec 1, 2008
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Away from Her
    70 %|May 4, 2007
    Drama, Romance
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    Heyday!
    80 %|Mar 27, 2006
    Drama, Fantasy
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    The Sparky Book
    0 %|Jan 1, 2006
    Animation
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    Ambulance Girl
    48 %|Sep 12, 2005
    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy
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    Saint Ralph
    67 %|Aug 5, 2005
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Good Shepherd
    53 %|Mar 21, 2004
    Drama, Thriller
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    Nothing
    57.5 %|Sep 9, 2003
    Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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    Hemingway vs. Callaghan
    0 %|Mar 31, 2003
    Drama
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    Fallen Angel
    64 %|Mar 23, 2003
    TV Movie, Romance, Drama
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    A Diary Between Friends
    0 %|Jan 1, 2002
    Documentary
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    The Shipping News
    64 %|Dec 18, 2001
    Drama, Romance
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    Blind Terror
    35 %|Apr 23, 2001
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    The Old Man and the Sea
    76 %|Jul 3, 1999
    Animation, Adventure, Drama
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    Pippi Longstocking
    56 %|Aug 20, 1997
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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    Pale Saints
    20 %|Jan 1, 1997
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    A Holiday for Love
    56 %|Dec 10, 1996
    Drama, Family, Romance, TV Movie
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    A Vow to Kill
    40 %|Feb 1, 1995
    Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Due South
    86 %|Apr 23, 1994
    TV Movie, Crime, Comedy
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    Bonds of Love
    45 %|Jan 24, 1993
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    In the Eyes of a Stranger
    40 %|Apr 7, 1992
    Drama
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    A Passage from Burnt Islands
    0 %|Mar 1, 1992
    Documentary
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    Blood Clan
    30 %|Aug 30, 1990
    Drama, Thriller
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    Babar: The Movie
    58 %|Jul 28, 1989
    Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
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    John and the Missus
    60 %|Oct 23, 1987
    Drama
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    A Case of Libel
    20 %|Oct 17, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Silence of the North
    40 %|Oct 23, 1981
    Drama, Adventure
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    Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
    0 %|May 17, 1981
    History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    The Devil at Your Heels
    58 %|Mar 13, 1981
    Documentary
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    Klondike Fever
    62 %|Jan 12, 1980
    Adventure
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    The Suicide's Wife
    50 %|Nov 7, 1977
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Who Has Seen the Wind
    72 %|Apr 20, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    Blackwood
    53 %|Jan 1, 1976
    Documentary
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    The Time of the Tar Sands
    0 %|Aug 1, 1975
    Documentary
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    The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days
    0 %|Apr 28, 1975
    Crime
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    Horse Latitudes
    0 %|Jan 1, 1975
    Drama
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    Only God Knows
    50 %|Sep 13, 1974
    Comedy
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    Newman's Law
    60 %|Aug 21, 1974
    Action, Crime
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    Incident on a Dark Street
    50 %|Jan 13, 1973
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Blacula
    54.39 %|Aug 25, 1972
    Horror, Fantasy
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    The Rowdyman
    35 %|May 18, 1972
    Drama
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    Chandler
    45 %|Dec 1, 1971
    Crime, Drama
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    Colossus: The Forbin Project
    68.74 %|Apr 8, 1970
    Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Quarantined
    50 %|Feb 24, 1970
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Thomas Crown Affair
    68 %|Jun 26, 1968
    Crime, Romance
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    Newfoundland Scene
    0 %|Jan 2, 1951
    Documentary

    Series

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    Private Eyes
    73 %|May 26, 2016
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
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    The Polar Sea
    60 %|Dec 1, 2014
    Documentary
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    Babar and the Adventures of Badou
    43 %|Nov 22, 2010
    Animation, Kids, Family
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    The Pillars of the Earth
    76 %|Jul 23, 2010
    Drama
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    Republic of Doyle
    70 %|Jan 6, 2010
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Listener
    69 %|Jun 4, 2009
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Listener
    69 %|Jun 4, 2009
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Angela's Eyes
    84 %|Jul 16, 2006
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    H2O
    90 %|Oct 31, 2004
    Drama, War & Politics
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    Corner Gas
    79 %|Jan 22, 2004
    Comedy
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    Puppets Who Kill
    65 %|Oct 4, 2002
    Animation, Comedy
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    Blue Murder
    60 %|Jan 10, 2001
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Relic Hunter
    67 %|Sep 25, 1999
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Power Play
    100 %|Oct 15, 1998
    Drama
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    Pippi Longstocking
    67 %|Oct 17, 1997
    Animation, Comedy, Kids
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Due South
    76 %|Sep 22, 1994
    Drama, Crime, Comedy
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    Due South
    76 %|Sep 22, 1994
    Drama, Crime, Comedy
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    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
    65.1 %|Jan 27, 1993
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Red Green Show
    71 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Comedy
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    Babar
    62 %|Jan 3, 1989
    Animation, Family, Kids
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    Friday the 13th: The Series
    72.69999999999999 %|Oct 3, 1987
    Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    Danger Bay
    72 %|Oct 7, 1985
    Drama
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    For The Record
    0 %|Jan 1, 1977
    Drama
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    Banacek
    86 %|Sep 13, 1972
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Sarge
    50 %|Sep 21, 1971
    Drama, Crime
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    Cannon
    64.55 %|Sep 14, 1971
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Dan August
    65 %|Sep 23, 1970
    Drama, Crime
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    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    65 %|Sep 23, 1969
    Drama
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    It Takes a Thief
    70 %|Jan 9, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Hogan's Heroes
    75 %|Sep 17, 1965
    War & Politics, Comedy
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    Seaway
    50 %|Sep 15, 1965
    Drama
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    Seaway
    50 %|Sep 15, 1965
    Drama
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    The Forest Rangers
    73 %|Jan 4, 1963
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    The Nature of Things
    75 %|Nov 6, 1960
    Documentary
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    88 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama