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Gordon Edward Pinsent CC , FRSC LL.D (born July 12 , 1930 ) is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor. BIOGRAPHY Early life Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in . 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 . Career During the early years of his career he appeared in '' Scarlett Hill '' but was best known for co-starring in the CBC children's series '' The Forest Rangers '' in the early 1960s. Later television roles have included 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 ''. The pilot episode of '' A Gift To Last '' was adapted for the stage by Walter Learning and Alden Nowlan and has become a perennial Canadian Christmas favourite in regional theatres across the country. Pinsent's movie roles have included '' Lydia '', '' The Rowdyman '', '' Who Has Seen The Wind '', '' John And The Missus '' and '' The Shipping News ''. He wrote the screenplays for ''The Rowdyman'' and ''John and the Missus''. In 1979 he was made an officer of the .http://thercr.ca/thercrmuseum/thercrmuseum.htm Personal life Pinsent married actress Charmion King in 1962 , and they were married until her death in 2007 ; their daughter, Leah Pinsent , is a television actress. Gordon Pinsent also has two children from an earlier marriage. He published an autobiography, ''By the Way'', in 1992 . He has also written a number of stage plays and television screenplays. In 1997 he won the Earl Grey Award . On the evening of and stayed in the hospital overnight before returning home to rest.http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060912/gordon_pinsent_060912/20060912?s_name=tiff2006&no_ads= FILMOGRAPHY Television series
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