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Gordon Pinsent

1930 - 2023

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Gordon Edward Pinsent (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. He was the voice of King Babar in the Babar the Elephant television and film productions from 1989 to 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Pinsent is the 7,117th most popular actor (up from 7,225th in 2019), the 671st most popular biography from Canada (down from 621st in 2019) and the 189th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gordon Pinsent ranks 7,117 out of 13,578. Before him are Zachary Levi, Frank Albertson, Shelley Berman, Anne Heywood, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Mike Vogel. After him are Chiranjeevi, Kathleen Byron, Roger Bart, Francesco Nuti, Kim Delaney, and Igor Jijikine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Gordon Pinsent ranks 575. Before him are James Dunbar, George Steinbrenner, Mike Sparken, Robert Detweiler, Richard A. Falk, and Ed Thigpen. After him are Ronald Stretton, Adebayo Adedeji, Nikolai Puchkov, Lynden Pindling, Marie Corridon, and Mary Costa. Among people deceased in 2023, Gordon Pinsent ranks 499. Before him are Manfred Schaefer, Hossein Shahabi, Evelyn Boyd Granville, Andy Rourke, Victoria Amelina, and Anne Heywood. After him are Gil de Ferran, Francesco Nuti, Patricia Janečková, Basil van Rooyen, Sylvia Syms, and Vahidin Musemić.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gordon Pinsent ranks 671 out of 1,622. Before him are Frank Saker (1907), Stéphane Dion (1955), Barbara Hannigan (1971), Herb Drury (1896), George Campbell (1878), and Stephen Amell (1981). After him are Christy Chung (1970), Chris Hadfield (1959), Alexander Ludwig (1992), Steve Yzerman (1965), Sidney Crosby (1987), and Rob Pike (1956).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Gordon Pinsent ranks 189. Before him are Maureen Forrester (1930), Melody Anderson (1955), Alberta Watson (1955), James Tupper (1965), Barbara Parkins (1942), and Stephen Amell (1981). After him are Christy Chung (1970), Alexander Ludwig (1992), Teryl Rothery (1962), Mackenzie Davis (1987), Devon Sawa (1978), and Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976).

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