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Bob Gunton

Date of birth: 1945-11-15

Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Robert Patrick Gunton Jr., 巴布·岡頓, باب گانتون, باب گانتن

Bob Gunton

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Shawshank Redemption
4.4

The Shawshank Redemption

1994-09-23

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufr

The Perfect Storm
3.2

The Perfect Storm

2000-06-29

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atl

Patch Adams
3.7

Patch Adams

1998-12-25

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine,

Bats
2.3

Bats

1999-10-22

Genetically mutated bats escape and it's up to a bat expert and the local sheriff to stop them.

Scenes of the Crime
2.7

Scenes of the Crime

2002-05-11

A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry whe

Adam: His Song Continues
3.6

Adam: His Song Continues

1986-09-29

Follows the true story of John and Reve Walsh who, after their child was murdered, fought to raise n

Matewan
3.7

Matewan

1987-08-28

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
3.2

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997-11-21

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionai

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
3.2

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995-11-10

Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa

Demolition Man
3.4

Demolition Man

1993-10-08

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to dec

The Glimmer Man
2.7

The Glimmer Man

1996-10-04

A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detect

The Lazarus Project
3

The Lazarus Project

2008-10-24

After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced

Dallas 362
2.3

Dallas 362

2005-05-06

Rusty has been bailed out of bad situations more than once by his understanding but distraught mothe

Dead Silence
3.3

Dead Silence

2007-03-16

Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiv

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
3.7

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021-11-18

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begi

Elvis Meets Nixon
3.5

Elvis Meets Nixon

1997-08-12

A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under t

Player 5150
2.5

Player 5150

2008-01-07

Joey (Ethan Embry, Can't Hardly Wait) is a successful day trader at a high-end brokerage house, he h

Rollover
2.5

Rollover

1981-10-11

The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of hi

Iron Jawed Angels
3.4

Iron Jawed Angels

2004-01-16

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to

The Trial
2.9

The Trial

2010-09-10

After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small tow

A Thousand Acres
2.9

A Thousand Acres

1997-09-19

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath the

Believe in Me
3.3

Believe in Me

2006-09-07

In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a sc

Argo
3.6

Argo

2012-10-11

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky

Scarlett
0

Scarlett

2021-12-31

Angelina Ellington is a black investigative reporter who despises the mob. She stumbles upon a dead

Get the Gringo
3.3

Get the Gringo

2012-03-15

A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survi

The Lincoln Lawyer
3.6

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011-03-17

Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan

Kill the Irishman
3.4

Kill the Irishman

2011-03-10

Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged

When Billie Beat Bobby
2.6

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001-04-16

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Je

The Pact
2.7

The Pact

2002-11-04

A pair of young lovers, one depressed, decide to end their lives together in a suicide pact.

Trouble with the Curve
3.5

Trouble with the Curve

2012-09-21

Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel takes his grown daughter along as

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
3.1

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

1991-09-29

True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and

Changing Habits
0.8

Changing Habits

1997-05-20

An aspiring artist runs from men as a result of an early life problem that has left her relationship

In Pursuit of Honor
2.9

In Pursuit of Honor

1995-03-18

To save a group of horses slated to be destroyed by the US Cavalry, a group of officers rebel and be

Highland Park
2.8

Highland Park

2013-06-08

A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years a

Buffalo Soldiers
2.7

Buffalo Soldiers

1997-12-07

They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-Ameri

Runner Runner
2.8

Runner Runner

2013-09-24

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face wi

Live at the Foxes Den
1.8

Live at the Foxes Den

2013-12-06

A corporate attorney quits his job at a high profile law firm to become the singer at a an old cockt

Jimmy
3.5

Jimmy

2013-06-04

The story of a mentally challenged teenager who interacts with supernatural beings he calls "Watcher

Missing Pieces
2.7

Missing Pieces

1992-03-28

As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
3.1

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995-03-18

A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.

Ghostkiller
0

Ghostkiller

Accused murderer Kyle Ghostkiller, heir to a mystical medicine bundle, escapes the FBI and time jump

Glory
3.7

Glory

1989-12-15

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
1.5

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992-04-14

A haggard cowboy reflects upon his life while awaiting his death.

