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Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
Born: Jul 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director,
Active: '70s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: John and the Missus, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Silence of the North
First Major Screen Credit: Lydia (1964)
10 Videos for Gordon Pinsent
Away From Her (2006) Pippi Longstocking (1997) Blacula (1972)
Saint Ralph (2004) Babar: The Movie (1988) Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
The Confessor (2004) Newman's Law (1974) The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Nothing (2003)
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Biography:

Gordon Pinsent is one of Canada's busiest and most recognizable character actors. Many viewers remember Pinsent as the President of the United States in Colossus: The Forbin Project (1969). Kids have heard him as the voice of the title character in the animated HBO series Babar (1989-93).

Pinsent's other weekly TV roles have included Sergeant Scott in The Forest Rangers (1964), the title character in Quentin Dergens MP (1966), Hap Shaughnessy in Red Green (1990- ) and Sergeant Frazer in Due South (1994-95). Gordon Pinsent has also occasionally written and directed, performing both functions in the 1968 Canadian feature film John and the Missus. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.