Ottawa: Veteran actor Gordon Pinsent has passed away. Pinsent, who gained international recognition in 2006 for his performance opposite Julie Christie in Sarah Polley’s drama “Away From Her”, breathed his last on Saturday. He was 92, Variety reported.
Pinsent’s death was confirmed to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation via a statement issued by his family. “Gordon Pinsent’s daughters, Leah and Beverly, and his son, Barry, wish to announce the passing of their father today as he rested in peace with his family,” in a note written by his son on behalf of Pinsent’s family written. -in-law, Peter Keleghan. “Gordon loved this country and its people, purpose and culture until his last breath.”
After serving in the Canadian Army for four years in the 1950s, Pinsent attended the Stratford Festival in 1962 and appeared in productions of ‘Macbeth’, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’. Played supporting roles in , He returned to the festival in the 1970s for leading roles. His notable projects include ‘Dew South’, ‘The Red Green Show’ and ‘The Grand Seduction’ as well as CBC programs such as ‘The Forest Rangers’, ‘Quentin Durgens, MP’. ‘ and ‘Street Legal’.
Pinsent also starred in American productions such as ‘It Takes a Thief’, ‘Silence of the North’ and in 1968 ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’. Pinsent married Charmian King in 1962. The couple remained married until his death in January 2007 after a long struggle with emphysema.
He is survived by his three children, Leah, Barry, and Beverly.