Bob Gunton

Acting

Bob Gunton

Born November 15, 1945Santa Monica, California, USA132 credits

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

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

Movie

2025

Purgatory Station
5.5

Purgatory Station

Movie

2024

The Inheritance
5.8

The Inheritance

Movie

2024

Scarlett

Movie

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
7.3

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Movie

2021

Project Blue Book
8.1

Project Blue Book

TV

2019

Filmography

The Gettysburg Address
2025The Gettysburg Addressas William Herndon (voice)Movie
Purgatory Station
2024Purgatory Stationas Horatio GrimesMovie
The Inheritance
2024The Inheritanceas Charles AbernathyMovie
S
2021Scarlettas DannyMovie
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021Ghostbusters: Afterlifeas The Ghost FarmerMovie
Project Blue Book
2019Project Blue Bookas Harry S. TrumanTV
The Cool Kids
2018The Cool Kidsas Colonel ChristiansonTV
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
2018Unbroken: Path to Redemptionas MajorMovie
Alex & the List
2018Alex & the Listas Mr. SternMovie
Trial & Error
2017Trial & Erroras Jeremiah DavisTV
Mountain Top
2017Mountain Topas Maxwell ForrestMovie
The 33
2015The 33as President Sebastián PiñeraMovie
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendantas Flight School InstructorMovie
Marvel's Daredevil
2015Marvel's Daredevilas Leland OwlsleyTV
Decoding Annie Parker
2014Decoding Annie Parkeras Dr. BentonMovie
Live at the Foxes Den
2013Live at the Foxes Denas Tony O'HaraMovie
Runner Runner
2013Runner Runneras Dean Alex MonroeMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Nicholas MooreTV
Highland Park
2013Highland Parkas BertMovie
Jimmy
2013Jimmyas Sheriff BrinsonMovie
Argo
2012Argoas Cyrus VanceMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Frederick WentzTV
Trouble with the Curve
2012Trouble with the Curveas WatsonMovie
Get the Gringo
2012Get the Gringoas Mr. KaufmannMovie
New Girl
2011New Girlas EdTV
Up All Night
2011Up All Nightas TomTV
The Least of These
2011The Least of Theseas Father Thomas PetersMovie
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011The Lincoln Lawyeras Cecil DobbsMovie
Kill the Irishman
2011Kill the Irishmanas Jerry MerkeMovie
The Trial
2010The Trialas Joe WhetstoneMovie
Tenure
2010Tenureas William ThurberMovie
World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
2008World War Two: Behind Closed Doorsas Franklin RooseveltTV
The Lazarus Project
2008The Lazarus Projectas Father EzraMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Alexander HarringtonTV
Player 5150
2008Player 5150as NickMovie
Veronica in the FBI
2007Veronica in the FBIas Principal HarrisMovie
Women's Murder Club
2007Women's Murder ClubTV
Rendition
2007Renditionas Lars WhitmanMovie
Pandemic
2007Pandemicas Max SorkoskyTV
Numb
2007Numbas Dr. TownshendMovie
Fracture
2007Fractureas Judge GardnerMovie
Dead Silence
2007Dead Silenceas Edward AshenMovie
Believe in Me
2006Believe in Meas Hugh MorelandMovie
Pepper Dennis
2006Pepper Dennisas Dick DinkleTV
E-Ring
2005E-RingTV
Dallas 362
2005Dallas 362as JoeMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Boyd ResnickTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Noah TaylorTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Attorney William ConnollyTV
The Batman
2004The Batmanas Gorman (voice)TV
I ♥ Huckabees
2004I ♥ Huckabeesas Mr. SilverMovie
Judas
2004Judasas CaiaphasMovie
Iron Jawed Angels
2004Iron Jawed Angelsas President Woodrow WilsonMovie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003Broadway's Lost Treasuresas Juan Perón (segment "Evita")Movie
Peacemakers
2003Peacemakersas Mayor SmithTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Agent SagamoreTV
Mister Sterling
2003Mister Sterlingas California Governor MarinoTV
The Pact
2002The Pactas James HarteMovie
Boat Trip
2002Boat Tripas Boat CaptainMovie
Monk
2002Monkas Dwight EllisonTV
Scenes of the Crime
2002Scenes of the Crimeas Steven, Jimmy's PartnerMovie
Greg the Bunny
2002Greg the Bunnyas "Junction" Jack MarsTV
The Court
2002The CourtTV
24
200124as Ethan KaninTV
61*
200161*as Dan ToppingMovie
