Gordon Lightfoot
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
ActingBirthday
November 17, 1938Deathday
May 1, 2023Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
13Place of birth
Orillia, Ontario, CanadaAlso known as
Gord Lightfoot, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dhMIcT2Kaj2YdITPQOdTQUEPGXh.jpg)
Cast credits
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Harry Tracy, Desperado
U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/usyqqst5YIBwNuUbz4GIkSGAY4m.jpg)
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Himself (archival footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5yqy0jhKIzS2VNqLYGNZOgOk3Hl.jpg)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/d3wlYkaDqKv4jNDnuBCjL2oZNj0.jpg)
Tears Are Not Enough
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kUCnxmofrjNtaae5OArNaw2RWjT.jpg)
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iu4WdNrIejkDTA75fYN09ChEvs0.jpg)
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xZLb1KJ991sLUlYAIAMLelUS2Pk.jpg)
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1M28IiU1BMRqoQHhiuzLv28AO6q.jpg)
Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ixxELBgYj9OH8hz0XCrcZOJpIx9.jpg)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jRof83XVXnjcIsW3Yr2n1xD32oz.jpg)
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
Self - Musician![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h0kDmb5JhvHL7FElZK7KWllyngU.jpg)
Anne Murray: Full Circle
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