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Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC (born July 12, 1930) is a well known Canadian television, theatre and film actor. He is best known for providing the voice of King Babar for Nelvana's production of the Babar story for TV and the movie adaption. He is also known for playing Hap Shaughnessy on The Red Green Show. | Net Worth | $950,000 |
| Date Of Birth | July 12, 1930 |
| Place Of Birth | Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Writer, Director |
| Spouse | Charmion King |
| Nicknames | Gordon Pinsent, Pinsent, Gordon |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on his career in Hollywood] I had a dreadful time there really. I thought that I could use up to three lifetimes there just waiting in line for better material, for good opportunities. It was at the end of the golden era, and a lot of movie stars were moving over to television. The possibility of getting the best material was very tough. I felt very strongly I didn't want to hand my life over to these people, just strangers. |
| 2 | [on his infidelities during a long marriage to Charmion King] They were mistakes because I had not stopped growing. We do have a ledge in us, and anything below that is probably a root-cellar where you keep all the bad stuff, all the mistakes you've made. But what do you do? You can't fix it. You just have to leave it and it becomes part of your infrastructure. The only way to make it up to anybody was to become better at what I was doing. |
| 3 | The truth is I got into this business because I skipped into this darkened theatre in Winnipeg when I was running away from a girlfriend. They were rehearsing, and while I was in there somebody offered me a small part in the play. |
| 4 | In acting, you're simply at the mercy of other people's perception of you. It can be a terrifying feeling. The rewards can be great, but there is no steady happiness in this business. There are peaks of joy and valleys of gloom. As you get older, you forget that it was an adventure at one time, that you were able to take the falls. You think 'I know I'm good. I've had it proven. Then why is it not working now?' You feel you can't take the falls. You say to yourself, 'Gee, I need this. This is all I can do in life.' |
| 5 | Early in my career, I figured out how to 'hit notes' - you know, to color them properly, to play the right chords. And I hit them pretty well, you know. But now I know precisely what to do with them. I can bring them down, down, down. And I can still be true to the rendition when I do it. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Father of actor and author Barry Kennedy (I), who appeared with him in two episodes of the series "Due South". |
| 2 | Ex-father-in-law of Michael Capellupo. |
| 3 | Third cousin of Laura Vandervoort. |
| 4 | Has been awarded 3 Lifetime Achievement Awards including the John Drainie Award, and the Banf Film Festival Rocky Award for Body of Work. |
| 5 | Won the Earl Grey award. |
| 6 | His novel "The Rowdy Man" was turned into a classic Canadian film and later a musical which Gordon himself performed in PEI. |
| 7 | While living in California he was friends with Marlon Brando. On one occasion he and Brando attended a drive in movie together with Brando's wife and children. |
| 8 | Uncle of animator Don Pinsent. |
| 9 | One child with Charmion King, Leah Pinsent. |
| 10 | When filming the movie The Shipping News (2001), he was the model for the Newfoundland accent for the rest of the cast, since this was the province in which he was born and raised. |
| 11 | Father of Leah Pinsent. |
| 12 | Recipient of three Honorary Doctorates. Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1980. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind at My Back | 1997-2000 | TV Series | Leo McGinty |
| Power Play | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Duff McArdle |
| Relic Hunter | 1999 | TV Series | Jimmy Jonesboro |
| The Old Man and the Sea | 1999 | Short | Old Man (voice) |
| Due South | 1994-1999 | TV Series | Fraser Sr. Robert Fraser |
| Win, Again! | 1999 | TV Movie | Win Morrissey |
| The Industry | 1998 | TV Series | Walter Franklin, Sr. |
| Pale Saints | 1997 | Gus | |
| Pippi Longstocking | 1997 | Capt. Longstocking (voice) | |
| The Outer Limits | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Steven Molstad |
| A Holiday for Love | 1996 | TV Movie | Cal Marsdon |
| Les amants de rivière rouge | 1996 | TV Mini-Series | Mr. O'Malloy |
| A Vow to Kill | 1995 | TV Movie | Frank Waring |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | 1994 | TV Series | Ken Collins |
| Avonlea | 1994 | TV Series | John Hodgson |
