Bob Gunton

November 15, 1945 (age 80) Santa Monica, California, USA

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.

His titles like The Shawshank Redemption, Argo, and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/82

Weighted avg: 7.15 /10

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The Shawshank Redemption

1994September 1994 by Frank Darabont

Starring as Warden Norton

Starring as Warden Norton

8.52 Amazing--
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Argo

2012October 2012 by Ben Affleck

Minor role as Cyrus Vance

Minor role as Cyrus Vance

6.90 Good+
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995November 1995 by Steve Oedekerk

Supporting as Burton Quinn

Supporting as Burton Quinn

5.83 Okay+
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Demolition Man

1993October 1993 by Marco Brambilla

Supporting as Chief George Earle

Supporting as Chief George Earle

6.36 Good-
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5

Patch Adams

1998December 1998 by Tom Shadyac

Supporting as Dean Walcott

Supporting as Dean Walcott

6.92 Good+
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6

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021November 2021 by Jason Reitman

Minor role as The Ghost Farmer

Minor role as The Ghost Farmer

6.92 Good+
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7

Fracture

2007April 2007 by Gregory Hoblit

Minor role as Judge Gardner

Minor role as Judge Gardner

6.87 Good+
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8

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011March 2011 by Brad Furman

Supporting as Cecil Dobbs

Supporting as Cecil Dobbs

6.81 Good+
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9

Dead Silence

2007March 2007 by James Wan

Supporting as Edward Ashen

Supporting as Edward Ashen

5.99 Okay++
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10

The Perfect Storm

2000June 2000 by Wolfgang Petersen

Minor role as Alexander McAnally III

Minor role as Alexander McAnally III

6.03 Okay++
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Broken Arrow

1996February 1996 by John Woo

Supporting as Pritchett

Supporting as Pritchett

5.59 Okay
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Glory

1989December 1989 by Edward Zwick

Minor role as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Minor role as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

7.11 Good++
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Get the Gringo

2012March 2012 by Adrian Grünberg

Minor role as Mr. Kaufmann

Minor role as Mr. Kaufmann

6.16 Good--
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Born on the Fourth of July

1989December 1989 by Oliver Stone

Minor role as Doctor

Minor role as Doctor

6.58 Good
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Trouble with the Curve

2012September 2012 by Robert Lorenz

Minor role as Watson

Minor role as Watson

6.55 Good-
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Runner Runner

2013September 2013 by Brad Furman

Minor role as Dean Alex Monroe

Minor role as Dean Alex Monroe

5.14 Okay--
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Dolores Claiborne

1995March 1995 by Taylor Hackford

Minor role as Mr. Pease

Minor role as Mr. Pease

6.87 Good+
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The 33

2015August 2015 by Patricia Riggen

Minor role as President Sebastián Piñera

Minor role as President Sebastián Piñera

5.93 Okay++
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The Glimmer Man

1996October 1996 by John Gray

Starring as Frank Deverell

Starring as Frank Deverell

5.00 Okay--
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Kill the Irishman

2011March 2011 by Jonathan Hensleigh

Minor role as Jerry Merke

Minor role as Jerry Merke

6.32 Good--
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Boat Trip

2002October 2002 by Mort Nathan

Minor role as Boat Captain

Minor role as Boat Captain

4.77 Mediocre+
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Rendition

2007September 2007 by Gavin Hood

Minor role as Lars Whitman

Minor role as Lars Whitman

5.96 Okay++
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

1997November 1997 by Clint Eastwood

Minor role as Finley Largent

Minor role as Finley Largent

5.88 Okay+
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The Lazarus Project

2008October 2008 by John Glenn

Supporting as Father Ezra

Supporting as Father Ezra

5.52 Okay
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Bats

1999October 1999 by Louis Morneau

Starring as Dr. Alexander McCabe

Starring as Dr. Alexander McCabe

4.41 Mediocre
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Jennifer Eight

1992November 1992 by Bruce Robinson

Minor role as Goodridge

Minor role as Goodridge

5.65 Okay
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Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018September 2018 by Harold Cronk

