Bob Gunton
Birthplace: Santa Monica
Born: 1945-11-15
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; military personnel; stage actor; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American character actor of stage and screen. He is known for playing characters including Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in Patch Adams, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in Argo. He also played Leland Owlsley in the Daredevil television series, Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin in 24, and Noah Taylor in Desperate Housewives.
In addition to his film and television careers, Gunton is a prolific theatre actor. He originated the role of Juan Perón in the Broadway premiere of Evita and the titular character in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, roles for which he received Tony Award nominations. He has received a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, and a Clarence Derwent Award.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The Inheritance (2024)
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — Egon Spengler
- Alex & The List (2017) — Mr. Stern
- Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant (2015) — Flight School Instructor
- Decoding Annie Parker (2013) — Dr. Benton
- Highland Park (2013)
- Live at the Foxes Den (2013)
- Runner, Runner (2013) — Dean Alex Monroe
- Argo (2012) — Cyrus Vance
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2012) — Thomas Kaufman
- Trouble With The Curve (2012) — Watson
- Kill The Irishman (2011) — Jerry Merke
- The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) — Cecil Dobbs
- The Trial (2010) — Joe Whetstone
- Tenure (2009) — William Thurber
- 24 - Redemption (2008) — Ethan Kanin
- Player 5150 (2008)
- The Lazarus Project (2008) — Father Ezra
- Dead Silence (2007) — Edward Ashen
- Fracture (2007) — Judge Gardner
- Pandemic (2007) — Sorkosky
- Believe in Me (2006) — Hugh Moreland
- Running Mates (2000)
- The Perfect Storm (2000) — Alexander McAnally III
- Bats (1999) — Dr. Alexander McCabe
- Patch Adams (1998) — Dean Walcott
- Changing Habits (1997)
- Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) — Richard M. Nixon
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) — Finley Largent
- Broken Arrow (1996) — Pritchett
- The Glimmer Man (1996) — Frank Deverell
- Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls (1995) — Burton Quinn
- In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — Warden Samuel Norton
- Demolition Man (1993) — George Eagle
- Jennifer Eight (1992) — Goodridge
- Patriot Games (1992) — Interviewer
- Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991) — Chaplain
- Static (1986) — Frank
- Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1982) — Harry Gibbs
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Adrienne Barbeau · 2 films
- Ben Affleck · 2 films
- Billy Burke · 2 films
- Brad Furman · 2 films
- Bryan Cranston · 2 films
- Christian George · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.