Bob Gunton - wikipedia Bob Gunton Bob Gunton Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. ( 1945 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1945 ( age 71 ) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1979 -- present Spouse ( s ) Carey ( Pitts ) Gunton ( August 26, 2006 -- present ) Annie McGreevey ( July 6, 1980 -- July 31, 2006 ; divorced ; 1 child ) Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. ( born November 15, 1945 ) is an American actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, with his best known roles as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993 's Demolition Man, Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in Patch Adams, and President Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of Evita, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He also appears in the Daredevil TV series as Leland Owlsley. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Select stage roles 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Early life and education Gunton was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Rose Marie ( née Banovetz ) and Robert Patrick Gunton, Sr., a labor union executive. He attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, the Paulist Seminary St Peter 's College, in Baltimore, Maryland, and the University of California, Irvine. A lifelong devout Roman Catholic, Gunton had initially planned to become a priest. Gunton served in the United States Army ( 1969 -- 71 ), earning a Bronze Star for valor and the Vietnam Service Medal. Career Gunton played the role of Juan Peron in the original 1980 Broadway production of Evita, earning a nomination for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance. He later starred in the title role of a 1989 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd and received a second Tony nomination for his portrayal. Additional Broadway credits include Working, King of Hearts, The Music Women, How I Got That Story, and Big River. Gunton portrayed President Richard Nixon in a recreation of the Watergate tapes incident for Nightline. He also played President Woodrow Wilson in the film Iron Jawed Angels ( 2004 ). Gunton is also known for his guest starring role as Capt. Benjamin Maxwell in the well - received 1991 Star Trek : The Next Generation episode `` The Wounded ''. Gunton played Warden Samuel Norton, the head of Shawshank State Prison and the primary antagonist in The Shawshank Redemption ( 1994 ) opposite Tim Robbins. Gunton played Cecil Dobbs in the 2011 film The Lincoln Lawyer. Gunton also guest starred in the first season of Desperate Housewives, the sixth season of 24, where he portrayed United States Secretary of Defense Ethan Kanin. He signed on as series regular afterward and reprised the role of Kanin but now as the Chief of Staff to the new president, Allison Taylor, in the show 's seventh season as well as the two - hour television prequel film, 24 : Redemption. He returned again for the eighth season but this time as the President 's Secretary of State. Gunton portrays Leland Owlsley in the 2015 TV series Daredevil. Select stage roles How I Got That Story - The Historical Event Evita - Juan Peron Big River - The King Sweeney Todd - Sweeney King of Hearts Working - Various Roles Filmography Film Rollover ( 1981 ) -- Sal Naftari Static ( 1985 ) -- Frank The Pick - up Artist ( 1987 ) -- Fernando Portacarrero Matewan ( 1987 ) -- C.E. Lively Cookie ( 1989 ) -- Richie Segretto Glory ( 1989 ) -- Gen. Harker Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) -- Doctor JFK ( 1991 ) -- TV Newsman The Public Eye ( 1992 ) - Older Agent Sinatra ( 1992 ) -- Tommy Dorsey Father Hood ( 1993 ) -- Lazzaro Demolition Man ( 1993 ) -- Chief George Earle The Shawshank Redemption ( 1994 ) -- Warden Samuel Norton Dolores Claiborne ( 1995 ) -- Mr. Pease Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls ( 1995 ) -- Burton Quinn In Pursuit of Honor ( 1995 ) -- Colonel John Hardesty Broken Arrow ( 1996 ) -- Pritchett The Glimmer Man ( 1996 ) -- Frank Deverell The Siege at Ruby Ridge ( 1996 ) -- Bo Gritz A Thousand Acres ( 1997 ) -- Judge ( uncredited ) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ( 1997 ) -- Finley Largent Elvis meets Nixon ( 1997 ) -- President Nixon Buffalo Soldiers ( 1997 ) -- Col. Benjamin Grierson Patch Adams ( 1998 ) -- Dean Walcott Bats ( 1999 ) -- Dr. Alexander McCabe Running Mates ( 2000 ) -- Terrence Randall The Perfect Storm ( 2000 ) -- Alexander McAnally III, owner of the yacht the Mistral 61 * -- Yankees Owner / President Dan Topping ( 2001 ) Boat Trip ( 2002 ) -- Boat Captain I Heart Huckabees ( 2004 ) -- Mr. Silver Iron Jawed Angels ( 2004 ) -- President Woodrow Wilson Believe in Me ( 2006 ) -- Hugh Moreland Dead Silence ( 2007 ) -- Edward Ashen Fracture ( 2007 ) -- Judge Gardner Numb ( 2007 ) -- Dr. Townsend Pandemic ( 2007 ) -- Dr. Max Sorkosky Rendition ( 2007 ) -- Lars Whitman The Lazarus Project ( 2008 ) -- Father Ezra Tenure ( 2009 ) -- William Thurber The Trial ( 2010 ) -- Joe Whetstone The Lincoln Lawyer ( 2011 ) -- Cecil Dobbs Kill the