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001When Billie Beat Bobbyas Jerry PerenchioMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Robert CarvalloTV
Running Mates
2000Running Matesas Sen. Terrence RandallMovie
The Perfect Storm
2000The Perfect Stormas Alexander McAnally IIIMovie
Bats
1999Batsas Dr. Alexander McCabeMovie
Family Law
1999Family Lawas Judge MasonTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Lawrence Hendricks Sr.TV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Dr. Alan FosterTV
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Warden (voice)TV
Patch Adams
1998Patch Adamsas Dean WalcottMovie
Buffalo Soldiers
1997Buffalo Soldiersas Col. Benjamin GriersonMovie
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evilas Finley LargentMovie
A Thousand Acres
1997A Thousand Acresas Judge (uncredited)Movie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas MichaelsonTV
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997Elvis Meets Nixonas Richard M. NixonMovie
Changing Habits
1997Changing Habitsas Bishop CreightonMovie
The Glimmer Man
1996The Glimmer Manas Frank DeverellMovie
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas Governor RileyTV
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996The Siege at Ruby Ridgeas Bo GritzMovie
Broken Arrow
1996Broken Arrowas PritchettMovie
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995Ace Ventura: When Nature Callsas Burton QuinnMovie
C
1995Courthouseas Judge Homer ConklinTV
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Clute NicholsTV
Dolores Claiborne
1995Dolores Claiborneas Mr. PeaseMovie
In Pursuit of Honor
1995In Pursuit of Honoras Col. John HardestyMovie
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Longas Franklin D. RooseveltMovie
Cosmic Slop
1994Cosmic Slopas President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')Movie
The Shawshank Redemption
1994The Shawshank Redemptionas Warden NortonMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Sidney AlcottTV
Roswell
1994Roswellas Frank JoyceMovie
Demolition Man
1993Demolition Manas Chief George EarleMovie
Father Hood
1993Father Hoodas LazzaroMovie
Wild Palms
1993Wild Palmsas Dr. Tobias SchenklTV
Sinatra
1992Sinatraas Tommy DorseyTV
Jennifer Eight
1992Jennifer Eightas GoodridgeMovie
The Public Eye
1992The Public Eyeas Older AgentMovie
Ladykiller
1992Ladykilleras WolkowskiMovie
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disasteras Larry DietrickMovie
Patriot Games
1992Patriot Gamesas InterviewerMovie
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
1992Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Lifeas Texas PreacherMovie
Missing Pieces
1992Missing Piecesas Mr GaborMovie
JFK
1991JFKas TV Newsman #3Movie
A Woman Named Jackie
1991A Woman Named Jackieas Hugh AuchinclossTV
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolisas ChaplainMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffinas Asst. D.A. Scott WillardMovie
The Bride in Black
1990The Bride in Blackas SydneyMovie
Judgment
1990Judgmentas Monsignor BeauvaisMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Gil HimesTV
Born on the Fourth of July
1989Born on the Fourth of Julyas DoctorMovie
Glory
1989Gloryas Gen. Charles Garrison HarkerMovie
Cookie
1989Cookieas Richie SegrettoMovie
Unconquered
1989Unconqueredas Gov. George WallaceMovie
Hothouse
1988Hothouseas Dr. Leonard SchraderTV
Forever James Dean
1988Forever James Deanas Narrator (voice)Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Star Trek: The Next Generationas Capt. Benjamin MaxwellTV
The Pick-up Artist
1987The Pick-up Artistas Fernando PortacarreroMovie
Matewan
1987Matewanas C.E. LivelyMovie
Adam: His Song Continues
1986Adam: His Song Continuesas Edgar MiltonMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Bob WestinTV
Static
1986Staticas FrankMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras CroninTV
Finnegan Begin Again
1985Finnegan Begin Againas Christian JamesonMovie
Soldiers in Hiding
1984Soldiers in Hidingas NarratorMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas RivasTV
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
1982Lois Gibbs and the Love Canalas Harry GibbsMovie
Rollover
1981Rolloveras Sal NaftariMovie
Ghostkiller
—Ghostkilleras Fr. Wilson O'RourkeMovie