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Jeffrey DeMunn

  • Actor
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Jeffrey DeMunn attends the 'King Lear' Benefit Reading at The Players Club in New York City.
Lily and Richard move to a luxurious and cult-like community, where Lily becomes unsettled by the transformation she observes in her older husband and in her own physiology, leading her to wonder if there's something more sinister at play.
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Jeffrey DeMunn was born on April 25, 1947 in Buffalo, New York. He studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor), "Spoils of War" and "Comedians".

He is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all four of his films: "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Green Mile" (1999), "The Majestic" (2001) and "The Mist" (2007).

He has appeared in such films as "The Blob" (1988), "The X-Files: Fight the Future" (1998), "Hollywoodland" (2006), "Burn After Reading" (2008) and such television shows as "Hill Street Blues" (1981), "Kojak: The Price of Justice" (1987), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and "The Walking Dead" (2010-2012), the latter developed by Frank Darabont and based on the eponymous comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore.
BornApril 25, 1947
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BornApril 25, 1947
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Jeffrey DeMunn in Liberty (2021)
Jeffrey DeMunn in Ebbie (1995)
Jeffrey DeMunn in Ebbie (1995)
Jeffrey DeMunn in Ebbie (1995)
Tom Hanks, David Morse, and Jeffrey DeMunn in The Green Mile (1999)
Jeffrey DeMunn in The Blob (1988)
Jeffrey DeMunn and Paul Giamatti in Billions (2016)
Jeffrey DeMunn and Paul Giamatti in Billions (2016)
Jeffrey DeMunn and Paul Giamatti in Billions (2016)
Jeffrey DeMunn and Paul Giamatti in Billions (2016)
Jeffrey DeMunn and Paul Giamatti in Billions (2016)
Jeffrey DeMunn and Paul Giamatti in Billions (2016)

Known for

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The Green Mile
8.6
  • Harry Terwilliger
  • 1999
The Mist (2007)
The Mist
7.1
  • Dan Miller
  • 2007
The Hitcher (1986)
The Hitcher
7.2
  • Captain Esteridge
  • 1986
The Blob (1988)
The Blob
6.6
  • Sheriff Herb Geller
  • 1988

Credits

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  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
    • Chuck Rhoades, Sr.
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2022
  • Melora Walters, Jeffrey DeMunn, Susan Sullivan, Christopher Denham, Brandon Scott, and Shiva Negar in The Amaranth (2018)
    The Amaranth
    • Richard Kendrick
    • 2018
  • Dallas & Robo (2018)
    Dallas & Robo
    • Charlie (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Mary Beth Peil in The 8th Year of the Emergency (2018)
    The 8th Year of the Emergency
    • Ed
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Chadwick Boseman in Marshall (2017)
    Marshall
    • Dr. Sayer
    • 2017
  • Cat Killer
    • The Vet
    • Short
    • 2017
  • A Tree a Rock a Cloud (2017)
    A Tree a Rock a Cloud
    • The Man
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church in Divorce (2016)
    Divorce
    • Max Brodkin
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Halfway (2016)
    Halfway
    • Walt
    • 2016
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Earl King
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • The Moor (2014)
    The Moor
    • Richard
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
    The Affair
    • Dr. Henry (as Jeffrey De Munn)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Adult Beginners (2014)
    Adult Beginners
    • Bill
    • 2014
  • Edward Burns and Jon Bernthal in Mob City (2013)
    Mob City
    • Hal Morrison
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    • Chief Justice Virgil Ryvlan
    • TV Series
    • 2013

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Phenomenon: 15th Anniversary Edition
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Official Sneak Peek
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Shelter: UK Trailer
Trailer 1:49
Shelter: UK Trailer
The Blob
Trailer 1:21
The Blob
The Blob
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The Blob
Warning Sign
Trailer 1:20
Warning Sign

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  • Alternative names
    • Jeffrey De Munn
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • April 25, 1947
    • Buffalo, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Kerry Leah Bettenbender2001 - present
  • Children
      Kevin DeMunn
  • Other works
    Co-starred in Broadway revival production of Arthur Miller's "The Price."
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    • 1 Article

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    He is a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all of his movies to date.
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    I have Netflix, but I don't watch television.
  • Trademark
      Frequently cast by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), The Majestic (2001), The Mist (2007), The Walking Dead (2010), Mob City (2013))

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