I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer and, not surprisingly, a fervid Nixon-hater. — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact, I decided in high school that I was going to go to the seminary. And I did study with the Paulist Fathers for two years after high school in full anticipation of becoming a priest. — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the… — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's. — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
I grew up in California, which was not - at least in the '50s and '60s - a cultural oasis by any means. Certainly… — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
And I'm a Catholic, from an Irish Catholic family, and we know plenty of stuff about guilt. — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
Among the roles Ive played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace… — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer… — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
Put your trust in the Lord....your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank. — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
I was a grunt, walking around in the jungle of Vietnam, trying not to find the enemy. Because I am so big, they were… — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
I actually acted onstage before I'd ever seen a live performance, and I loved it. — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
Among the roles I've played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace… — Bob Gunton Copy Share Image
