---
name: "Gordon Pinsent"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gordon-pinsent"
fi1m_id: "gordon-pinsent"
imdb_id: "nm0684521"
tmdb_id: 13950
wikidata_id: "Q1375750"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 July 1930"
died: "25 February 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T19:41:35.921240+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gordon Pinsent

## Identity

Gordon Pinsent

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gordon-pinsent
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gordon-pinsent
- **IMDb ID:** nm0684521
- **TMDB ID:** 13950
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1375750
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Pinsent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375750, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684521/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13950

Actor. Born 12 July 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Died 25 February 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 July 1930, Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- **Died:** 25 February 2023
- **Also known as:** Gordon Edward Pinsent
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Pinsent, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375750, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0684521/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13950

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Away from Her*](https://film.one/film/away-from-her.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gordon Edward Pinsent (12 July 1930 – 25 February 2023) was a Canadian actor, writer and director. Born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, he began his career in radio and stage before moving into film and television, appearing in more than 150 productions over seven decades.

He is known for his role as Grant Anderson in Sarah Polley’s *Away from Her* (2007), for which he received a Genie Award for Best Actor. Other notable film roles include appearances in *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1968), *The Shipping News* (2001) and *The Grand Seduction* (2013). He also voiced Babar the Elephant in film and television from 1989 to 2015.

Pinsent won multiple Genie, Gemini and ACTRA awards during his career. He was married to actress Charmion King until her death in 2007.

*Sources: web.archive.org, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Away from Her* (2007), Fi1m 82, as Grant — [page](https://film.one/film/away-from-her.md)

