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Bob Gunton
Actor
Born November 15, 1945 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Bob Gunton is an American actor, primarily known for portraying strict and authoritarian characters in popular films. His better known roles include Chief George Earle in Demolition Man (1993), Prison Warden Samuel Norton in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), medical school dean Dr. Walcott in Patch Adams (1998), and politician Cyrus Vance in Argo (2012). Gunton was born to labor union executive Robert Patrick Gunton Sr. and his wife Rose Marie Banovetz in Santa Monica, California where he was the oldest of five siblings. He was raised in California and attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. His college years were spent in the Paulist Seminary St Peter's College, in Baltimore, Maryland, and the University of California, Irvine. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1969 and served until 1971. He was a radio telephone operator (RTO) with the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division and was assigned to the Fire Support Base Ripcord during the Vietnam War. When the base was evacuated during a siege by North Vietnamese Army (NVA), Gunton manage to retrieve important radios that were in danger of falling in enemy hands. He was awarded with a Bronze Star commendation for his deed. Gunton was primarily known for theatrical roles in the late 1970s and 1980s. He played Raoul in the Broadway musical "King of Hearts" (1978). For this role he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. The award was instead won by rival actor Ken Jennings. From 1979 to 1983, Gunton played the role of President of Argentina Juan Domingo Perón in "Evita". He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 1980, Gunton acted in the play How I Got That Story. He won both the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male Performer and the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor. He was also nominated Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. In 1985, Gunton played the King in the musical "Big River". The musical was an adaptation of the novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884) by Mark Twain. For this role Gunton was again nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. From 1987 to 1990, Gunton played protagonist Sweeney Todd in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. While critically acclaimed for this role, Gunton won none of these awards. In the 1990s, Gunton started focusing more on film roles. More often playing antagonists than heroes or supporting characters,. In 2007, Gunton joined the main cast of the popular action drama television series 24 (2001), playing politician Ethan Kanin. He played the role until the end of the series in 2010. In 2015, Gunton joined the main cast of the superhero series Daredevil (2015). He played the super-villain Leland Owlsley (codenamed "the Owl in the comics). By 2024 Gunton was 78-years-old. He has never retired, and continues to appear regularly in film and television.
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2021
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2019
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2018
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2017
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Mountain Top
Alex & the List
2016
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2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Marvel's Daredevil Season 1
The 33
2014
Gortimer Gibbons Life On Normal Street - Season 1
2013
Runner Runner
Jimmy
Highland Park
The Blacklist - Season 1
Trophy Wife Season 1
Live at the Foxes Den
Decoding Annie Parker
2012
Trouble With The Curve
Argo
Elementary - Season 1
Get the Gringo
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Season 1
Up All Night Season 1
Kill the Irishman
New Girl Season 1
Wilfred Season 1
2010
The Trial
Warren the Ape Season 1
2009
Royal Pains Season 1
2008
The Lazarus Project
The Mentalist: The Complete First Season
24: Redemption
Player 5150
Tenure
2007
Dead Silence (Unrated)
Fracture
Pandemic
Rendition
2005
Numb3rs Season 1
2004
I Heart Huckabees
Desperate Housewives - Season 1
Ichabod! The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Iron Jawed Angels
The Batman: The Complete First Season
2003
Nip/Tuck
2002
Boat Trip
The Greg The Bunny Tapes: Season 1
Monk Season 1
2001
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When Billie Beat Bobby
24 Season 1
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Season 2
The Perfect Storm
1999
Season 1
Bats
Family Guy Season 1
1998
Patch Adams
1997
Elvis Meets Nixon
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Buffalo Soldiers
1996
The Glimmer Man
Broken Arrow
1995
Dolores Claiborne
The New Outer Limits Volume 1
In Pursuit Of Honor
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1994
Touched By An Angel Season 1
The Shawshank Redemption
1993
Father Hood
Murder in the Heartland Season 1
Demolition Man
1992
Patriot Games
The Public Eye
Jennifer Eight
1991
A Woman Named Jackie
JFK
Mission Of The Shark
1990
Law & Order Season 1
Judgment
1989
Born On The Fourth Of July
Cookie
Glory
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
1986
Adam: His Song Continues
1985
Static
1984
Miami Vice: Season 1
1982
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
1981
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