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Bob Gunton (born November 15, 1945) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. He is perhaps best known for his role as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994
1994 in film

The year 1994 in film involved some significant events....
 prison film
Prison film

A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape....
 The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption is a United States prison film film, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption....
.

on was born Robert Patrick Gunton Jr in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is completely surrounded by the City of Los Angeles ? Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California on the north, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California on the northeast...
, the son of Rose Marie (née
Married and maiden names

A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
 Banouetz) and Robert Patrick Gunton Sr, a labour union executive. He attended the University of California
University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges s...
.

on appeared on Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 as Juan Peron
Juan Perón

Juan Domingo Per?n was an Argentina general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency....
 opposite Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone is an United States singer and actress, perhaps best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Eva Per?n in the 1979 musical Evita ....
 in the original cast of Evita and in a 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd (musical)

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 Tony Award?winning Musical theatre thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a libretto by Hugh Wheeler....
 and received Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
 nominations for both.






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Bob Gunton (born November 15, 1945) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. He is perhaps best known for his role as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994
1994 in film

The year 1994 in film involved some significant events....
 prison film
Prison film

A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape....
 The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption is a United States prison film film, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption....
.

Early life

Gunton was born Robert Patrick Gunton Jr in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is completely surrounded by the City of Los Angeles ? Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California on the north, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California on the northeast...
, the son of Rose Marie (née
Married and maiden names

A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
 Banouetz) and Robert Patrick Gunton Sr, a labour union executive. He attended the University of California
University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges s...
.

Career

Gunton appeared on Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 as Juan Peron
Juan Perón

Juan Domingo Per?n was an Argentina general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency....
 opposite Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone is an United States singer and actress, perhaps best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Eva Per?n in the 1979 musical Evita ....
 in the original cast of Evita and in a 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd (musical)

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 Tony Award?winning Musical theatre thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a libretto by Hugh Wheeler....
 and received Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
 nominations for both. Additional Broadway credits include Working
Working (musical)

Working is a musical theatre with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead....
, King of Hearts
King of Hearts (musical)

King of Hearts is a musical theatre with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Jacob Brackman, and music by Peter Link. It is based on the 1966 anti-war cult film of King of Hearts ....
, "The Music Man", and Big River
Big River (musical)

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical theater with a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics by Roger Miller.Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it features music in the bluegrass music and country music styles in keeping with the setting of the novel....
.

Gunton portrayed President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the only president to resign the office....
 in a recreation of the Watergate tapes
Watergate tapes

The Watergate tapes, a subset of the Nixon tapes, are a collection of recordings of conversations between President of the United States Richard Nixon and various White House staff starting in February 1971 and lasting until July 18, 1973....
 incident for Nightline.

Gunton portrayed United States Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense

File:USSecDefflag.PNGThe United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense , concerned with the Military of the United States and Military of the United States....
 Ethan Kanin in the sixth season of 24
24 (TV series)

24 is an United States serial action drama television series. Broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes ....
 and will reprise his role, but now as Chief of Staff
White House Chief of Staff

The White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President of the United States....
 to the new President, in the seventh season of the show as a series regular.

Filmography

  • The Lazarus Project – Father Ezra (2008)
  • Rendition
    Rendition (film)

    Rendition is a 2007 drama film directed by Gavin Hood and starring Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Omar Metwally....
     – Lars Whitman (2007)
  • Numb
    Numb (film)

    Numb is a 2007 in film Cinema of the United States drama film written and directed by Harris Goldberg. According to an interview with Goldberg on a bonus feature of the DVD release, he was inspired to write the screenplay by his own experience battling clinical depression....
     – Dr. Townsend (2007)
  • Fracture
    Fracture (2007 film)

    Fracture is a 2007 in film legal drama/crime film suspense film from both New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment, directed by Gregory Hoblit and starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling....
     – Judge Gardner (2007)
  • Dead Silence
    Dead Silence

    Dead Silence is a 2007 in film horror film from the creators of Saw , James Wan and Leigh Whannell. The film stars Ryan Kwanten as the main protagonist, Jamie Ashen, Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Jim Lipton and Judith Roberts as Mary Shaw....
     – Edward Ashen (2007)
  • Iron Jawed Angels
    Iron Jawed Angels

    Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 in film film about the United States women's suffrage movement during the early 1900s. It was filmed in Virginia, produced by HBO Films, and released in 2004....
     – President Woodrow Wilson (2004)
  • I Heart Huckabees – Mr. Silver (2004)
  • The Perfect Storm
    The Perfect Storm (film)

    The Perfect Storm is a 2000 film adapted from the The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and features George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C....
     – Alexander McAnally III, owner of the yacht the Mistral (2000)
  • Running Mates
    Running Mates (film)

    Running Mates is a 2000 in film United States Political cinema Comedy film/Drama film television film directed by Ron Lagomarsino and starring Tom Selleck....
     – Terrence Randall (2000)
  • Bats – Dr. Alexander McCabe (1999)
  • Patch Adams
    Patch Adams (film)

