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Bob Gunton
Acting

Bob Gunton

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

15 Nov 1945

Age

81 Years

Born In

Santa Monica, California, USA

Total Projects

133

Years Active

44 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

Robert Patrick "Bob" Gunton, Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, with his best known roles as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, and President Juan Peron in the original Broadway cast of Evita. Description above from the Wikipedia...

Filmography

The Gettysburg Address

movie

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as William Herndon (voice)

Purgatory Station

movie

Purgatory Station

2024

Purgatory Station

as Horatio Grimes

The Inheritance

movie

The Inheritance

2024

The Inheritance

as Charles Abernathy

CineRaya

movie

Scarlett

2021

Scarlett

as Danny

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

movie

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as The Ghost Farmer

Project Blue Book

tv

Project Blue Book

2019

Project Blue Book

as Harry S. Truman

The Cool Kids

tv

The Cool Kids

2018

The Cool Kids

as Colonel Christianson

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

movie

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

as Major

Alex & the List

movie

Alex & the List

2018

Alex & the List

as Mr. Stern

Trial & Error

tv

Trial & Error

2017

Trial & Error

as Jeremiah Davis

Mountain Top

movie

Mountain Top

2017

Mountain Top

as Maxwell Forrest

The 33

movie

The 33

2015

The 33

as President Sebastián Piñera

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

movie

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

2015

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

as Flight School Instructor

Marvel's Daredevil

tv

Marvel's Daredevil

2015

Marvel's Daredevil

as Leland Owlsley

Decoding Annie Parker

movie

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

Decoding Annie Parker

as Dr. Benton

Live at the Foxes Den

movie

Live at the Foxes Den

2013

Live at the Foxes Den

as Tony O'Hara

Runner Runner

movie

Runner Runner

2013

Runner Runner

as Dean Alex Monroe

The Blacklist

tv

The Blacklist

2013

The Blacklist

as Nicholas Moore

Highland Park

movie

Highland Park

2013

Highland Park

as Bert

Jimmy

movie

Jimmy

2013

Jimmy

as Sheriff Brinson

Argo

movie

Argo

2012

Argo

as Cyrus Vance

Elementary

tv

Elementary

2012

Elementary

as Frederick Wentz

Trouble with the Curve

movie

Trouble with the Curve

2012

Trouble with the Curve

as Watson

Get the Gringo

movie

Get the Gringo

2012

Get the Gringo

as Mr. Kaufmann

New Girl

tv

New Girl

2011

New Girl

as Ed

Up All Night

tv

Up All Night

2011

Up All Night

as Tom

The Least of These

movie

The Least of These

2011

The Least of These

as Father Thomas Peters

The Lincoln Lawyer

movie

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

as Cecil Dobbs

Kill the Irishman

movie

Kill the Irishman

2011

Kill the Irishman

as Jerry Merke

The Trial

movie

The Trial

2010

The Trial

as Joe Whetstone

Tenure

movie

Tenure

2010

Tenure

as William Thurber

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

tv

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

2008

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

as Franklin Roosevelt

The Lazarus Project

movie

The Lazarus Project

2008

The Lazarus Project

as Father Ezra

The Mentalist

tv

The Mentalist

2008

The Mentalist

as Alexander Harrington

Player 5150

movie

Player 5150

2008

Player 5150

as Nick

Veronica in the FBI

movie

Veronica in the FBI

2007

Veronica in the FBI

as Principal Harris

Women's Murder Club

tv

Women's Murder Club

2007

Women's Murder Club

Rendition

movie

Rendition

2007

Rendition

as Lars Whitman

Pandemic

tv

Pandemic

2007

Pandemic

as Max Sorkosky

Numb

movie

Numb

2007

Numb

as Dr. Townshend

Fracture

movie

Fracture

2007

Fracture

as Judge Gardner

Dead Silence

movie

Dead Silence

2007

Dead Silence

as Edward Ashen

Believe in Me

movie

Believe in Me

2006

Believe in Me

as Hugh Moreland

Pepper Dennis

tv

Pepper Dennis

2006

Pepper Dennis

as Dick Dinkle

E-Ring

tv

E-Ring

2005

E-Ring

Dallas 362

movie

Dallas 362

2005

Dallas 362

as Joe

Numb3rs

tv

Numb3rs

2005

Numb3rs

as Boyd Resnick

Desperate Housewives

tv

Desperate Housewives

2004

Desperate Housewives

as Noah Taylor

Boston Legal

tv

Boston Legal

2004

Boston Legal

as Attorney William Connolly

The Batman

tv

The Batman

2004

The Batman

as Gorman (voice)

I ♥ Huckabees

movie

I ♥ Huckabees

2004

I ♥ Huckabees

as Mr. Silver

Judas

movie

Judas

2004

Judas

as Caiaphas

Iron Jawed Angels

movie

Iron Jawed Angels

2004

Iron Jawed Angels

as President Woodrow Wilson

Broadway's Lost Treasures

movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Juan Perón (segment "Evita")

Peacemakers

tv

Peacemakers

2003

Peacemakers

as Mayor Smith

Nip/Tuck

tv

Nip/Tuck

2003

Nip/Tuck

as Agent Sagamore

Mister Sterling

tv

Mister Sterling

2003

Mister Sterling

as California Governor Marino

The Pact

movie

The Pact

2002

The Pact

as James Harte

Boat Trip

movie

Boat Trip

2002

Boat Trip

as Boat Captain

Monk

tv

Monk

2002

Monk

as Dwight Ellison

Scenes of the Crime

movie

Scenes of the Crime

2002

Scenes of the Crime

as Steven, Jimmy's Partner

Greg the Bunny

tv

Greg the Bunny

2002

Greg the Bunny

as "Junction" Jack Mars

The Court

tv

The Court

2002

The Court

24

tv

24

2001

24

as Ethan Kanin

61*

movie

61*

2001

61*

as Dan Topping

When Billie Beat Bobby

movie

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

When Billie Beat Bobby

as Jerry Perenchio

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

tv

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Robert Carvallo

Running Mates

movie

Running Mates

2000

Running Mates

as Sen. Terrence Randall

The Perfect Storm

movie

The Perfect Storm

2000

The Perfect Storm

as Alexander McAnally III

Bats

movie

Bats

1999

Bats

as Dr. Alexander McCabe

Family Law

tv

Family Law

1999

Family Law

as Judge Mason

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

tv

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lawrence Hendricks Sr.

