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Pinsent's movie roles include "The Rowdyman", "Who Has Seen the Wind", "John and the Missus", "The Shipping News" and "Away from Her". He wrote the screenplays for "The Rowdyman" and "John and the Missus". Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the President of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic "". He starred in a role called "Horse Latitudes" based upon Donald Crowhurst, now featured in "Deep Water".