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Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Acting

Born: November 15, 1945Santa Monica, California, USA

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
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

William Herndon (voice)

2025
Purgatory Station

Purgatory Station

Horatio Grimes

2024
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

Charles Abernathy

2024

Scarlett

Danny

2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

The Ghost Farmer

2021
Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Major

2018
Alex & the List

Alex & the List

Mr. Stern

2018
Mountain Top

Mountain Top

Maxwell Forrest

2017
The 33

The 33

President Sebastián Piñera

2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

Flight School Instructor

2015
Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

Dr. Benton

2014
Live at the Foxes Den

Live at the Foxes Den

Tony O'Hara

2013
Runner Runner

Runner Runner

Dean Alex Monroe

2013
Highland Park

Highland Park

Bert

2013
Jimmy

Jimmy

Sheriff Brinson

2013
Argo

Argo

Cyrus Vance

2012
Trouble with the Curve

Trouble with the Curve

Watson

2012
Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

Mr. Kaufmann

2012
The Least of These

The Least of These

Father Thomas Peters

2011
The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

Cecil Dobbs

2011
Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman

Jerry Merke

2011
The Trial

The Trial

Joe Whetstone

2010
Tenure

Tenure

William Thurber

2010
The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

Father Ezra

2008
Player 5150

Player 5150

Nick

2008
Veronica in the FBI

Veronica in the FBI

Principal Harris

2007
Rendition

Rendition

Lars Whitman

2007
Numb

Numb

Dr. Townshend

2007
Fracture

Fracture

Judge Gardner

2007
Dead Silence

Dead Silence

Edward Ashen

2007
Believe in Me

Believe in Me

Hugh Moreland

2006
Dallas 362

Dallas 362

Joe

2005
I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

Mr. Silver

2004
Judas

Judas

Caiaphas

2004
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

President Woodrow Wilson

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Juan Perón (segment "Evita")

2003
The Pact

The Pact

James Harte

2002
Boat Trip

Boat Trip

Boat Captain

2002
Scenes of the Crime

Scenes of the Crime

Steven, Jimmy's Partner

2002
61*

61*

Dan Topping

2001
When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

Jerry Perenchio

2001
Running Mates

Running Mates

Sen. Terrence Randall

2000
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Alexander McAnally III

2000
Bats

Bats

Dr. Alexander McCabe

1999
Patch Adams

Patch Adams

Dean Walcott

1998
Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

Col. Benjamin Grierson

1997
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Finley Largent

1997
A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Judge (uncredited)

1997
Elvis Meets Nixon

Elvis Meets Nixon

Richard M. Nixon

1997
Changing Habits

Changing Habits

Bishop Creighton

1997
The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

Frank Deverell

1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

Bo Gritz

1996
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

Pritchett

1996
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Burton Quinn

1995
Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

Mr. Pease

1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Franklin D. Roosevelt

1995
In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor

Col. John Hardesty

1995
Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')

1994
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Warden Norton

1994
Roswell

Roswell

Frank Joyce

1994
Demolition Man

Demolition Man

Chief George Earle

1993
Father Hood

Father Hood

Lazzaro

1993
Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

Goodridge

1992
The Public Eye

The Public Eye

Older Agent

1992
Ladykiller

Ladykiller

Wolkowski

1992
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Larry Dietrick

1992
Patriot Games

Patriot Games

Interviewer

1992
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

Texas Preacher

1992
Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

Mr Gabor

1992
JFK

JFK

TV Newsman #3

1991
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

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

Chaplain

1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

Asst. D.A. Scott Willard

1991
The Bride in Black

The Bride in Black

Sydney

1990
Judgment

Judgment

Monsignor Beauvais

1990
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

Doctor

1989
Glory

Glory

Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

1989
Cookie

Cookie

Richie Segretto

1989
Unconquered

Unconquered

Gov. George Wallace

1989
Forever James Dean

Forever James Dean

Narrator (voice)

1988
The Pick-up Artist

The Pick-up Artist

Fernando Portacarrero

1987
Matewan

Matewan

C.E. Lively

1987
Adam: His Song Continues

Adam: His Song Continues

Edgar Milton

1986
Static

Static

Frank

1986
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

Christian Jameson

1985
Soldiers in Hiding

Soldiers in Hiding

Narrator

1984
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

Harry Gibbs

1982
Rollover

Rollover

Sal Naftari

1981