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Pinsent's film roles include ''[[The Rowdyman]]'', ''[[Who Has Seen the Wind (1977 film)|Who Has Seen the Wind]]'', ''[[John and the Missus]]'', ''[[The Shipping News (film)|The Shipping News]]'' and ''[[Away from Her]]''. He wrote the screenplays for ''The Rowdyman'' and ''John and the Missus''. Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the president of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic ''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]''.<ref name =VanSun20230225>{{Cite news | author = Canadian Press Staff |title=Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in Away From Her, has died at 92 |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/canadian-actor-gordon-pinsent-died-92 | date = February 25, 2023 | agency = The Canadian Press | access-date=2023-02-26 |work = Vancouver Sun }}</ref>
Pinsent's film roles include ''[[The Rowdyman]]'', ''[[Who Has Seen the Wind (1977 film)|Who Has Seen the Wind]]'', ''[[John and the Missus]]'', ''[[The Shipping News (film)|The Shipping News]]'' and ''[[Away from Her]]''. He wrote the screenplays for ''The Rowdyman'' and ''John and the Missus''. Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the president of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic ''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]''.<ref name =VanSun20230225>{{Cite news | author = Canadian Press Staff |title=Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in Away From Her, has died at 92 |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/canadian-actor-gordon-pinsent-died-92 | date = February 25, 2023 | agency = The Canadian Press | access-date=2023-02-26 |work = Vancouver Sun }}</ref>


In 1979 he was made an officer of the [[Order of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in 1998. In 2006, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].<ref>[http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf Royal Society of Canada (RSC)<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191706/http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf |date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> In 2007, it was announced that Pinsent would receive a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Kate |date=2023-02-25 |title=Actor Gordon Pinsent, the friendly face and roguish heart of Canadian cinema, dead at 92 |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-gordon-pinsent-dead/ |access-date=2023-02-26}}</ref>
In 1979 he was made an officer of the [[Order of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in 1998. In 2006, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191706/http://www.rsc.ca/files/media/newfellows/new_fellows_2006_citations.pdf|deadurl=y|title=Royal Society of Canada (RSC)<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=July 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2007, it was announced that Pinsent would receive a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Kate |date=2023-02-25 |title=Actor Gordon Pinsent, the friendly face and roguish heart of Canadian cinema, dead at 92 |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-gordon-pinsent-dead/ |access-date=2023-02-26}}</ref>


On March 8, 2007, it was publicly announced in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, that Pinsent had accepted the appointment of honorary chairman of the "Building for the Future"<ref>[http://thercr.ca/campaign/capital_campaign.htm The RCR Museum Capital Campaign<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> fundraising campaign for [[Royal Canadian Regiment Museum|The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum]].<ref>[http://thercr.ca/thercrmuseum/thercrmuseum.htm The RCR Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On March 8, 2007, it was publicly announced in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, that Pinsent had accepted the appointment of honorary chairman of the "Building for the Future"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thercr.ca/campaign/capital_campaign.htm|title=The RCR Museum Capital Campaign<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> fundraising campaign for [[Royal Canadian Regiment Museum|The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thercr.ca/thercrmuseum/thercrmuseum.htm|title=The RCR Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>


During the 2008, 2010, and 2011 summer periods of [[CBC Radio One]], Pinsent presented a [[radio documentary]] series called ''[[The Late Show (CBC radio)|The Late Show]]'' featuring extended obituaries of notable Canadians whom the producers believed deserved attention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/thelateshow/about/|title=CBC.ca {{!}} The Late Show &#124; About the Show|website=www.cbc.ca|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>
During the 2008, 2010, and 2011 summer periods of [[CBC Radio One]], Pinsent presented a [[radio documentary]] series called ''[[The Late Show (CBC radio)|The Late Show]]'' featuring extended obituaries of notable Canadians whom the producers believed deserved attention.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/thelateshow/about/|title=CBC.ca {{!}} The Late Show &#124; About the Show|website=www.cbc.ca|language=en|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref>
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Pinsent received the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/06/18/jubilee-gala-toronto.html| title=Diamond Jubilee Gala toasts exceptional Canadians| date=June 18, 2012| publisher=CBC| access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref>
Pinsent received the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/06/18/jubilee-gala-toronto.html| title=Diamond Jubilee Gala toasts exceptional Canadians| date=June 18, 2012| publisher=CBC| access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref>


