Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Actor Nov 15 (age 80) Santa Monica, California, USA 1956–2025 (69 year career)
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Biography

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 article Bob Gunton , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (134)

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Movies (89)

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as William Herndon (voice)

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

2024

as Charles Abernathy

5.8
Purgatory Station

Purgatory Station

2024

as Horatio Grimes

5.0
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

as The Ghost Farmer

7.3
Scarlett

Scarlett

2021

as Danny

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018

as Major

6.6
Alex & the List

Alex & the List

2018

as Mr. Stern

5.5
Mountain Top

Mountain Top

2017

as Maxwell Forrest

7.0
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

2015

as Flight School Instructor

4.6
The 33

The 33

2015

as President Sebastián Piñera

6.4
Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

as Dr. Benton

6.0
Runner Runner

Runner Runner

2013

as Dean Alex Monroe

5.6
Highland Park

Highland Park

2013

as Bert

5.6
Jimmy

Jimmy

2013

as Sheriff Brinson

6.9
Live at the Foxes Den

Live at the Foxes Den

2013

as Tony O'Hara

3.6
Argo

Argo

2012

as Cyrus Vance

7.3
Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

2012

as Mr. Kaufmann

6.6
Trouble with the Curve

Trouble with the Curve

2012

as Watson

7.0
The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011

as Cecil Dobbs

7.2
Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman

2011

as Jerry Merke

6.8
The Least of These

The Least of These

2011

as Father Thomas Peters

7.0
The Trial

The Trial

2010

as Joe Whetstone

5.8
Tenure

Tenure

2010

as William Thurber

5.6
The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

2008

as Father Ezra

6.0
Player 5150

Player 5150

2008

as Nick

5.1
24: Redemption

24: Redemption

2008

as Ethan Kanin

7.4
Dead Silence

Dead Silence

2007

as Edward Ashen

6.4
Fracture

Fracture

2007

as Judge Gardner

7.3
Veronica in the FBI

Veronica in the FBI

2007

as Principal Harris

4.3
Numb

Numb

2007

as Dr. Townshend

5.9
Rendition

Rendition

2007

as Lars Whitman

6.4
Believe in Me

Believe in Me

2006

as Hugh Moreland

6.5
Dallas 362

Dallas 362

2005

as Joe

4.7
Judas

Judas

2004

as Caiaphas

6.0
I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

2004

as Mr. Silver

6.3
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004

as President Woodrow Wilson

6.8
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

as Juan Perón (segment "Evita")

6.1
Boat Trip

Boat Trip

2002

as Boat Captain

5.3
Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime

2002

as Steven, Jimmy's Partner

5.4
The Pact

The Pact

2002

as James Harte

5.4
61*

61*

2001

as Dan Topping

7.0
When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

as Jerry Perenchio

5.2
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

as Alexander McAnally III

6.5
Running Mates

Running Mates

2000

as Sen. Terrence Randall

4.8
Bats

Bats

1999

as Dr. Alexander McCabe

4.6
Patch Adams

Patch Adams

1998

as Dean Walcott

7.3
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997

as Finley Largent

6.4
A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

1997

as Judge (uncredited)

5.7
Elvis Meets Nixon

Elvis Meets Nixon

1997

as Richard M. Nixon

7.0
Changing Habits

Changing Habits

1997

as Bishop Creighton

1.5
Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

as Col. Benjamin Grierson

5.4
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1996

as Pritchett

6.1
The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

1996

as Frank Deverell

5.4
The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

as Bo Gritz

5.1
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

as Burton Quinn

6.3
Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

1995

as Mr. Pease

7.3
In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

as Col. John Hardesty

5.9
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

6.2
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

as Warden Norton

8.7
Roswell

Roswell

1994

as Frank Joyce

6.0
Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

1994

as President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')

