Know Your “That Guy”: Bob Gunton
By Zach
Bob Gunton
Born: November 15, 1945
Number of Roles: 114
Best Known for Playing: Military men, usually retired, political advisors
First Appearance: Sal Naftari in Rollover (1981)
Most Recent Appearance: Mr. Kaufmann in How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2011)
Can Be Seen/Heard in:
- Demolition Man
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls
- 24
- Royal Pains
- The Lincoln Lawyer
- World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
- Dead Silence
- Fracture
- Desperate Housewives
- Iron Jawed Angels
- Peacemakers
- Greg the Bunny
- The Outer Limits
- JFK
- Patriot Games
- Broken Arrow
Fun Facts:
- Served in the Army during the Vietnam War and won the Bronze Star and Vietnam Service Medal
- Has won two Tony Awards for his roles in Evita and Sweeney Todd
I’m like the J. Jonah Jameson of Everything Action, writing and editing and constantly demanding pictures of Spider-Man.
