Jeffrey DeMunn
| Jeffrey DeMunn | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1947 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Jeff DeMunn |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Sekjaer (1974–1995) Kerry Leah (2001–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Jeffrey DeMunn (born April 25, 1947) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in Frank Darabont films, his role as Andrei Chikatilo in Citizen X, and for his role as Dale Horvath in the first two seasons of The Walking Dead.
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Early life [edit]
DeMunn was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Violet (née Paulus) and James DeMunn, stepson of actress Betty Lutes DeMunn.[1][2] He graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in English.
Career [edit]
Theater roles [edit]
He moved to England in the early 1970s, receiving theatrical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. When he returned to the USA in 1972, he performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company National Tour's production of King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream. After this he starred in several off-Broadway productions, including Bent, Modigliani, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. DeMunn also participated in productions of developing plays at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.[3] In 1983 he starrted in a production of K2, which earned him a Tony Award nomination.In 2006 he played The Judge/Ciaphas in the original Off-Broadway production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. He most recently starred in Death of a Salesman at San Diego's Old Globe Theater.
Movie roles [edit]
DeMunn is known as a favorite of Frank Darabont, who has cast him in The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Majestic, and The Mist. He also appeared in the 1988 remake of The Blob, which Darabont co-wrote.[4] He has been involved in several of Stephen King's adaptations: he has acted in film adaptations of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist and the TV miniseries Storm of the Century;[5] he also narrated the audiobooks for Dreamcatcher and The Colorado Kid.[6] In 1995, he won a CableACE Award as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for his portrayal of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo in the HBO film Citizen X and received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie nomination for his performance.
Television roles [edit]
DeMunn has made several guest appearances on TV series. His extensive television résumé includes shows such as Kojak, Law & Order, and two of its spin-offs, SVU and Trial by Jury. He portrayed Dale Horvath in Frank Darabont's television adaptation of the comic book series The Walking Dead, for two seasons from 2010 to 2012.[7] Upon his departure, he was cast as Hal Morrison in Lost Angels, Darabont's pilot for TNT.[8]
Personal life [edit]
DeMunn married Ann Sekjaer in 1974; they divorced in 1995.[citation needed] He married Kerry Leah in 2001.[citation needed] DeMunn has two children, Heather and Kevin. He and his son Kevin worked together in the movie The Majestic.[citation needed]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Resurrection | Joe |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Sergeant Fernandez Correll |
| 1980 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Dr. Roberts |
| 1980 | Christmas Evil | Philip Stadling |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Harry Houdini |
| 1981 | World of Honor | District Attorney Burke |
| 1982 | Frances | Clifford Odets |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage | Jeff Hammil |
| 1984 | Windy City | Bobby |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | Dr. Dan Fairchild |
| 1986 | The Hitcher | Captain Esteridge |
| 1988 | The Blob | Sheriff Herb Geller |
| 1988 | Lincoln | William Herndon |
| 1988 | Betrayed | Bobby Flynn |
| 1989 | Blaze | Eldon Tuck |
| 1992 | Treacherous Crossing | Dr. Johnston |
| 1992 | Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted | Brad Moore |
| 1992 | Eyes of an Angel | George |
| 1992 | Newsies | Mayor Jacobs |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | 1946 DA |
| 1994 | Safe Passage | Doctor |
| 1996 | Killer: A Journal Of Murder | Sam Lesser |
| 1996 | Phenomenon | Professor John Ringold |
| 1997 | Turbulence | Brooks |
| 1997 | RocketMan | Paul Wick |
| 1998 | Harvest | Jake Yates |
| 1998 | The X-Files: Fight the Future | Dr. Ben Bronschweig |