    Patch Adams is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by Tom Shadyac and based on the true life story of Patch Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander....
     – Dean Walcott (1999)
  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a work by John Berendt. The book was Berendt's first, and became a The New York Times bestseller for 216 weeks following its debut....
     – Finley Largent (1997)
  • Broken Arrow
    Broken Arrow (1996 film)

    Broken Arrow is a 1996 in film Cinema of the United States action film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta and Christian Slater....
     – Pritchett (1996)
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
    Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

    Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is the sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective . Jim Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who specializes in cases involving animals....
     – Burton Quinn (1995)
  • Dolores Claiborne
    Dolores Claiborne (film)

    Dolores Claiborne is a 1995 film based on the Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King, starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It was directed by Taylor Hackford....
     – Mr. Pease (1995)
  • The Shawshank Redemption
    The Shawshank Redemption

    The Shawshank Redemption is a United States prison film film, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption....
     – Warden Samuel Norton (1994)
  • Demolition Man
    Demolition Man (film)

    Demolition Man is a 1993 in film Cinema of the United States dystopian action film directed by Marco Brambilla, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne and Denis Leary....
     – Chief George Earle (1993)
  • Glory
    Glory (film)

    Glory is a 1989 in film drama film war film based on the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as told from the point of view of its commanding officer, Robert Gould Shaw during the American Civil War....
     – Gen. Harker (1989)
  • Cookie
    Cookie (film)

    Cookie is a 1989 in film comedy film released on August 23, 1989 in film by Warner Brothers....
     – Richie Segretto (1989)
  • Matewan
    Matewan

    Matewan is an United States drama film by John Sayles, illustrating the events of a coal Mining-workers' Strike action and attempt to unionize in 1920 in Matewan, West Virginia, a small town in the hills of West Virginia....
     – C.E. Lively (1987)
  • The Pick-up Artist
    The Pick-up Artist (film)

    The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 United States film written and directed by James Toback. This romantic comedy starred Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr....
     – Fernando Portacarrero (1987)
  • Static
    Static (film)

    Static is an United States Comedy-drama directed by Mark Romanek. Static stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1986 by NFI Productions....
     – Frank (1985)
  • Rollover
    Rollover (film)

    Rollover is a 1981 in film political and financial thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson.Jane Fonda plays Lee Winters, the widow of the Chairman and primary stockholder of List of fictional companies, a chemical company, who is attempting to obtain financing of the purchase of a processing pl...
     – Sal Naftari (1981)


Television

  • World War II: Behind Closed Doors (BBC documentary with historical reconstructions) – President Franklin D Roosevelt (2008)
  • Women's Murder Club
    Women's Murder Club

    Women's Murder Club is an United States police procedural and legal drama, which ran on American Broadcasting Company from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008....
     – Arthur Lazar in the episode "Train In Vain" (2007)
  • 24
    24 (TV series)

    24 is an United States serial action drama television series. Broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes ....
     – Ethan Kanin (2007-)
  • The Batman
    The Batman (TV series)

    The Batman is an Emmy Award-winning United States animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman....
     – Gordan (2007)
  • Pepper Dennis
    Pepper Dennis

    Pepper Dennis is a dramedy television series that aired on The WB Television Network from April to July 4 2006. Due to poor ratings, it was quickly announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows that would be transferred to The CW Television Network....
     – Dick Dinkle (2006)
  • Nip/Tuck
    Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck is an United States Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning television series medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks....
     – Agent Sagamore (2005)
  • Monk
    Monk (TV series)

    Monk is an Television in the United States comedy-drama Television program created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the main character....
     – Trudy's father, Dwight Ellison (2004)
  • Desperate Housewives
    Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry....
     – Noah Taylor (2004)
  • Peacemakers
    Peacemakers

    Peacemakers was an United States pacifist organization. The name of the group is taken from a section of the Beatitudes: ?Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.?...
    – Mayor Malcolm Smith (2003)
  • Greg the Bunny
    Greg the Bunny

    Greg the Bunny was an United States sitcom that originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S....
     – Junction Jack (2002)
  • 61*
    61*

    61* is an American baseball movie, made for HBO, directed by Billy Crystal and written by Hank Steinberg. The film was first released on April 28, 2001....
     – Dan Topping (2001)
  • The Siege At Ruby Ridge (TV-movie) – Bo Gritz (1996)
  • Wild Palms
    Wild Palms

    Wild Palms is a six-hour mini-series, which first aired in May 1993 on the American Broadcasting Company in the United States. Written by Bruce Wagner, who was also the executive producer, Wild Palms was a Science fiction drama about the dangers of brainwashing through technology and drugs....
     – Dr. Tobias Schenkl (1993) miniseries
    Miniseries

    A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes....
    )
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Set in the 24th century, about 70 years after Star Trek: The Original Series, the program features a new crew and a new Starship Enterprise....
     – Captain Benjamin Maxwell in the episode The Wounded, (1991)


External links

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