Bob Gunton
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.
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| Full name at birth | Robert Patrick Gunton Jr
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| Claim to fame | The Shawshark Redemption
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| Date of birth | 15 November 1945
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| Place of birth | Santa Monica, California, United States
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| Net worth | $3,000,000 USD
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- 1980: Won an Obie Award for his role in "How I Got That Story".
- Father of daughter, Olivia.
- Won the 1980 Drama Desk Award for his role of Juan Domingo Perón opposite Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in the Broadway musical "Evita".
- Has twice received Tony nominations: in 1980 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Juan Domingo Perón in "Evita", and ten years later, in 1990, as Best Actor (Musical) for playing the title role in a revival of "Sweeney Todd".
- 1969-71: Servied in the U.S. Army, earning the Vietnam Service Medal and a Bronze Star for valor.
Bob Gunton is known for his role in the TV series The Blacklist (2013) as Nicholas Moore.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Daredevil (2015) as Leland Owlsley.
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