Pinsent received acting and writing awards, which included three [[Genie Awards]], five [[Gemini Awards]], two [[ACTRA Award]]s, and a [[Dora Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada's Walk of Fame |url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Canada's Walk of Fame |language=en-CA}}</ref>
Pinsent received acting and writing awards, which included three [[Genie Awards]], five [[Gemini Awards]], two [[ACTRA Award]]<nowiki/>s, and a [[Dora Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada's Walk of Fame |url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Canada's Walk of Fame |language=en-CA}}</ref>


=== Filmography ===
=== Filmography ===

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Gordon Pinsent
CC FRSC
Pinsent in 2008
Born
Gordon Edward Pinsent

(1930-07-12)July 12, 1930
Grand Falls, Newfoundland
DiedFebruary 25, 2023(2023-02-25) (aged 92)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • singer
Years active1957–2021
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1962; died 2007)​
Children3; including Leah Pinsent

Gordon Edward Pinsent CC FRSC (July 12, 1930 – February 25, 2023) was a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He was known for his roles in numerous productions, including Away from Her, The Rowdyman, John and the Missus, A Gift to Last, Due South, The Red Green Show, and Quentin Durgens, M.P.[1] He was the voice of Babar the Elephant in television and film from 1989 to 2015.

Early life

Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). His mother, Florence "Flossie" (née Cooper), was originally from Clifton, Newfoundland and his father, Stephen Arthur Pinsent, was a papermill worker and cobbler originally from Dildo, Newfoundland.[2] His mother was "quiet spoken" and a religious Anglican; the family was descended from immigrants from Kent and Devon in England.[3] He was a self-described "awkward child" who suffered from rickets.[1]

Pinsent began acting on stage in the 1940s at the age of 17. He soon took on roles in radio drama on the CBC, and later moved into television and film as well. In the early 1950s, he took a break from acting and joined the Canadian Army, serving for approximately four years as a private in The Royal Canadian Regiment.[4]

Career

Pinsent's professional acting career began in 1957 at Winnipeg's Theatre 77 (later known as the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre) under the direction of John Hirsch. In the years that followed, he performed in many theatrical productions in Winnipeg, Toronto and at the Stratford Festival.[5]

In the early 1960s, he appeared in Scarlett Hill and The Forest Rangers. He has since become a staple of Canadian television with roles including the series Quentin Durgens, M.P., A Gift to Last (which he created), The Red Green Show, Due South, Wind at My Back, and Power Play.[1]

Pinsent's film roles include The Rowdyman, Who Has Seen the Wind, John and the Missus, The Shipping News and Away from Her. He wrote the screenplays for The Rowdyman and John and the Missus. Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the president of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic Colossus: The Forbin Project.[6]

In 1979 he was made an officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1998. In 2006, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[7] In 2007, it was announced that Pinsent would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.[8]

On March 8, 2007, it was publicly announced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that Pinsent had accepted the appointment of honorary chairman of the "Building for the Future"[9] fundraising campaign for The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum.[10]

During the 2008, 2010, and 2011 summer periods of CBC Radio One, Pinsent presented a radio documentary series called The Late Show featuring extended obituaries of notable Canadians whom the producers believed deserved attention.[11]

Pinsent appeared in one of Canadian director Stephen Dunn's early short films titled Life Doesn't Frighten Me, which won various awards, including the CBC Short Film Face-Off, with a cash prize of CA$30,000.[12] The film also won awards at the Toronto Student Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013.[13]

He had a guest starring role as Maurice Becker on the February 3, 2010, episode of Canadian television series Republic of Doyle. He was also a featured guest reader on Bookaboo.[14]

He attained notoriety when a comedic segment of him reading dramatically from Justin Bieber's autobiography on This Hour Has 22 Minutes went viral on October 20, 2010.[15]

Writing

His first memoir, By the Way, was published in 1992 by Stoddart Publishing. His second, Next (with George Anthony), was published in 2012 by McClelland and Stewart.[16]

He wrote several screenplays, including The Rowdyman and John and the Missus.[17]

His plays include Easy Down Easy (1987) and Brass Rubbings (1989).[18]

Personal life and death

Pinsent married actress Charmion King in 1962. They remained together until her death in 2007. Their daughter, Leah Pinsent, is also an actress.[19] Pinsent also has two children from a previous marriage and a son from another relationship. [20]

Pinsent died in his sleep on February 25, 2023, at age 92.[21][22]

Awards

Pinsent was a companion of The Order of Canada and a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada.[23]

