
Cast
Acting
Cast
Known for
Acting
Born
1930-07-12
From
Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Died
2023-02-25
Also known as Gordon Edward 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.


as Jamie

as Bear (voice)

as Billy Pretty

as Grant

as John Melchior

as The President


as Lt. John "Jack" Peters

as Fraser Sr.

as Old Man (voice)

as Simon

as Warren Wentworth

as Dr. Keaton

as Jack Eastman

as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)

as Donald Crowhurst

as King Babar

as Cardinal Ledesna

as Harry the Barber (voice)


as Joe - Mayor

as John Hagan

as Cal Marsdon

as Francis Weary

as Narrator

as Himself

as Swiftwater Bill

as Dennis Corcoran

as Pete

as Morley Callaghan

as Man In Suit

as Jack Rabbit (voice)

as Leon

as Win Morrissey

as Dr Fred Urquhart

as John Frederickson

as Martin Howell

as Vicomte de Valvert

as Dr. Bud Bedford

as Narrator

as Monroe Gillette

as Allan Crane

as Narrator (voice)

as Dan Rutherford

as Narrator (Voice)

as Gerald O'Connal

as Host

as Fred

as Lt. Ted Burk

as Gus

as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator

as Cliff Reynolds

as Hap Shaughnessy

as John Munn

as Narrator

as Ambassador Ken Taylor

as Frank Waring

as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess

as Will Cole

as Goldfish

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator


as Narrator (voice)

as Judge William McKay

as Self


as Edwin Boyd

as Narrator