| Lonesome Dove: The Series | 1994 | TV Series | Randall Shaw |
| Street Legal | 1989-1993 | TV Series | Harold Vickers |
| Bonds of Love | 1993 | TV Movie | Leon |
| E.N.G. | 1993 | TV Series | Jim Kanby |
| Secret Service | 1993 | TV Series | Jerry Parr |
| Counterstrike | 1992 | TV Series | Jack Devon |
| Beyond Reality | 1992 | TV Series | Professor Nolan Randolph / James Williamson |
| In the Eyes of a Stranger | 1992 | TV Movie | Lt. Ted Burk |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | 1992 | TV Series | Mr. X |
| The Hidden Room | 1991 | TV Series | Abraham Stone |
| Babar | 1989-1991 | TV Series | King Babar |
| Blood Clan | 1990 | Judge William McKay | |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | 1989 | TV Series | Desmond Williams |
| Babar: The Movie | 1989 | King Babar (voice) | |
| Danger Bay | 1988 | TV Series | Pete Bartlett |
| John and the Missus | 1987 | John Munn | |
| Uncle T | 1985 | Short | |
| And Miles to Go | 1985 | TV Movie | Jack Morrissey |
| Seeing Things | 1984 | TV Series | Englander |
| Sam Hughes's War | 1984 | TV Movie | Sam Hughes |
| A Case of Libel | 1983 | TV Movie | Dennis Corcoran |
| The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd | 1982 | TV Movie | Edwin Alonzo Boyd |
| Silence of the North | 1981 | John Frederickson | |
| Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper | 1981 | TV Movie | Ambassador Ken Taylor |
| Klondike Fever | 1980 | Swiftwater Bill | |
| Dan August: The Trouble with Women | 1980 | TV Movie | Frank Fairley |
| People Talking Back | 1979 | TV Series | Host |
| A Gift to Last | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Sgt. Edgar Sturgess |
| The Suicide's Wife | 1979 | TV Movie | Allan Crane |
| The Beachcombers | 1975-1978 | TV Series | The Wizard John Vincent |
| Drága kisfiam | 1978 | Fiú | |
| Who Has Seen the Wind | 1977 | Gerald O'Connal | |
| A Gift to Last | 1976 | TV Movie | Sgt. Edgar Sturgess |
| Horse Latitudes | 1975 | TV Movie | Phillip Stockton |
| Ocean Heritage | 1974 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Heatwave Lasted Four Days | 1974 | Cliff Reynolds | |
| The Play's the Thing | 1974 | TV Series | Host |
| The Collaborators | 1974 | TV Series | |
| Only God Knows | 1974 | Father John Hagan | |
| Newman's Law | 1974 | Jack Eastman | |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1973 | TV Series | Dr. Joseph Xavier |
| Cannon | 1973 | TV Series | Phillip Trask |
| Incident on a Dark Street | 1973 | TV Movie | Joe - Mayor |
| Banacek | 1972 | TV Series | John Weymouth |
| Blacula | 1972 | Lt. Jack Peters | |
| Invitation to a March | 1972 | TV Movie | |
| The Rowdyman | 1972 | Will Cole | |
| Chandler | 1971 | John Melchior | |
| Sarge | 1971 | TV Series | Stone |
| Hogan's Heroes | 1970 | TV Series | S.S. Capt. Steiner |
| Dan August | 1970 | TV Series | Frank Fairley |
| The Young Lawyers | 1970 | TV Series | Henry Norman |
| Colossus: The Forbin Project | 1970 | The President | |
| Quarantined | 1970 | TV Movie | Dr. Bud Bedford |
| It Takes a Thief | 1969 | TV Series | Gerald Lockridge |
| Adventures in Rainbow Country | 1969 | TV Series | Father Bob Coburn |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | 1968 | Jamie | |
| Quentin Durgens, M.P. | 1966 | TV Series | Quentin Durgens |
| Festival | 1961-1966 | TV Series | Cuthbert Frush |
| Affair with a Killer | 1966 | ||
| Seaway | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Grainger / Coffin |
| The Forest Rangers | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Sergeant Scott Sergeant Brian Scott Sgt. Scott |
| Lydia | 1964 | Thomas | |
| Twelfth Night | 1964 | TV Movie | Sebastian |
| A Very Close Family | 1964 | TV Movie | Son |
| Quest | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Lintz |
| Playdate | 1963 | TV Series | Paul |
| Scarlett Hill | 1963 | TV Series | David Black |
| Cyrano De Bergerac | 1962 | TV Movie | Vicomte de Valvert |
| Summer Circuit | 1961 | TV Mini-Series | |
| The Long Night | 1961 | TV Movie | The Counterman |
| Encounter | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Jean |
| The Man Born to Be King | 1961 | TV Movie | |
| First Person | 1960 | TV Series | |
| The Bird in a Gilded Cage | 1958 | TV Movie | |
| The Man at the Window | 1957 | TV Movie | |
| Typesetter Blues | 2012 | Video short completed voice | |
| 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize | 2016 | TV Movie | |
| Two Lovers and a Bear | 2016 | Bear's Voice | |
| Pirate's Passage | 2015 | TV Movie | Harry Freelove (voice) |
| Big News from Grand Rock | 2014 | Stan | |
| Babar and the Adventures of Badou | 2010-2013 | TV Series | King Babar |
| The Grand Seduction | 2013 | Simon | |
| Satisfaction | 2013 | TV Series | Dr. Faskin |