Judging Amy

tv

Judging Amy

1999

Judging Amy

as Dr. Alan Foster

Family Guy

tv

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy

as Warden (voice)

Patch Adams

movie

Patch Adams

1998

Patch Adams

as Dean Walcott

Buffalo Soldiers

movie

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

Buffalo Soldiers

as Col. Benjamin Grierson

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

movie

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

as Finley Largent

A Thousand Acres

movie

A Thousand Acres

1997

A Thousand Acres

as Judge (uncredited)

Ally McBeal

tv

Ally McBeal

1997

Ally McBeal

as Michaelson

Elvis Meets Nixon

movie

Elvis Meets Nixon

1997

Elvis Meets Nixon

as Richard M. Nixon

Changing Habits

movie

Changing Habits

1997

Changing Habits

as Bishop Creighton

The Glimmer Man

movie

The Glimmer Man

1996

The Glimmer Man

as Frank Deverell

Spin City

tv

Spin City

1996

Spin City

as Governor Riley

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

movie

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Bo Gritz

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

tv

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Bo Gritz

Broken Arrow

movie

Broken Arrow

1996

Broken Arrow

as Pritchett

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

movie

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

as Burton Quinn

CineRaya

tv

Courthouse

1995

Courthouse

as Judge Homer Conklin

The Outer Limits

tv

The Outer Limits

1995

The Outer Limits

as Clute Nichols

Dolores Claiborne

movie

Dolores Claiborne

1995

Dolores Claiborne

as Mr. Pease

In Pursuit of Honor

movie

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

In Pursuit of Honor

as Col. John Hardesty

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

movie

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Cosmic Slop

movie

Cosmic Slop

1994

Cosmic Slop

as President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')

The Shawshank Redemption

movie

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

The Shawshank Redemption

as Warden Norton

Touched by an Angel

tv

Touched by an Angel

1994

Touched by an Angel

as Sidney Alcott

Roswell

movie

Roswell

1994

Roswell

as Frank Joyce

Demolition Man

movie

Demolition Man

1993

Demolition Man

as Chief George Earle

Father Hood

movie

Father Hood

1993

Father Hood

as Lazzaro

Wild Palms

tv

Wild Palms

1993

Wild Palms

as Dr. Tobias Schenkl

Sinatra

tv

Sinatra

1992

Sinatra

as Tommy Dorsey

Jennifer Eight

movie

Jennifer Eight

1992

Jennifer Eight

as Goodridge

The Public Eye

movie

The Public Eye

1992

The Public Eye

as Older Agent

Ladykiller

movie

Ladykiller

1992

Ladykiller

as Wolkowski

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

movie

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

as Larry Dietrick

Patriot Games

movie

Patriot Games

1992

Patriot Games

as Interviewer

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

movie

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

as Texas Preacher

Missing Pieces

movie

Missing Pieces

1992

Missing Pieces

as Mr Gabor

JFK

movie

JFK

1991

JFK

as TV Newsman #3

A Woman Named Jackie

tv

A Woman Named Jackie

1991

A Woman Named Jackie

as Hugh Auchincloss

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

movie

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

as Chaplain

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

as Asst. D.A. Scott Willard

The Bride in Black

movie

The Bride in Black

1990

The Bride in Black

as Sydney

Judgment

movie

Judgment

1990

Judgment

as Monsignor Beauvais

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Gil Himes

Born on the Fourth of July

movie

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

Born on the Fourth of July

as Doctor

Glory

movie

Glory

1989

Glory

as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Cookie

movie

Cookie

1989

Cookie

as Richie Segretto

Unconquered

movie

Unconquered

1989

Unconquered

as Gov. George Wallace

Hothouse

tv

Hothouse

1988

Hothouse

as Dr. Leonard Schrader

Forever James Dean

movie

Forever James Dean

1988

Forever James Dean

as Narrator (voice)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

tv

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell

The Pick-up Artist

movie

The Pick-up Artist

1987

The Pick-up Artist

as Fernando Portacarrero

Matewan

movie

Matewan

1987

Matewan

as C.E. Lively

Adam: His Song Continues

movie

Adam: His Song Continues

1986

Adam: His Song Continues

as Edgar Milton

L.A. Law

tv

L.A. Law

1986

L.A. Law

as Bob Westin

Static

movie

Static

1986

Static

as Frank

The Equalizer

tv

The Equalizer

1985

The Equalizer

as Cronin

Finnegan Begin Again

movie

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Finnegan Begin Again

as Christian Jameson

Soldiers in Hiding

movie

Soldiers in Hiding

1984

Soldiers in Hiding

as Narrator

Miami Vice

tv

Miami Vice

1984

Miami Vice

as Rivas

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

movie

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

1982

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

as Harry Gibbs

Rollover

movie

Rollover

1981

Rollover

as Sal Naftari

Ghostkiller

movie

Ghostkiller

TBA

Ghostkiller

as Fr. Wilson O'Rourke

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