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Bob Gunton (born November 15, 1945) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film The Shawshank Redemption. Gunton was born Robert Patrick Gunton Jr in Santa Monica, California, the son of Rose Marie (née Banouetz) and Robert Patrick Gunton Sr, a labour union executive. He attended the University of California. Gunton appeared on Broadway as Juan Peron opposite Patti LuPone in the original cast of Evita and in a 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd and received Tony Award nominations for both. Additional Broadway credits include Working, King of Hearts, "The Music Man", and Big River. Gunton portrayed President Richard Nixon in a recreation of the Watergate tapes incident for Nightline. Gunton portrayed United States Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin in the sixth season of 24 and will reprise his role, but now as Chief of Staff to the new President, in the seventh season of the show as a series regular.
Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gunton
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