| Nuts, Nothing and Nobody | 2013 | Short voice | |
| Republic of Doyle | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Maurice Becker |
| Sex After Kids | 2013 | Dr. Keaton | |
| Night Light | 2012/II | Short | Benjamin |
| Life Doesn't Frighten Me | 2012 | Short | Francis Weary |
| Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | 2012 | TV Movie | Elder Stephen Leacock |
| Babar and the Adventures of Badou, I (1-26) Web: Tusktastic Adventure | 2010 | Video Game | King Babar |
| The Pillars of the Earth | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Archbishop |
| The Ron James Show | 2009 | TV Series | Dad |
| At Home by Myself... with You | 2009 | Narrator (voice) | |
| How Eunice Got Her Baby | 2009 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| The Spine | 2009 | Short | Dan Rutherford (voice) |
| The Listener | 2009 | TV Series | Accident Victim Frank Cardea |
| Corner Gas | 2009 | TV Series | Corky |
| Eating Buccaneers | 2008 | Hermit Trapper | |
| Angela's Eyes | 2006 | TV Series | Christopher Martin |
| The Sparky Book | 2006 | Short | Goldfish |
| Away from Her | 2006 | Grant Anderson | |
| Heyday! | 2006 | TV Movie | Monroe Gillette |
| Yours, Al | 2006 | TV Movie | Al Purdy |
| Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic | 2005 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Ambulance Girl | 2005 | TV Movie | Pete |
| Puppets Who Kill | 2005 | TV Series | CBC President |
| Saint Ralph | 2004 | Father Fitzpatrick | |
| The Good Shepherd | 2004 | Cardinal Ledesna | |
| Bury the Lead | 2004 | TV Series | Mr. Walker |
| The Red Green Show | 1991-2004 | TV Series | Hap Shaughnessy |
| H2o | 2004 | TV Series | Michael Cameron |
| Fallen Angel | 2003 | TV Movie | Warren Wentworth |
| Snow on the Skeleton Key | 2003 | Short | Winslow Icarus |
| Nothing | 2003 | Man In Suit | |
| Just Cause | 2003 | TV Series | Stanton Milbury |
| Hemingway vs. Callaghan | 2003 | TV Movie | Morley Callaghan |
| The New Beachcombers | 2002 | TV Movie | Host |
| A Promise | 2002 | Short | Stan |
| The Shipping News | 2001 | Billy Pretty | |
| Blind Terror | 2001 | TV Movie | Martin Howell |
| Blue Murder | 2001 | TV Series | Sgt. Pat Berlinger |
| Jewel on the Hill | 2000 | TV Movie | Narrator |
| Mentors | 2000 | TV Series | Old Oliver Cates |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin's Hagge | 2016 | Short writer | |
| Heyday! | 2006 | TV Movie written by | |
| Win, Again! | 1999 | TV Movie | |
| John and the Missus | 1987 | short | |
| And Miles to Go | 1985 | TV Movie screenplay by | |
| A Gift to Last | 1978-1979 | TV Series created and written by - 3 episodes | |
| Up at Ours | 1979 | TV Mini-Series creator | |
| A Gift to Last | 1976 | TV Movie | |
| The Rowdyman | 1972 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyday! | 2006 | TV Movie | |
| Two Men | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| John and the Missus | 1987 | ||
| A Far Cry from Home | 1981 | TV Movie | |
| Once | 1980 |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closet Monster | 2015 | special thanks | |
| Tru Love | 2013 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The River of My Dreams | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Al Purdy Was Here | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Polar Sea | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Katie Chats | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nature of Things | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Dr. Fred Urquhart |
| Doreen Brownstone: Still Working After 90 | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Morning Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hour | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Flight of the Butterflies | 2012 | Documentary | Dr. Fred Urquhart |
| Sex Scandals in Religion | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Gordon Pinsent 10 Questions Judecast | 2011 | Video short | Himself - Panelist |
| 31st Annual Genie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| An Unlikely Obsession | 2011 | Documentary | Narrrator |
| The 11th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Making a Scene | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Gordon Pinsent Judecast: Part 1 | 2010 | Video short | Himself - Panelist |
| Gordon Pinsent Judecast: Part 2 | 2010 | Video short | Himself - Panelist |
| Love Letters | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 10th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Vancouver Vagabond | 2009 | Documentary | Himself (Canadian Actor) |
| Playing the Machines | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The Red Green Story: We're All in This Together | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself / Hap Shaughnessy |