In 1997, he won the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement in television.[24]

Pinsent received an LL.D from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1975, and honorary doctorates from Queen's University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Lakehead University (2008) and the University of Windsor (2012).[25]

Pinsent received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2004, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.[26]

It was on July 12, 2005, in his hometown of Grand Falls-Windsor, and in honour of his 75th birthday, that the Arts & Culture Centre was renamed The Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts.[27]

On September 25, 2008, at a "Newfoundland- and Labrador-Inspired Evening" at The Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto, the Company Theatre presented Pinsent with the inaugural Gordon Pinsent Award of Excellence.[28]

Pinsent received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.[29]

Pinsent received acting and writing awards, which included three Genie Awards, five Gemini Awards, two ACTRA Awards, and a Dora Award.[30]

Filmography

Filmography of Pinsent:[31]

Movies

Television series

Television specials and movies

Discography

Discography of Pinsent:

  • 2002: At the Rim of the Carol-Singing Sea (with The Newfoundland Symphony Youth Choir)[33]
  • 2010: Down and Out in Upalong (with Travis Good and Greg Keelor)[34]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ouzounian, Richard (December 22, 2012). "Gordon Pinsent: a Canadian legend looks back at his life". Toronto Star. TorStar. p. E3. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gordon Pinsent is Hap Shaughnessy". The Red Green Show. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  3. ^ Gardner, David (April 8, 2004). "Gordon Pinsent". The Literary Encylopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2023. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; October 28, 2021 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "Pinsent, Gordon Edward | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
  5. ^ DeFelice, James. "Gordon Pinsent".
  6. ^ Canadian Press Staff (February 25, 2023). "Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in Away From Her, has died at 92". Vancouver Sun. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Royal Society of Canada (RSC)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Taylor, Kate (February 25, 2023). "Actor Gordon Pinsent, the friendly face and roguish heart of Canadian cinema, dead at 92". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "The RCR Museum Capital Campaign".
  10. ^ "The RCR Museum".
  11. ^ "CBC.ca | The Late Show | About the Show". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "St. John's director wins Short Film Face Off". CBC News. September 7, 2013.
  13. ^ "Stephen Dunn: Life Doesn't Frighten Me". Ion Magazine. July 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "About the show". CBC.
  15. ^ Vlessing, Etan (October 20, 2010). "Comedian's Mocking of Justin Bieber Book Goes Viral". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  16. ^ Walz, Gene (October 27, 2012). "Oct 2012: Pinsent better at looking forward than back in second memoir". Winnipeg Free Press.
  17. ^ "Gordon Pinsent, Prolific Canadian Actor, Dead at 92 | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "Iconic Newfoundland and Labrador actor Gordon Pinsent about to turn 90 | Saltwire".
  19. ^ Simonson, Robert (January 7, 2007). "Charmion King, Canadian Stage Actress, Dies at 81". Playbill.
  20. ^ Posner, Michael (December 6, 2012) [December 7, 2012]. "Gordon Pinsent reflects on a charmed life". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. L7. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  21. ^ CBC News Staff (February 25, 2023). "Gordon Pinsent, Canadian acting icon, dead at 92". CBC News. Toronto. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  22. ^ Barnes, Mike (February 26, 2023). "Gordon Pinsent, Actor in Sarah Polley's 'Away From Her,' Dies at 92". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  23. ^ "Gordon Pinsent, Canadian acting icon, dead at 92". ca.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  24. ^ "Earle Grey Award | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  25. ^ "Canada's Walk of Fame". Canada's Walk of Fame. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  26. ^ "Governor General's Performing Arts Awards - Recipients". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  27. ^ "Government renames the Grand Falls-Windsor Arts and Culture Centre in honour of Gordon Pinsent". www.releases.gov.nl.ca. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  28. ^ Bradshaw, James (September 16, 2008). "Lifetime achievement award for Pinsent". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  29. ^ "Diamond Jubilee Gala toasts exceptional Canadians". CBC. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  30. ^ "Canada's Walk of Fame". Canada's Walk of Fame. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  31. ^ "Gordon Pinsent". IMDb.
  32. ^ Wilner, Norman (June 12, 2009). "Spine-tingling short". Now. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  33. ^ "Gordon Pinsent". musicbrainz.org. Musicbrainz Foundation. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  34. ^ "Remembering Legendary Canadian Actor Gordon Pinsent Who Died at 92". www.everythingzoomer.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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