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Bob Gunton (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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bob Gunton as Samuel Norton: The pious and cruel warden of Shawshank penitentiary; William Sadler as Heywood: A member of Red's gang of long-serving convicts; Clancy Brown as Byron Hadley: The brutal captain of the prison guards; Gil Bellows as Tommy Williams: A young convict imprisoned for burglary in 1965
Oct 14, 1994 · The Shawshank Redemption: Directed by Frank Darabont. With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler. Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
Sep 15, 2020 · Bob Gunton is a prolific stage actor known for his roles in Evita and Sweeney Todd on Broadway, but perhaps his most well-known film role is as Warden Gunton served with distinction in the Vietnam War in the last great multi-unit battle of the conflict, The Siege of Firebase Ripcord.
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.
Jul 12, 2024 · Warden Norton actor Bob Gunton explains that this decision improves the story because it gives Andy a central antagonist and contributes to the movie's core themes. Gunton's portrayal of the Warden was a major highlight of the film, and it's for the best that King's story was changed.
Like all good character actors, Bob Gunton is probably known more by his face than his name - his craggy, often impassive visage has essayed a score of tough, taciturn, often morally questionable...
Bob Gunton 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 ...
