Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton
Born	Robert Patrick Gunton, Jr.
Spouse	Carey (Pitts) Gunton (26 August 2006 - present) Annie McGreevey (6 July 1980 - 31 July 2006) (divorced) 1 child

Robert Patrick Gunton, Jr. (born November 15, 1945 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film The Shawshank Redemption.

Early life

Gunton is the son of Rose Marie (née Banouetz) and Robert Patrick Gunton, Sr., a labour union executive. He attended the University of California, Irvine.

Career

Gunton appeared on Broadway as Juan Peron opposite Patti LuPone in the original cast of Evita and in a 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd and received Tony Award nominations for both. Additional Broadway credits include Working, King of Hearts, "The Music Man", and Big River.

Gunton portrayed President Richard Nixon in a recreation of the Watergate tapes incident for Nightline.

Gunton portrayed United States Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin in the sixth season of 24 and will reprise his role, but now as Chief of Staff to the new President, in the seventh season of the show as a series regular.

Filmography

• The Lazarus Project – Father Ezra (2008)
• Rendition – Lars Whitman (2007)
• Numb – Dr. Townsend (2007)
• Fracture – Judge Gardner (2007)
• Dead Silence – Edward Ashen (2007)
• Iron Jawed Angels – President Woodrow Wilson (2004)
• I Heart Huckabees – Mr. Silver (2004)
• The Perfect Storm – Alexander McAnally III, owner of the yacht the Mistral (2000)
• Running Mates – Terrence Randall (2000)
• Bats – Dr. Alexander McCabe (1999)
• Patch Adams – Dean Walcott (1999)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – Finley Largent (1997)
• Broken Arrow – Pritchett (1996)
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls – Burton Quinn (1995)
• Dolores Claiborne – Mr. Pease (1995)
• The Shawshank Redemption – Warden Samuel Norton (1994)
• Demolition Man – Chief George Earle (1993)
• JFK – TV Newsman (1991)
• Glory – Gen. Harker (1989)
• Cookie – Richie Segretto (1989)
• Matewan – C.E. Lively (1987)
• The Pick-up Artist – Fernando Portacarrero (1987)
• Static – Frank (1985)
• Rollover – Sal Naftari (1981)

Television

• World War II: Behind Closed Doors [1] (BBC documentary with historical reconstructions) – President Franklin D Roosevelt (2008)
• Women's Murder Club – Arthur Lazar in the episode "Train In Vain" (2007)
• 24 – Ethan Kanin (2007-)
• The Batman – Gordan (2007)
• Pepper Dennis – Dick Dinkle (2006)
• Nip/Tuck – Agent Sagamore (2005)
• Monk – Trudy's father, Dwight Ellison (2004)
• Desperate Housewives – Noah Taylor (2004)
• Peacemakers– Mayor Malcolm Smith (2003)
• Greg the Bunny – Junction Jack (2002)
• 61* – Dan Topping (2001)
• The Siege At Ruby Ridge (TV-movie) – Bo Gritz (1996)
• Wild Palms – Dr. Tobias Schenkl (1993) (miniseries)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation – Captain Benjamin Maxwell in the episode The Wounded (1991)

External links

• Internet Broadway Database entry
• Bob Gunton at IMDb
• Bob Gunton at Memory Alpha
• Bob Gunton Online - Unofficial fan site with news, pictures, media.