Bob Gunton Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Family, Spouse

Bob Gunton is an American character actor of stage and screen and voiceover artist. Some of his roles include playing Warden Samuel Norton in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in the historical drama thriller film Argo, Tommy Dorsey in the biographical drama miniseries Sinatra, Ethan Kanin in the

Bob Gunton Quick Info
Height6 ft 1½ in
Weight80 kg
Date of BirthNovember 15, 1945
Zodiac SignScorpio
SpouseCarey Pitts

Bob Gunton is an American character actor of stage and screen and voiceover artist. Some of his roles include playing Warden Samuel Norton in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance in the historical drama thriller film Argo, Tommy Dorsey in the biographical drama miniseries Sinatra, Ethan Kanin in the Fox action drama series 24, Franklin D. Roosevelt in the drama film Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, Chief George Earle in the sci-fi action film Demolition Man, Dean Walcott in the biographical comedy-drama film Patch Adams, Dick Dinkle in The WB series Pepper Dennis, Leland Owlsley in the crime action drama series Daredevil, Noah Taylor in Desperate Housewives, Mayor Malcolm Smith in the crime fiction series Peacemakers, Mr. Pease in the psychological thriller drama film Dolores Claiborne, and Gen. William Collins in the comedy-drama series Royal Pains.

Born Name

Robert Patrick Gunton Jr.

Nick Name

Bob

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Santa Monica, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Bob Gunton studied at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, the Paulist Seminary St Peter’s College in Baltimore, Maryland, and the University of California, Irvine.

Occupation

Actor, Voiceover Artist

Family

  • Father – Robert Patrick Gunton Sr. (A labor union executive)
  • Mother – Rose Marie (née Banovetz)
  • Others – Richard Hutchins Gunton (Paternal Grandfather), Kathleen “Katie/Kate” McGarry (Paternal Grandmother), Joseph “Joe” Banovetz (Maternal Grandfather), Mary Sardich/Sarodoc/Sarodok (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Bob Gunton has been repped by SDB Partners, Inc., Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States.

Net Worth

His net worth had been $3 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Average

Height

6 ft 1½ in or 186.5 cm

Weight

80 kg or 176.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Bob Gunton has dated –

  • Annie McGreevey (1980-2006)​ – He got married to Annie McGreevey in the year 1980 and they have a daughter named Olivia. The couple divorced in 2006.
  • Carey Pitts (2006-Present) – In 2006, he married Carey Pitts.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Gunton is of Irish, English, and German descent on his father’s side and has Slovenian roots on his mother’s side.

    Hair Color

    Gray

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Has often played political figures or military figures

    Brand Endorsements

    He was cast in a TV commercial for Capital Gold Group in 2013.

    Religion

    Roman Catholicism

    He has been a devout Roman Catholic and had initially planned to become a priest.

    Bob Gunton Facts

  • He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971 as a radio telephone operator with the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, and was at the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord during the 23-day siege.
  • During a siege by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), the base had to be evacuated and during that process, Bob Gunton returned to the base to retrieve important but forgotten, radios in the evacuation’s final moments so that they would not fall into the hands of the enemy. For this valor, he and a comrade were awarded the Bronze Star.
  • He was 24 years old when he joined the army.
  • In 1981, Gunton made his theatrical film debut as Naftari in the political thriller film titled Rollover.
  • He originated the role of Juan Perón in the Broadway premiere of Evita and the titular character in the 1989 revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. These roles got him nominated for Tony Awards.
  • As a stage artist, he has also been cast in projects like King of Hearts, Big River, On the Twentieth Century, Roza, An American Comedy, Passion Play, Phaedra Britannica, The Great Ostrovsky, Happy End, and The Death of Von Richtofen as Witnessed From Earth.

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