Gordon Lightfoot
Born: 1938-11-17 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2023-05-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Lightfoot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- America Down: The Proof of Concept ... (Music)
2021
- Anne Murray: Full Circle as Self
2019
2009
2003
- The Brown Bunny ... (Music)
2002
- Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno as Self
1996
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest as Himself (archival footage)
1985
- Tears Are Not Enough as Self
1982
- Harry Tracy, Desperado as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
1979
- Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79 as Self - Musician
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1974
1972
- The Midnight Special as Host
- Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert as Himself
1969
- The Johnny Cash Show as Self