| 28th Annual Genie Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee / Presenter / Winner of Performance of an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Canada A.M. | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ride Forever | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Genies at 25 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 2004 Gemini Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| amazinGross | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fairy Folio: A Field Guide to the Faerie | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | 2003 | TV Series | Himself / Host (uncredited) |
| Comedic Genius: The Work of Bernard Slade | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Seán Cullen Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stranded Yanks: A Diary Between Friends | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Moe Norman: The King of Swing | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| We Stand on Guard | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Life and Times | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Magic Time | 1997 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The 1996 Gemini Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| A Passage from Burnt Islands | 1992 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| High Schools | 1983 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The Devil at Your Heels | 1981 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Lynne Gordon Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Blackwood | 1976 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| The World Is Round | 1976 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Great Canadian Culture Hunt | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Host |
| Three Approaches to Leadership | 1965 | Short documentary |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | The Grand Seduction (2013) |
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Republic of Doyle (2010) |
| 2008 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2007 | ACTRA Toronto Award | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance - Male | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2004 | Award of Excellence | Banff Television Festival | ||
| 2003 | ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence | ACTRA Awards | ||
| 1999 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Power Play (1998) |
| 1999 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Win, Again! (1999) |
| 1997 | Earle Grey Award | Gemini Awards | ||
| 1996 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Due South (1994) |
| 1992 | John Drainie Award | Gemini Awards | ||
| 1989 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress | Street Legal (1987) |
| 1987 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | John and the Missus (1987) |
| 1980 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Klondike Fever (1980) |
| 1972 | Etrog | Canadian Film Awards | Best Performance by a Lead Actor | The Rowdyman (1972) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Lead Actor | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2008 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actor | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2007 | DGC Team Award | Directors Guild of Canada | Television Movie/Mini-Series | Heyday! (2006) |
| 2007 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Performance, Male | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2007 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actor | Away from Her (2006) |
| 2006 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Heyday! (2006) |
| 2006 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Saint Ralph (2004) |
| 2004 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series | The Eleventh Hour (2002) |
| 1999 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Win, Again! (1999) |
| 1999 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Wind at My Back (1996) |
| 1998 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Spoken Art (1997) |
| 1998 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Due South (1994) |
| 1996 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Due South (1994) |
| 1987 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | John and the Missus (1987) |
| 1982 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Silence of the North (1981) |
Known for movies
Away from Her (2006)
as Grant Anderson
Babar (1989-1991)
as King Babar
The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
as Old Man
The Shipping News (2001)
as Billy Pretty