I ♥ Huckabees
3.1

I ♥ Huckabees

2004-09-10

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo hel

Broadway's Lost Treasures
3

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003-08-10

The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which

Veronica in the FBI
2.2

Veronica in the FBI

2007-10-23

Veronica Mars has an eventful first two days at her new job at the FBI. First, she goes undercover a

Dolores Claiborne
3.6

Dolores Claiborne

1995-03-24

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findi

Judas
3

Judas

2004-03-08

Was Judas Iscariot, the apostle whose kiss sentenced Jesus Christ to the crucifix, a patriot who arg

Born on the Fourth of July
3.5

Born on the Fourth of July

1989-12-20

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
2.5

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996-05-19

A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of

Alex & the List
2.7

Alex & the List

2018-05-04

Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented,

Numb
2.9

Numb

2007-04-30

Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself witho

The Gettysburg Address
0

The Gettysburg Address

2025-11-19

In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" invest

Cosmic Slop
2.1

Cosmic Slop

1994-11-08

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny

The 33
3.2

The 33

2015-08-06

Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated un

The Inheritance
2.9

The Inheritance

2024-07-12

Billionaire Charles Abernathy, on the eve of his 75th birthday, invites his four estranged children

Unconquered
5

Unconquered

1989-01-15

In 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, State Attorney Richmond Flowers, Sr. is one of few willing to fight

JFK
3.8

JFK

1991-12-20

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis

Tenure
2.8

Tenure

2010-02-19

Despite his outstanding intellect, associate professor Charlie Thurber is a chronic underachiever an

Judgment
2.7

Judgment

1990-10-13

Fact-based story of a Louisiana priest accused of molesting young parishioners, and of the family of

Static
3

Static

1986-06-13

Ernie Blick has just lost his job at a crucifix factory. Luckily, for Ernie, this allows him more ti

Boat Trip
2.6

Boat Trip

2002-10-01

Two guys whose love lives are a wreck look forward to finding ladies on the high seas. Unfortunately

Running Mates
2.4

Running Mates

2000-08-13

A governor running for President gets revealed to be a serial philanderer.

Soldiers in Hiding
2.8

Soldiers in Hiding

1984-11-11

A portrait of several Vietnam War veterans living "off the grid." Upon returning home from the war,

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
3

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

1982-02-17

A poorly-educated housewife fights companies polluting her hometown's water table in upstate New Yor

The Bride in Black
3

The Bride in Black

1990-10-21

A Brooklyn widow (Susan Lucci) traces the past of her boxer/sculptor husband (David Soul), gunned do

Roswell
3

Roswell

1994-07-31

Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the att

Patriot Games
3.4

Patriot Games

1992-06-04

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and

The Pick-up Artist
2.8

The Pick-up Artist

1987-09-18

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to th

Finnegan Begin Again
3.1

Finnegan Begin Again

1985-02-24

A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drift

Unbroken: Path to Redemption
3.4

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018-09-14

Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with u

Mountain Top
3.4

Mountain Top

2017-02-10

A lawyer-turned-preacher living in a small Appalachian town is pursued by an eccentric man to repres

The Least of These
3.5

The Least of These

2011-08-02

A priest returns to his old Catholic high school to replace a priest who has gone missing, only to b

Fracture
3.6

Fracture

2007-04-19

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case f

Jennifer Eight
3

Jennifer Eight

1992-11-06

John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself

61*
3.5

61*

2001-04-28

In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally

Cookie
2.6

Cookie

1989-08-02

Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen

Ladykiller
1.8

Ladykiller

1992-09-19

Mimi Rogers portrays a burned out cop who is transfered to the forensics staff as an evidence photog

Decoding Annie Parker
3

Decoding Annie Parker

2014-05-02

The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cance

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2.3

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant

2015-06-05

A self-anointed 'renegade' male flight attendant must save the day when the airline he works for tri

Forever James Dean
3.5

Forever James Dean

1988-01-01

The life and times of one of Hollywood's brightest stars.

The Public Eye
3.1

The Public Eye

1992-10-16

A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.

Father Hood
2.9

Father Hood

1993-08-27

Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
2.6

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992-09-13

The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
3.6

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991-05-14

David Katz is a world famous magician and he comes to Denver with his group to perform for a charity

Rendition
3.2

Rendition

2007-09-07

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his Americ

Purgatory Station
2.1

Purgatory Station

2024-11-29

When a crooked lawyer wakes up in a large, pitch-dark container, he learns he has eight hours to scu

Broken Arrow
3

Broken Arrow

1996-02-09

When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, th

24: Redemption
3.8

24: Redemption

2008-11-28

Jack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered