Ben Whitney February 27th, 2023 - 12:35 PM
Gordon Pinsent, a famous Canadian actor who gained international recognition in 2006 for his performance alongside Julie Christie as Grant Andersen in Sarah Polley’s drama Away From Her, passed away on Saturday. He was 92 years old.
Mr. Pinsent’s death was confirmed to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation through a statement released by his family. No further details about his death are available at this time. According to Variety .“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,” reads a note written on behalf of Pinsent’s family by his son-in-law, Peter Keleghan. “Gordon passionately loved this country and its people, purpose, and culture to his last breath.”
Born July 12, 1930, Pinsent was the youngest of six children and began acting at age 17. After serving in the Canadian army for four years in the 1950s, Pinsent went to the Stratford Festival in 1962 and performed supporting roles in productions of Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest ,and Cyrano de Bergerac. He returned to the festival for lead roles in the 1970s. Notable credits for the Canadian performer include Due South, The Red Green Show and The Grand Seduction, and CBC programs like The Forest Rangers, Quentin Durgens, M.P., and Street Legal. Pinsent also featured in American films such as It Takes a Thief, Silence of the North, and the 1968 Thomas Crown Affair.
aside from acting, Pinsent also practiced as a painter, writer, playwright, and director. His memoir, By the Way, was published in 1994. He guest starred as Maurice Becker on February 3, 2010, episode of the Canadian television series Republic of Doyle. He was also a featured guest reader on Bookaboo. Two of his novels, The Rowdyman and John and the Missus, were adapted into feature films. Pinsent married Charmion King in 1962. The couple remained married until her death in January 2007 after a long struggle with emphysema.
Pinsent is survived by his son and two daughters, Leah, Barry, and Beverly.
