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Bob Gunton

ActorBorn 1945On stage 1978 to 19898 productions on this page

Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) 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. In addition to his film and television careers, Gunton is a prolific theatre actor. He originated the role of Juan Perón in the Broadway premiere…

On stage

8 productions, 11 years

1978

King of HeartsBroadway Minskoff Theatre. Revival. Directed by Ron Field

48 performances

1978

WorkingBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Stephen Schwartz

24 performances

1979

EvitaBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince

1,567 performances

1983

PassionBroadway Longacre Theatre. Original. Directed by Marshall W. Mason

97 performances

1985

Big RiverBroadway Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Original. Directed by Des McAnuff

1,005 performances

1987

RozaBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince

12 performances

1989

Café CrownBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original. Directed by Martin Charnin

3 performances

1989

Sweeney ToddBroadway Circle In The Square Theatre. Revival. Directed by Susan H. Schulman

188 performances

Worked with more than once

5 names

Michael McCarty 3 productions
Rex David Hays 2 productions
Patti LuPone 2 productions
Kecia Lewis-Evans 2 productions
Al Decristo 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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