4.3
Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993

as Chief George Earle

6.8
Father Hood

Father Hood

1993

as Lazzaro

5.8
Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Interviewer

6.7
Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

1992

as Goodridge

6.1
Ladykiller

Ladykiller

1992

as Wolkowski

3.5
The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992

as Older Agent

6.2
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992

as Texas Preacher

3.0
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

as Larry Dietrick - State of Alaska

5.2
Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

1992

as Mr Gabor

5.5
JFK

JFK

1991

as TV Newsman #3

7.6
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

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

1991

as Chaplain

6.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991

as Asst. D.A. Scott Willard

7.3
Judgment

Judgment

1990

as Monsignor Beauvais

5.3
The Bride in Black

The Bride in Black

1990

as Sydney

6.0
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

as Doctor

7.0
Glory

Glory

1989

as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

7.5
Unconquered

Unconquered

1989

as Gov. George Wallace

10.0
Cookie

Cookie

1989

as Richie Segretto

5.3
Forever James Dean

Forever James Dean

1988

as Narrator (voice)

7.0
Matewan

Matewan

1987

as C.E. Lively

7.4
The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

1987

as Fernando Portacarrero

5.6
Adam: His Song Continues

Adam: His Song Continues

1986

as Edgar Milton

7.3
Static

Static

1986

as Frank

6.1
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

as Christian Jameson

6.3
Soldiers in Hiding

Soldiers in Hiding

1984

as Narrator

5.6
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

1982

as Harry Gibbs

6.0
Rollover

Rollover

1981

as Sal Naftari

5.1
Ghostkiller

Ghostkiller

as Fr. Wilson O'Rourke

Television (45)

Project Blue Book

Project Blue Book

2019

as Harry S. Truman

8.1
The Cool Kids

The Cool Kids

2018

as Colonel Christianson

5.3
Trial & Error

Trial & Error

2017

as Jeremiah Davis

7.1
Marvel's Daredevil

Marvel's Daredevil

2015

as Leland Owlsley

8.2
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013

as Nicholas Moore

7.6
Elementary

Elementary

2012

as Frederick Wentz

7.6
New Girl

New Girl

2011

as Ed

7.4
Up All Night

Up All Night

2011

as Tom

6.0
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008

as Alexander Harrington

8.4
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

2008

as Franklin Roosevelt

5.7
Women's Murder Club

Women's Murder Club

2007
7.9
Pandemic

Pandemic

2007

as Max Sorkosky

5.2
Pepper Dennis

Pepper Dennis

2006

as Dick Dinkle

5.3
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005

as Boyd Resnick

7.0
E-Ring

E-Ring

2005
7.9
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

as Noah Taylor

7.9
Boston Legal

Boston Legal

2004

as Attorney William Connolly

7.9
The Batman

The Batman

2004

as Gorman (voice)

8.0
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

2003

as Agent Sagamore

7.2
Peacemakers

Peacemakers

2003

as Mayor Smith

7.3
Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling

2003

as California Governor Marino

7.5
Monk

Monk

2002

as Dwight Ellison

7.9
Greg the Bunny

Greg the Bunny

2002

as "Junction" Jack Mars

6.2
The Court

The Court

2002
10.0
24

24

2001

as Ethan Kanin

7.8
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Robert Carvallo

7.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Lawrence Hendricks Sr.

7.9
Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

as Warden (voice)

7.4
Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999

as Dr. Alan Foster

7.5
Family Law

Family Law

1999

as Judge Mason

8.2
Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

1997

as Michaelson

6.5
Spin City

Spin City

1996

as Governor Riley

7.1
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1995

as Clute Nichols

7.7
Courthouse

Courthouse

1995

as Judge Homer Conklin

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

as Sidney Alcott

7.2
Wild Palms

Wild Palms

1993

as Dr. Tobias Schenkl

6.2
Sinatra

Sinatra

1992

as Tommy Dorsey

7.6
A Woman Named Jackie

A Woman Named Jackie

1991

as Hugh Auchincloss

9.2
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

as Gil Himes

7.3
Hothouse

Hothouse

1988

as Dr. Leonard Schrader

5.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell

8.4
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

as Bob Westin

7.0
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

as Cronin

7.1
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

as Rivas

7.5
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee / Performer

5.9