Bob Gunton
Robert Patrick Gunton, Jr. (* November 15, 1945 in Santa Monica, California) is an American film and theater actor.
Life and work
Gunton, who served in the United States Army and as a result of the Vietnam War 1969-1971, worked at the beginning of his career on Broadway in various musicals. He portrayed the role of Juan Peron in the Broadway version of Evita, among others, in 1980. For his performance he was awarded the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. Another Tony nomination received Gunton ten years later, in 1990, for his portrayal of the title role in Sweeney Todd.
Since 1981, Gunton is also faced with the film camera. He made his film debut in the thriller The rollover plot by Alan J. Pakula. In 1994, he was next to Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman to be seen as warden Norton in the film drama The Shawshank Redemption. 2009 Gunton played the Chief of Staff of the President in the television series 24
About Bob Gunton's private life, we know that he married the actress Annie McGreevey on July 6, 1980. With her he had a daughter.