- 1969-71: Served in the United States Army, earning the Vietnam Service Medal and a Bronze Star for valor.
- As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Argo (2012), the latter being a winner in the category.
- Has played four historical U.S. presidents: Richard Nixon in Elvis Meets Nixon (1997), Woodrow Wilson in Iron Jawed Angels (2004), Franklin D. Roosevelt in World War Two: Behind Closed Doors (2008) and most recently Harry S. Truman in episode 10 of Project Blue Book, The Washington Merry-Go-Round (2019).
- In the original Broadway production of Evita, he was the only cast member who spoke with a Spanish accent.
- Has twice received Tony nominations: in 1980 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Juan Domingo Perón in "Evita", and ten years later, in 1990, as Best Actor (Musical) for playing the title role in a revival of "Sweeney Todd".
- Won the 1980 Drama Desk Award for his role of Juan Domingo Perón opposite Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in the Broadway musical "Evita".
- Attended and graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California (1964).
- Has one daughter: Olivia Gunton.
- Attended and graduated from the University of California, Irvine (1968).
- Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin (2009).
- Has appeared with David Strathairn in four films: Matewan (1987), Judgment (1990), Dolores Claiborne (1995) and Fracture (2007).
- Parents are Robert Patrick Sr. and Rose Marie Gunton.
- 1980: Won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Obie Award for Best Performance in "How I Got That Story".
- Born at 12:44pm-PST
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