| 1999 | The Green Mile | Harry Terwilliger |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Ernie Cole |
| 2002 | Swimming Upstream | Dr. Henry Berkson |
| 2003 | The Lucky Ones | Simon |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Art Weissman |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Steven Haldane |
| 2007 | The Mist | Dan Miller |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Cosmetic surgeon |
| 2009 | Cayman Went | Rodgers Bowman |
| 2010 | Shelter | Dr. Harding |
| 2011 | Another Happy Day | Lee |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Last Tenant | Vinnie | TV Movie |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Adam | TV Miniseries |
| 1979 | Sanctuary of Fear | Whitney Fowler | TV Movie |
| 1980 | King Crab | Sam Campana | TV Movie |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom | TV Movie |
| 1983 | O'Malley | Carl | TV Movie |
| 1983 | I Married Wyatt Earp | Doc Holliday | TV Movie |
| 1983 | Sessions | Dr. Walter Hemmings | TV Movie |
| 1983 | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Richardo | TV Movie |
| 1984 | When She Says No | Brain Garvey | TV Movie |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | Jerry Goff | Episode: "G.O." |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Bob Splinder | Episode: "Kentucky Rye" |
| 1985 | A Time to Live | Larry Weisman | TV Movie |
| 1986 | Spenser: For Hire | Jacob Zaleski | Episode: "In a Safe Place" |
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Roger Clements | Episode: "Funeral for a Door Nail" |
| 1986 | American Masters | Eugene O'Neill | Episode: "Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts" |
| 1986 | Who Is Julia? | Dr. David Matthews | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Marsucci | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Young Harry Houdini | Harry Houdini | TV Movie |
| 1988–1990 | American Playhouse | George George Pierce Baker Peter |
Episodes: "Pigeon Feathers", "Journey Into Genius", "Sensibility and Sense" |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Rogers | TV Movie |
| 1988 | Doubletake | Andrew Lane | TV Movie |
| 1988 | Lincoln | William Herndon | TV Miniseries |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Nate Goodman | Episode: "Elysian Fields" |
| 1989 | Dear John | Neil Cramer | Episode: "Kate, a Date & Fate" |
| 1989 | Settle the Score | Dr. Josh Longcrest | TV Movie |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Admiral Harpoon | TV Movie |
| 1990 | L.A. Law | Peter Reynolds | Episode: "Bang... Zoom... Zap" |
| 1990 | Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 | Scott Cody | TV Movie |
| 1991 | The Haunted | Jack Smurl | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Treacherous Crossing | Dr. Johnston | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted | Frank Moore | TV Movie |
| 1993–2008 | Law & Order | Professor Norman Rothenberg | 8 episodes |
| 1993 | Barbarians at The Gate | H. John Greeniaus | TV Movie |
| 1993 | TriBeCa | Ben Barker | Episode: "The Rainmaker" |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trust | Dick Shelton | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Citizen X | Andrei Chikatilo | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | J. Robert Oppenheimer | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story | Mel Korn | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Down Came a Blackbird | Rob Rubenstein | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Ebbie | Jake Marley | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Cracker | Henry Farner | Episode: "An American Dream" |
| 1997 | Night Sins | SAC Bruce Di Palma | TV Movie |
| 1997 | A Christmas Memory | Seabone | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Robert Brokaw | TV Movie |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Adam Pike | Episode: "Fear Itself" |
| 1998 | Black Cat Run | Bill Grissom | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century | Robbie Beals | TV Miniseries |
| 2000 | Noriega: God's Favorite | Nunico | TV Movie |
| 2000 | D.C. | Mr. Scott | Episode: "Truth" |
| 2000 | The Fugitive | Will Alagash | Episode: "Miles to Go" |
| 2000–2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Charles Philips | Episodes: "Baby Killer", "Countdown" |
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Tom Kagen | Episode: "Dr. Cherry Must Be Stopped" |
| 2001 | The Practice | Attorney Gordon Keene | Episode: "Honor Code" |
| 2002 | E.R. | Doctor | Episode: "Next of Kin" |
| 2003 | Hack | Vasily Yurchenko | Episode: "Gone" |