Starring as Major

Starring as Major

6.19 Good--
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The Inheritance

2024July 2024 by Alejandro Brugués

Lead role as Charles Abernathy

Lead role as Charles Abernathy

5.52 Okay
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Numb

2007April 2007 by Harris Goldberg

Supporting as Dr. Townshend

Supporting as Dr. Townshend

5.55 Okay
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30

The Pick-up Artist

1987September 1987 by James Toback

Minor role as Fernando Portacarrero

Minor role as Fernando Portacarrero

5.31 Okay-
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61*

2001April 2001 by Billy Crystal

Minor role as Dan Topping

Minor role as Dan Topping

6.44 Good-
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Matewan

1987August 1987 by John Sayles

Minor role as C.E. Lively

Minor role as C.E. Lively

6.72 Good
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Father Hood

1993August 1993 by Darrell James Roodt

Minor role as Lazzaro

Minor role as Lazzaro

5.54 Okay
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Tenure

2010February 2010 by Mike Million

Supporting as William Thurber

Supporting as William Thurber

5.48 Okay
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35

Roswell

1994July 1994 by Jeremy Kagan

Supporting as Frank Joyce

Supporting as Frank Joyce

5.76 Okay+
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36

The Trial

2010September 2010 by Gary Wheeler

Starring as Joe Whetstone

Starring as Joe Whetstone

5.71 Okay+
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37

Decoding Annie Parker

2014May 2014 by Steven Bernstein

Minor role as Dr. Benton

Minor role as Dr. Benton

5.72 Okay+
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Iron Jawed Angels

2004January 2004 by Katja von Garnier

Minor role as President Woodrow Wilson

Minor role as President Woodrow Wilson

6.24 Good--
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39

Wild Palms

1993 by Bruce Wagner

Supporting as Dr. Tobias Schenkl

Supporting as Dr. Tobias Schenkl

5.57 Okay
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40

Alex & the List

2018May 2018 by Harris Goldberg

Minor role as Mr. Stern

Minor role as Mr. Stern

5.46 Okay
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Scenes of the Crime

2002May 2002 by Dominique Forma

Minor role as Steven, Jimmy's Partner

Minor role as Steven, Jimmy's Partner

5.52 Okay
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Rollover

1981October 1981 by Alan J. Pakula

Supporting as Sal Naftari

Supporting as Sal Naftari

5.48 Okay
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Pandemic

2007 by Armand Mastroianni

Supporting as Max Sorkosky

Supporting as Max Sorkosky

5.13 Okay--
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In Pursuit of Honor

1995March 1995 by Ken Olin

Supporting as Col. John Hardesty

Supporting as Col. John Hardesty

5.77 Okay+
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45

Elvis Meets Nixon

1997August 1997 by Allan Arkush

Starring as Richard M. Nixon

Starring as Richard M. Nixon

6.15 Good--
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Static

1986June 1986 by Mark Romanek

Starring as Frank

Starring as Frank

5.94 Okay++
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When Billie Beat Bobby

2001April 2001 by Jane Anderson

Supporting as Jerry Perenchio

Supporting as Jerry Perenchio

5.76 Okay+
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Cookie

1989August 1989 by Susan Seidelman

Minor role as Richie Segretto

Minor role as Richie Segretto

5.68 Okay+
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Greg the Bunny

2002–2006 by Dan Milano

Starring as "Junction" Jack Mars

Starring as "Junction" Jack Mars

5.76 Okay+
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50

Believe in Me

2006September 2006 by Robert Collector

Supporting as Hugh Moreland

Supporting as Hugh Moreland

5.98 Okay++
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51

Soldiers in Hiding

1984November 1984 by Malcolm Clarke

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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52

