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Bob Gunton Movies, Cast & Biography
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…
- Born
- 15 November 1945
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Known for
- Actor
- Guides here
- 1 film
Biography
Who is Bob Gunton?
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.
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
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Bob was born in which country?
Santa Monica, California, USA.
What is Bob Gunton best known for?
Best known as a actor, with 1 credited film in the MovieState library.
Which Bob Gunton films can I read about here?
The Shawshank Redemption (1994).