| 2003 | Our Town | Mr. Webb | TV Movie |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Kenneth Sean "Ken" O'Neal | Episode: '"Ah Khe" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Professor Norman Rothenberg | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Horace | TV Miniseries |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Henry Gorham | Episode: "Yours, Mine and Hers" |
| 2010 | God in America | John Hughes | Episode: "A New Adam/A New Eden" |
| 2010–2012 | The Walking Dead | Dale Horvath | 16 episodes |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | Peter | Episode: "Mon Amour" |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | Chief Justice Ryvlan | Episode: "Rape: A Modern Perspective" |
| 2013 | Lost Angels | Hal Morrison |
Stage [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | King Lear | Edmund | National Tour |
| 1972-1973 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | National Tour |
| 1975 | Augusta | ||
| 1976-1977 | Comedians | Phil Murray | Understudy Music Box Theatre |
| 1978 | A Prayer for My Daughter | Jack Delasante | Public Theatre |
| 1979-1980 | Bent | Horst | Replacement Apollo Theater |
| 1980 | Modigliani | Amedeo Modigliani | Astor Place Theatre |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Nick Bottom | Central Park |
| 1983 | K2 | Taylor | Brooks Atkinson Theatre |
| 1983-1984 | Don Juan | Don Juan | Highlight Theater |
| 1984 | The Country Girl | Bernie | Chelsea Playhouse |
| 1986 | The Hands of Its Enemy | Howard | New York City Center |
| 1987 | Sleight of Hand | Dancer | Cort Theatre |
| 1988 | Spoils of War | Andrew | Music Box Theatre |
| 1992-1993 | One Shoe Off | Leonard | Second Stage Theatre |
| 1994 | Hedda Gabler | George Tesman | Criterion Center Stage Right |
| 1996 | Greensboro: A Requiem | Jersey guy | McCarter Theatre |
| 1998 | Gun-Shy | Duncan | Playwright's Horizons Theatre |
| 1999-2000 | The Price | Victor Franz | Royale Theatre |
| 2001 | Temporary Help | Karl | Westport Country Playhouse |
| 2002-2003 | Our Town | Mr. Webb | Booth Theatre |
| 2005 | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Judge Littlefield Caiaphas the Elder St. Matthew |
Public Theater |
| 2005 | What Am I Doing Here? | Man #1 | Flea Theater |
| 2005 | A Picasso | Pablo Picasso | New York City Center |
| 2006 | Stuff Happens | Donald Rumsfeld | Public Theatre |
| 2007 | King Lear | King Lear | California Shakespeare Theater |
| 2008 | A Geometry Fire | Bob Chuck |
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater |
| 2011 | Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman | Old Globe Theatre |
| 2012 | King Lear | King Lear | Frog and Peach Theatre |
| 2013 | A Family For All Occasions | Howard | Bank Street Theatre |
Awards and nominations [edit]
| Year | Result | Award | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Won | Drama Desk Award | A Prayer for My Daughter | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play |
| 1983 | Nominated | Tony Award | K2 | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play |
| 1995 | Won | CableACE Award | Citizen X | Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries |
| 1995 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Citizen X | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1999 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild Award | The Green Mile | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2006 | Won | Drama Desk Award | Stuff Happens | Outstanding Ensemble Performance |
| 2011 | Nominated | Craig Noel Award | Death of a Salesman | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play - Male |
References [edit]
- ^ "Union College". Union.edu. 2001-05-01. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "Jeffrey De Munn Biography (1947-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ Napoleon, Davi (June 3, 2010). "At the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s Critics Institute 5Q4 Dan Sullivan". The Faster Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ "Exclusive: New 'Walking Dead' Cast Member Announced". Fearnet.com. 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "New Casting for 'The Walking Dead'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "Jeffrey DeMunn Joins The Walking Dead". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "First Official Zombie Images: Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead". Dreadcentral.com. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (2012-05-01). "Walking Dead's Jeffrey DeMunn, Andrew Rothenberg Land Roles in L.A. Noir". Tv.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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