Photo: Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Bob Gunton is, for my money, one of the great unsung weapons of American cinema. Warden Norton in The Shawshank Redemption is a masterclass in quiet menace, the hypocrisy of a man who quotes scripture while running a racket, played without a single wasted gesture. What I admire most is his stage-trained discipline: a Drama Desk winner who treats supporting villainy as serious craft, not a paycheck. Character actors like him set the moral temperature of a film while the leads collect the praise. Every time he appears on screen, I sit up a little straighter, because I know the story just got more dangerous.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Gunton
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・ガントン
- Reading
- ぼぶ・がんとん
- Born
- November 15, 1945 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rooster
- Origin
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Occupation
- voice actor / military personnel / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Mater Dei High School
- University
- University of California, Irvine
Awards & achievements
- 1980 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
- Clarence Derwent Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Bob Gunton born?
Born November 15, 1945 (age 80).
Where is Bob Gunton from?
Bob Gunton is from Santa Monica, California, United States.
What does Bob Gunton do?
Bob Gunton works as voice actor, military personnel, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.