
Gordon Lightfoot
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1938-11-17 – 2023-05-01
Place of birth: Orillia, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known for

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