Canadian acting icon Gordon Pinsent has died, his family said in a statement. He was 92.
“Gordon Pinsent’s daughters Leah, and Beverly, and his son Barry, would like to announce the passing of their father peacefully in sleep today with his family at his side,” said a note released late Saturday, written on behalf of Gordon’s family by his son-in-law, the actor Peter Keleghan.
“Gordon passionately loved this country and its people, purpose, and culture to his last breath.”
The Grand Falls, N.L., native had a storied acting career spanning dozens of films and TV projects over six decades, including Due South, The Red Green Show, The Shipping News and Away From Her. Focusing on CBC programs alone, one could add The Forest Rangers, Quentin Durgens, M.P.; the original Street Legal and Republic of Doyle, among others.
Pinsent began acting in the 1940s at the age of 17 before expanding into TV and film, his biography on the Canada Walk of Fame website says.
His first acting credit listed on IMDB is a TV movie from 1957 and his most recent was a cartoon voice in 2021.
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