## Complete filmography (110)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Back Home Again* (2021), as Jack Rabbit (voice)
- *Age of Dysphoria* (2020), as Fred
- *The River of My Dreams* (2017), Actor
- *Two Lovers and a Bear* (2016), as Bear (voice)
- *Private Eyes* (2016), series, as Nevin Ainslie
- *Where Once They Mattered* (2015), as Narrator
- *Big News From Grand Rock* (2015), Actor
- *Pirate's Passage* (2015), as Harry the Barber (voice)
- *The Polar Sea* (2014), series, Actor
- *The Grand Seduction* (2014), as Simon
- *Sex After Kids* (2013), as Dr. Keaton
- *Nuts Nothing and Nobody* (2013), as English narrator
- *Flight of the Butterflies* (2012), as Dr Fred Urquhart
- *Life Doesn't Frighten Me* (2012), as Francis Weary
- *Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town* (2012), as Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
- *An Unlikely Obsession* (2011), as Narrator (voice)
- *Babar and the Adventures of Badou* (2010), series, as King Babar (voice)
- *The Pillars of the Earth* (2010), series, as Archbishop
- *Republic of Doyle* (2010), series, as Maurice Becker
- *At Home by Myself... with You* (2009), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Spine* (2009), as Dan Rutherford
- *The Listener* (2009), series, as Accident Victim, Accident Victim / Frank Cardea
- *Playing the Machines* (2009), as Narrator
- *The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together* (2008), as Hap Shaughnessy
- *Mysteries of the Great Lakes* (2008), as Narrator
- *Away from Her* (2007), as Grant — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/away-from-her.md)
- *Angela's Eyes* (2006), series, Actor
- *Heyday!* (2006), as Monroe Gillette · Director, Writer
- *The Sparky Book* (2006), as Goldfish
- *Ambulance Girl* (2005), as Pete
- *Saint Ralph* (2005), Actor
- *H2O* (2004), series, as Michael Cameron
- *The Good Shepherd* (2004), as Cardinal Ledesna
- *Corner Gas* (2004), series, as Corky Dillems
- *Nothing* (2003), as Man In Suit
- *Hemingway vs. Callaghan* (2003), as Morley Callaghan
- *Fallen Angel* (2003), as Warren Wentworth
- *Puppets Who Kill* (2002), series, Actor
- *A Diary Between Friends* (2002), as Narrator
- *The Shipping News* (2001), as Billy Pretty
- *Blind Terror* (2001), as Martin Howell
- *Blue Murder* (2001), series, Actor
- *Relic Hunter* (1999), series, as Jimmy Jonesboro
- *The Old Man and the Sea* (1999), as Old Man (voice)
- *Win, Again!* (1999), as Win Morrissey · Writer
- *Power Play* (1998), series, Actor
- *Made in Canada* (1998), series, as Walter Franklin, Sr.
- *Pippi Longstocking* (1997), series, as Captain Longstocking
- *Pale Saints* (1997), as Gus
- *Pippi Longstocking* (1997), as Captain Longstocking (voice)
- *A Holiday for Love* (1996), as Cal Marsdon
- *Kids for Character* (1996), as King Babar(archive footage) (voice)
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Dr. Steven Molstad
- *A Vow to Kill* (1995), as Frank Waring
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Fraser Sr. (voice), Fraser Sr.
- *Due South* (1994), as Fraser Sr.
- *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Ken Collins
- *Bonds of Love* (1993), as Leon
- *In the Eyes of a Stranger* (1992), as Lt. Ted Burk
- *A Passage from Burnt Islands* (1992), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Red Green Show* (1991), series, as Hap Shaughnessy
- *The Hidden Room* (1991), series, as Abraham Stone
- *Blood Clan* (1990), as Judge William McKay
- *Babar: The Movie* (1989), as King Babar
- *Babar* (1989), series, as King Babar (voice)
- *Two Men* (1988), Director
- *John and the Missus* (1987), as John Munn · Director, Writer
- *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1987), series, as Desmond Williams
- *Danger Bay* (1985), series, as Pete Bartlett
- *A Case of Libel* (1983), as Dennis Corcoran
- *The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd* (1982), as Edwin Boyd
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Dennis Corcoran
- *A Far Cry From Home* (1981), Director
- *Silence of the North* (1981), as John Frederickson
- *Once* (1981), Director
- *Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper* (1981), as Ambassador Ken Taylor
- *The Devil at Your Heels* (1981), as Narrator (Voice)
- *Klondike Fever* (1980), as Swiftwater Bill
- *The Suicide's Wife* (1979), as Allan Crane
- *Drága kisfiam!* (1978), Actor
- *Who Has Seen the Wind* (1977), as Gerald O'Connal
- *A Gift To Last* (1976), as Sgt. Edgar Sturgess
- *For the Record* (1976), series, Director
- *Blackwood* (1976), as Narrator
- *The Time of the Tar Sands* (1975), Actor
- *The Heatwave Lasted Four Days* (1975), as Cliff Reynolds
- *Horse Latitudes* (1975), as Donald Crowhurst
- *Only God Knows* (1974), as John Hagan
- *Newman's Law* (1974), as Jack Eastman
- *Back to Beulah* (1974), as Host
- *Incident on a Dark Street* (1973), as Joe - Mayor
- *Banacek* (1972), series, as John Weymouth
- *Blacula* (1972), as Lt. John "Jack" Peters
- *The Rowdyman* (1972), as Will Cole · Writer
- *Chandler* (1971), as John Melchior
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Sarge* (1971), series, as Stone
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Frank Fairley
- *Colossus: The Forbin Project* (1970), as The President
- *Quarantined* (1970), as Dr. Bud Bedford
- *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Dr. Joseph Xavier
- *The Thomas Crown Affair* (1968), as Jamie
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Gerald Lockridge
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as S.S. Capt. Steiner
- *Seaway* (1965), series, as Coffin, Grainger
- *The Forest Rangers* (1963), series, as Sgt. Brian Scott
- *Cyrano De Bergerac* (1962), as Vicomte de Valvert
- *The Nature of Things* (1960), series, as Dr. Fred Urquhart
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Vicomte de Valvert
- *Up at Ours*, series, Creator

## Gallery

- ![The 2013 CFC Annual BBQ celebrated CFC's work at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and its 25th Anniversary. Hosted by Norman Jewison during the Toro](https://film.one/media/person/4155908/gallery-37a9f03923c6.jpg) The 2013 CFC Annual BBQ celebrated CFC's work at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and its 25th Anniversary. Hosted by Norman Jewison during the Toro — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Gordon_Pinsent_at_the_CFC_Annual_BBQ_2013_%289712477140%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gordon Pinsent](https://film.one/media/person/4155908/gallery-7debf59d4940.jpg) Gordon Pinsent — christopherharte, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Gordon_Pinsent_TIFF08.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- Canada's Walk of Fame 2007: Canada's Walk of Fame (won)
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award 2004: Governor General's Performing Arts Award (won)
- Earle Grey Award 1997: Earle Grey Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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