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Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 15, 1945 (79)
Birthplace Santa Monica, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Jua ... n Peron in the original Broadway cast of Evita. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Gunton , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as William Herndon (voice)

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

2024

as Charles Abernathy

Purgatory Station

Purgatory Station

2024

as Horatio Grimes

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

as The Ghost Farmer

Alex & the List

Alex & the List

2018

as Mr. Stern

Mountain Top

Mountain Top

2017

as Maxwell Forrest

The 33

The 33

2015

as President Sebastián Piñera

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

2015

as Flight School Instructor

Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

as Dr. Benton

Jimmy

Jimmy

2013

as Sheriff Brinson

Highland Park

Highland Park

2013

as Bert

Live at the Foxes Den

Live at the Foxes Den

2013

as Tony O'Hara

Runner Runner

Runner Runner

2013

as Dean Alex Monroe

Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

2012

as Mr. Kaufmann

Trouble with the Curve

Trouble with the Curve

2012

as Watson

Argo

Argo

2012

as Cyrus Vance

The Least of These

The Least of These

2011

as Father Thomas Peters

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011

as Cecil Dobbs

Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman

2011

as Jerry Merke

The Trial

The Trial

2010

as Joe Whetstone

Tenure

Tenure

2009

as William Thurber

Player 5150

Player 5150

2008

as Nick

The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

2008

as Father Ezra

Veronica in the FBI

Veronica in the FBI

2007

as Principal Harris

Numb

Numb

2007

as Dr. Townshend

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

2007

as Edward Ashen

Fracture

Fracture

2007

as Judge Gardner

Rendition

Rendition

2007

as Lars Whitman

Believe in Me

Believe in Me

2006

as Hugh Moreland

Dallas 362

Dallas 362

2005

as Joe

Judas

Judas

2004

as Caiaphas

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004

as President Woodrow Wilson

I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

2004

as Mr. Silver

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

as Juan Perón (segment "Evita")

The Pact

The Pact

2002

as James Harte

Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime

2002

as Steven, Jimmy's Partner

Boat Trip

Boat Trip

2002

as Boat Captain

When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

as Jerry Perenchio

61*

61*

2001

as Dan Topping

Running Mates

Running Mates

2000

as Sen. Terrence Randall

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

as Alexander McAnally III

Bats

Bats

1999

as Dr. Alexander McCabe

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

1998

as Dean Walcott

Elvis Meets Nixon

Elvis Meets Nixon

1997

as Richard M. Nixon

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

as Col. Benjamin Grierson

Changing Habits

Changing Habits

1997

as Bishop Creighton

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

1997

as Judge (uncredited)

The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

1996

as Frank Deverell

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1996

as Pritchett

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

as Bo Gritz

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

as Burton Quinn

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

as Col. John Hardesty

Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

1995

as Mr. Pease

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

as Warden Norton

Roswell

Roswell

1994

as Frank Joyce

Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

1994

as President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')

Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993

as Chief George Earle

Father Hood

Father Hood

1993

as Lazzaro

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

as Larry Dietrick - State of Alaska

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

1992

as Mr Gabor

Ladykiller

Ladykiller

1992

as Wolkowski

Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

1992

as Goodridge

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Interviewer

The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992

as Older Agent

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991

as Asst. D.A. Scott Willard

JFK

JFK

1991

as TV Newsman #3

The Bride in Black

The Bride in Black

1990

as Sydney

Judgment

Judgment

1990

as Monsignor Beauvais

Unconquered

Unconquered

1989

as Gov. George Wallace

Cookie

Cookie

1989

as Richie Segretto

Glory

Glory

1989

as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Forever James Dean

Forever James Dean

1988

as Narrator (voice)

Matewan

Matewan

1987

as C.E. Lively

The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987

as Fernando Portacarrero

Static

Static

1986

as Frank

Adam: His Song Continues

Adam: His Song Continues

1986

as Edgar Milton

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

as Christian Jameson

Soldiers in Hiding

Soldiers in Hiding

1984

as Narrator

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

1982

as Harry Gibbs

Rollover

Rollover

1981

as Sal Naftari

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Television Credits

24

as Ethan Kanin

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Nov 06, 2001

Desperate Housewives

as Noah Taylor

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Greg the Bunny

as "Junction" Jack Mars

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Mar 27, 2002

Courthouse

as Judge Homer Conklin

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 13, 1995

Marvel's Daredevil

as Leland Owlsley

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Apr 10, 2015

Hothouse

as Dr. Leonard Schrader

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 30, 1988

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

as Franklin Roosevelt

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 10, 2008

Trial & Error

as Jeremiah Davis

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 14, 2017

Wild Palms

as Dr. Tobias Schenkl

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 16, 1993

Peacemakers

as Mayor Smith

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 30, 2003

Pepper Dennis

as Dick Dinkle

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 04, 2006

A Woman Named Jackie

as Hugh Auchincloss

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 13, 1991

Judging Amy

as Dr. Alan Foster

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Sinatra

as Tommy Dorsey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 08, 1992

Pandemic

as Dr. Max Sorkosky

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 26, 2007

The Blacklist

as Nicholas Moore

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

L.A. Law

as Bob Weston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Law & Order

as Gil Himes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Robert Carvallo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Family Guy

as Warden (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1987

The Batman

as Gorman (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 2004

Touched by an Angel

as Sidney Alcott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Monk

as Dwight Ellison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Spin City

as Governor Riley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

The Equalizer

as Cronin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

Boston Legal

as Attorney William Connolly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Family Law

as Judge Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Outer Limits

as Clute Nichols

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

The Mentalist

as Alexander Harrington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2008

Project Blue Book

as President Harry S. Truman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 2019

New Girl

as Ed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lawrence Hendricks Sr.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Up All Night

as Tom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2011

The Cool Kids

as Colonel Christianson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2018

Elementary

as Frederick Wentz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

24

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 06, 2001

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Mister Sterling

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 10, 2003

Numb3rs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 2005

Ally McBeal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

E-Ring

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2005

Miami Vice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Women's Murder Club

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2007

The Court

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2002

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