How is Laura Vandervoort related to Gordon Pinsent?

Gordon Edward Pinsent was born on July 12, 1930, and lived until February 25, 2023. He was a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer.

Gordon Edward Pinsent 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 Babar the Elephant in television and film from 1989 to 2015.

In his early life, Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). His mother, Florence “Flossie” (formerly Cooper), was originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and his father, Stephen Arthur Pinsent, was a paper mill worker and cobbler originally from Dildo, Newfoundland.

Gorden Pinsent has died, his family said in a statement late Saturday. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

His mother was “quietly spoken” and a religious Anglican; the family was descended from immigrants from Kent and Devon in England. He was a self-described “awkward child” who suffered from rickets.

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.

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.

In Pinsent’s personal life, he married actress Charmion King in 1962. They remained together until her death in 2007. Their daughter, Leah Pinsent, is also an actress. Pinsent also has two children from a previous marriage.

On February 25, 2023, Pinsent’s two daughters and his son announced that Pinsent passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family.