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| 3 | Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actor. |
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| 5 | An engaging and hard-working character actor, he's perhaps best known for his iconic role as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 classic ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''. He's otherwise turned up in critically acclaimed films such as ''Film/{{JFK}}'', ''Film/DoloresClaiborne'', ''Film/{{Argo}}'' and, uh, ''Film/{{Bats}}''. |
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| 7 | !!Tropes |
| 8 | * DeadpanSnarker: His characters often have a very dry, bitter sense of humor. |
| 9 | * RealitySubtext: Any of his military roles are this; he's a veteran of UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar who earned the Vietnam Service Medal and a Bronze Star for valor. |
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| 11 | !!Stage Roles |
| 12 | * ''Theatre/{{Evita}}'' as Juan Peron |
| 13 | * ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd'' as Benjamin Barker/Sweeney Todd |
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| 15 | !!Film Roles |
| 16 | * 1989 ''Literature/BornOnTheFourthOfJuly'' as Doctor |
| 17 | * 1991 ''Film/{{JFK}}'' as TV Newsman |
| 18 | * 1993 ''Film/DemolitionMan'' as Chief George Earle |
| 19 | * 1994 ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' as Warden Samuel Norton |
| 20 | * 1995 ''Film/DoloresClaiborne'' as Mr. Pease |
| 21 | * 1995 ''Film/AceVenturaWhenNatureCalls'' as Burton Quinn |
| 22 | * 1996 ''Film/{{Broken Arrow|1996}}'' as Pritchett |
| 23 | * 1997 ''Film/MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil'' as Finley Largent |
| 24 | * 1998 ''Film/PatchAdams'' as Dean Walcott |
| 25 | * 1999 ''Film/{{Bats}}'' as Dr. Alexander [=McCabe=] |
| 26 | * 2000 ''Film/ThePerfectStorm'' as Alexander [=McAnally=] III |
| 27 | * 2001 ''Film/BoatTrip'' as Boat Captain |
| 28 | * 2004 ''Film/IHeartHuckabees'' as Mr. Silver |
| 29 | * 2004 ''Film/IronJawedAngels'' as President Woodrow Wilson |
| 30 | * 2007 ''Film/DeadSilence'' as Edward Ashen |
| 31 | * 2007 ''Film/{{Fracture|2007}}'' as Judge Gardner |
| 32 | * 2007 ''Film/{{Pandemic}}'' as Dr. Max Sorkosky |
| 33 | * 2011 ''Literature/TheLincolnLawyer'' as Cecil Dobbs |
| 34 | * 2011 ''Film/GetTheGringo'' as Warren Kaufman |
| 35 | * 2012 ''Film/TroubleWithTheCurve'' as Watson |
| 36 | * 2012 ''Film/{{Argo}}'' as Secretary of State Cyrus Vance |
| 37 | * 2021 ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' as The Ghost Farmer [[spoiler:(Egon Spengler, [[FakeShemp body/performance capture double]] for the late Creator/HaroldRamis)]] |
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| 39 | !!Television Roles |
| 40 | * 1991 ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell |
| 41 | * 2002 ''Series/GregTheBunny'' as Junction Jack |
| 42 | * 2004 ''Series/{{Monk}}'' as Dwight Ellison |
| 43 | * 2004-2006 ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' as Noah Taylor |
| 44 | * 2006 ''Series/Numb3rs'' as Boyd Resnick |
| 45 | * 2007 ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' as Gorman |
| 46 | * 2007-2010 ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Ethan Kanin |
| 47 | * 2010 ''Series/RoyalPains'' as Gen. William Collins |
| 48 | * 2015 ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' as Leland Owlsley |
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