Actor

Gordon Lightfoot

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Movies: 13Series: 3Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 73959

IMDb ID: nm0004492

Known for: Acting

Born: November 17, 1938

Died: May 1, 2023

Age: 84

Place of birth: Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2025

Years active: 57

Average TMDB rating: 6.44

Wikidata: Q359552

Also known as

Gord Lightfoot • Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt • Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.

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Music (2)

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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."