About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1938-11-17
Place of birth:
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
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Gordon Lightfoot

Overview

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."

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Known for

Acting
2021 Anne Murray: Full Circle Actor Self 59
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2019 Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese Actor Self 61
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2019 Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind Actor Self 59
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2009 This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s Actor Self N/A
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2002 Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno Actor Self N/A
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1996 Animal Charm: Golden Digest Actor Himself (archival footage) 59
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1985 Tears Are Not Enough Actor Self N/A
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1982 Harry Tracy, Desperado Actor U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan 58
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1979 Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79 Actor Self - Musician N/A
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1974 The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974 Actor Self N/A
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1972 Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert Actor Himself N/A
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Lightheaded Actor Himself 59
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Sound
2004 The Brown Bunny Sound Music 57
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