Missing Pieces

1992March 1992 by Leonard B. Stern

Starring as Mr Gabor

Starring as Mr Gabor

5.85 Okay+
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991September 1991 by Robert Iscove

Supporting as Chaplain

Supporting as Chaplain

5.99 Okay++
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Highland Park

2013June 2013 by Andrew Meieran

Supporting as Bert

Supporting as Bert

5.79 Okay+
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Mountain Top

2017February 2017 by Gary Wheeler

Supporting as Maxwell Forrest

Supporting as Maxwell Forrest

6.22 Good--
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56

Purgatory Station

2024November 2024 by Ethan Hegel

Starring as Horatio Grimes

Starring as Horatio Grimes

Needs more reviews
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57

Buffalo Soldiers

1997December 1997 by Charles Haid

Minor role as Col. Benjamin Grierson

Minor role as Col. Benjamin Grierson

5.74 Okay+
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58

Judgment

1990October 1990 by Tom Topor

Supporting as Monsignor Beauvais

Supporting as Monsignor Beauvais

5.78 Okay+
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59

Player 5150

2008January 2008 by David Michael O'Neill

Supporting as Nick

Supporting as Nick

5.74 Okay+
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60

Dallas 362

2005May 2005 by Scott Caan

Supporting as Joe

Supporting as Joe

5.57 Okay
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61

Finnegan Begin Again

1985February 1985 by Joan Micklin Silver

Supporting as Christian Jameson

Supporting as Christian Jameson

6.01 Okay++
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Jimmy

2013June 2013 by Mark Freiburger

Supporting as Sheriff Brinson

Supporting as Sheriff Brinson

Needs more reviews
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Forever James Dean

1988January 1988 by Ara Chekmayan

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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64

Running Mates

2000August 2000 by Ron Lagomarsino

Supporting as Sen. Terrence Randall

Supporting as Sen. Terrence Randall

5.78 Okay+
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65

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996May 1996 by Roger Young

Minor role as Bo Gritz

Minor role as Bo Gritz

5.77 Okay+
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66

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995March 1995 by Thomas Schlamme

Supporting as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Supporting as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Needs more reviews
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67

Live at the Foxes Den

2013December 2013 by Michael Kristoff

Supporting as Tony O'Hara

Supporting as Tony O'Hara

Needs more reviews
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68

The Pact

2002November 2002 by Peter Werner

Supporting as James Harte

Supporting as James Harte

Needs more reviews
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69

Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991May 1991 by Christian I. Nyby II

Minor role as Asst. D.A. Scott Willard

Minor role as Asst. D.A. Scott Willard

6.16 Good--
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70

Sinatra

1992

Minor role as Tommy Dorsey

Minor role as Tommy Dorsey

6.16 Good--
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71

Adam: His Song Continues

1986September 1986 by Robert Markowitz

Supporting as Edgar Milton

Supporting as Edgar Milton

Needs more reviews
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72

World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

2008

Starring as Franklin Roosevelt

Starring as Franklin Roosevelt

Needs more reviews
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73

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992September 1992 by Paul Seed

Supporting as Larry Dietrick

Supporting as Larry Dietrick

Needs more reviews
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74

Ladykiller

1992September 1992 by Michael M. Scott

Supporting as Wolkowski

Supporting as Wolkowski

Needs more reviews
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75

Judas

2004March 2004 by Charles Robert Carner

Supporting as Caiaphas

Supporting as Caiaphas

Needs more reviews
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76

Changing Habits

1997May 1997 by Lynn Roth

Minor role as Bishop Creighton

Minor role as Bishop Creighton

Needs more reviews
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77

Veronica in the FBI

2007October 2007 by Rob Thomas

Supporting as Principal Harris

Supporting as Principal Harris

Needs more reviews
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78

A Woman Named Jackie

1991

Minor role as Hugh Auchincloss

Minor role as Hugh Auchincloss

Needs more reviews
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79

Unconquered

1989January 1989 by Dick Lowry

Supporting as Gov. George Wallace

Supporting as Gov. George Wallace

Needs more reviews
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80

Cosmic Slop

1994November 1994 by Reginald Hudlin

Minor role as President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')

Minor role as President Ellis (segment 'Space Traders')

Needs more reviews
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81

Hothouse

1988 by Jay Presson Allen

Supporting as Dr. Leonard Schrader

Supporting as Dr. Leonard Schrader

Needs more reviews
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Courthouse

1995 by Deborah Joy LeVine

Supporting as Homer Conklin

Supporting as Homer Conklin

Needs more reviews