Irishman ( 2011 ) -- Jerry Merke Get the Gringo ( 2011 ) -- Warren Kaufmann Trouble with the Curve ( 2012 ) -- Watson Argo ( 2012 ) -- Secretary of State Cyrus Vance Jimmy ( 2013 ) -- Sheriff Brinson Runner Runner ( 2013 ) -- Dean Alex Monroe Live at the Foxes Den ( 2013 ) -- Tony O'Hara Larry Gaye : Renegade Male Flight Attendant ( 2015 ) -- Flight School Instructor The 33 ( 2015 ) -- President Sebastián Piñera The Gettysburg Address ( 2017 ) -- William Herndon ( voice ) Television Miami Vice -- Rivas, a brutal drug overlord in the fifth season episode `` Heart of Night '' ( first aired November 18, 1988 ) Law & Order -- Gil Himes ( 1990 ) Judgment -- Monsignor Beauvais ( 1990 ) Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse - Chief Kirby ( 1990 ) A Woman Named Jackie -- Jacqueline 's stepfather, Hugh Auchincloss ( 1991 ) Star Trek : The Next Generation -- Captain Benjamin Maxwell in the episode `` The Wounded '' ( 1991 ) Wild Palms -- Dr. Tobias Schenkl ( 1993 ) ( miniseries ) Roswell -- Frank Joyce ( 1994 ) The Siege at Ruby Ridge -- Bo Gritz ( 1996 ) Greg the Bunny -- Junction Jack ( 2002 ) Touched By an Angel -- Sidney Alcott ( 2002 ) ( 1 episode ) CSI : Crime Scene Investigation -- Director Robert Carvallo ( 2003 ) ( 1 episode ) Peacemakers -- Mayor Malcolm Smith ( 2003 ) Desperate Housewives -- Noah Taylor ( 2004 - 2006 ) Monk -- Trudy 's father, Dwight Ellison ( 2004 ) Nip / Tuck -- Agent Sagamore ( 2005 ) Pepper Dennis -- Dick Dinkle ( 2006 ) E-Ring -- General Hughes ( 2006 ) ( 3 episodes ) Women 's Murder Club -- Arthur Lazar in the episode `` Train In Vain '' ( 2007 ) 24 -- Ethan Kanin ( 2007 -- 2010 ) ( 31 episodes ) The Batman -- Gorman ( 2007 ) World War II : Behind Closed Doors ( BBC documentary with historical reconstructions ) -- President Franklin D Roosevelt ( 2008 ) 24 : Redemption -- Ethan Kanin ( 2008 ) ( television film ) Royal Pains -- Gen. William Collins ( 2010 ) Criminal Minds : Suspect Behavior -- Marshall Phelps ( 2011 ) Family Guy -- Warden ( 2011 ) Wilfred -- Warner in the episode `` Now '' ( 2012 ) New Girl -- Ed in the episode `` Basketball '' ( 2014 ) Gortimer Gibbon 's Life on Normal Street -- Ranger 's grandfather in the episodes `` Ranger and the Mysterious Metamorphosis '' and `` Ranger and the Fabled Flower of Normal Street '' ( 2015 ) Daredevil -- Leland Owlsley ( 2015 ) References Jump up ^ `` Bob Gunton Biography ( 1945 - ) ''. filmreference.com. Jump up ^ `` Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search ''. google.com. Jump up ^ Angelo Stagnaro ( 2017 - 02 - 26 ). `` Where the Stars Go to Pray : The Churches of Hollywood ''. ncregister.com. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 15. Jump up ^ Netflix Sets Marvel 's `` Daredevil '' For April ! Jump up ^ `` Bob Gunton ''. IMDb. Jump up ^ `` BBC Two - World War II : Behind Closed Doors ''. Bbc.co.uk. 2008 - 12 - 19. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 20. Further reading Voisin, Scott. Character Kings : Hollywood 's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting. BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 978 - 1 - 59393 - 342 - 5. External links Bob Gunton on IMDb Bob Gunton at the Internet Broadway Database Bob Gunton at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Ted Ross ( 1975 ) George Rose ( 1976 ) Ken Bichel / Michael Mark / John Miller / Joseph Saulter ( 1977 ) Kevin Kline ( 1978 ) Ken Jennings ( 1979 ) Bob Gunton ( 1980 ) Tony Azito ( 1981 ) Cleavant Derricks ( 1982 ) Charles Coles ( 1983 ) Martin Vidnovic ( 1984 ) René Auberjonois ( 1985 ) Michael Rupert ( 1986 ) Michael Maguire ( 1987 ) Robert Westenberg ( 1988 ) Michael Jeter ( 1990 ) Bruce Adler ( 1991 ) Scott Waara ( 1992 ) Mark Michael Hutchinson ( 1993 ) Jarrod Emick ( 1994 ) Wilson Jermaine Heredia ( 1996 ) Joel Grey ( 1997 ) Gregg Edelman ( 1998 ) Roger Bart ( 1999 ) Stephen Spinella ( 2000 ) Gary Beach ( 2001 ) Shuler Hensley ( 2002 ) Dick Latessa ( 2003 ) Raúl Esparza ( 2004 ) Denis O'Hare ( 2005 ) Jim Dale ( 2006 ) Gavin Lee ( 2007 ) Boyd Gaines ( 2008 ) Gregory Jbara ( 2009 ) Christopher Fitzgerald ( 2010 ) John Larroquette ( 2011 ) Michael McGrath ( 2012 ) Bertie Carvel ( 2013 ) James Monroe Iglehart ( 2014 ) Christian Borle ( 2015 ) Christopher Fitzgerald ( 2016 ) Gavin Creel ( 2017 ) VIAF : 93446414 LCCN : n80143868 ISNI : 0000 0001 1031 2495 GND : 1061476812 SUDOC : 137483937 BNF : cb14028991p ( data ) MusicBrainz : eb00b64e - 5700 - 43f6 - b594 - 091a1c5ac855 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Gunton&oldid=802703628 '' Categories : 1945 births American male film actors American male television actors American Roman Catholics Drama Desk Award winners Living people Male actors from Santa Monica, California United States Army soldiers American military personnel of the Vietnam War Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Български Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 27 September 2017, at 22 : 35. 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Question: who played the warden in the movie shawshank redemption
Answer: Robert Patrick Gunton Jr.