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Bob Gunton

American film, television and stage actor

  • Fame57.3
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Born 1945 · age 81United States
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  • Age
    81
    Born 1945
  • Known for
    The Shawshank Redemption
    1994
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Updated 2026-06-24

Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. is an American character actor of stage and screen. He is known for playing strict authoritarian characters, including Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in Patch Adams, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in Argo. He also played Leland Owlsley in the Daredevil television series, Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin in 24, and Noah Taylor in Desperate Housewives.

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  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
  • Clarence Derwent Awards
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Source confidence65.0
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