Jeffrey DeMunn
Biography
Jeffrey DeMunn (born April 25, 1947) is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all four of his films, The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, The Majestic and The Mist (he also appeared in the 1988 remake of The Blob, which Darabont co-wrote). He also has an extensive television résumé, appearing in shows such as Kojak, Law & Order, and two of its spin-offs, SVU and Trial by Jury. He has been involved in more Stephen King adaptations than any other actor. He has acted in film adaptations of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist and the T.V. miniseries Storm of the Century. He also narrated the audiobooks for Dreamcatcher and The Colorado Kid. In 1995, he won a CableACE Award as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for his portrayal of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo in the HBO film Citizen X.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
The Walking Dead
Chicago Fire
The Good Wife
The Shawshank Redemption
ER
All Movies (81)
- Carousel2026 · as Rebecca's Father
- King on Screen2023 · as Self
- The 8th Year of the Emergency2019 · as Ed
- The Amaranth2018 · as Richard Kendrick
- Who?2018 · as Dale Horvath (Tv Series Footage)
- Marshall2017 · as Dr. Sayer
- Cat Killer2017 · as The Vet
- Halfway2017 · as Walt
- A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud.2017 · as Old boy
- Walking the Mile2014 · as Self (archive footage)
- Adult Beginners2014 · as Bill
- Another Happy Day2011 · as Lee
- The Making of The Walking Dead2010 · as Self
- 6 Souls2010 · as Dr. Harding
- Cayman Went2009 · as Rodgers Bowman
- Burn After Reading2008 · as Cosmetic Surgeon
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'2008 · as Self
- The Mist2007 · as Dan Miller
- Hollywoodland2006 · as Art Weissman
- Our Town2003 · as Mr. Webb
- The Lucky Ones2003 · as Simon
- The Majestic2001 · as Mayor Ernie Cole
- Noriega: God's Favorite2000 · as Nuncio
- The Green Mile1999 · as Harry Terwilliger
- Harvest1999 · as Jake Yates
- Black Cat Run1998 · as Bill Grissom
- The X-Files1998 · as Bronschweig
- A Christmas Memory1997 · as Seabone
- RocketMan1997 · as Paul Wick
- The Trial of Adolf Eichmann1997 · as Moshe Beisky / Martin Földi (voices)
- Turbulence1997 · as Brooks
- Killer: A Journal of Murder1996 · as Sam Lesser
- Phenomenon1996 · as Professor Ringold
- Ebbie1995 · as Jake Marley
- Down Came a Blackbird1995 · as Rob Rubenstein
- Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story1995 · as Mel Korn
- Citizen X1995 · as Andrei Chikatilo
- Safe Passage1994 · as Doctor
- The Shawshank Redemption1994 · as 1946 D.A.
- Betrayal of Trust1994 · as Dick Shelton
- Barbarians at the Gate1993 · as H. John Greeniaus
- Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted1992 · as Frank Moore
- Newsies1992 · as Mayer Jacobs
- Eyes of an Angel1991 · as Georgie
- The Haunted1991 · as Jack Smurl
- Crash: The Mystery of Flight 15011990 · as Scott Cody
- By Dawn's Early Light1990 · as Harpoon
- Sensibility and Sense1990 · as Peter
- Blaze1989 · as Eldon Tuck
- Settle the Score1989 · as Dr. Josh Longcrest
- Peacemaker1989 · as Daniel Cooper
- Betrayed1988 · as Flynn
- The Blob1988 · as Sheriff Herb Geller
- Pigeon Feathers1988 · as George
- Young Harry Houdini1987 · as Adult Harry Houdini
- Kojak: The Price of Justice1987 · as Marsucci
- Who Is Julia?1986 · as Dr. David Matthews
- The Hitcher1986 · as Captain Esteridge
- A Midsummer Night's Dream1985 · as Bottom
- Doubletake1985 · as Andrew Lane
- A Time to Live1985 · as Larry Weisman
- Warning Sign1985 · as Dr. Dan Fairchild
- The Joy That Kills1985 · as Brently Mallard
- Windy City1984 · as Bobby
- When She Says No1984 · as Brian Garvey
- Sessions1983 · as Dr. Walter Hemmings
- The Face of Rage1983 · as Jeff Hammil
- Keeping On1983 · as Teddy
- I Married Wyatt Earp1983 · as Doc Holliday
- O’Malley1983 · as Carl
- Enormous Changes at the Last Minute1983 · as Ricardo
- Frances1982 · as Clifford Odets
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can1982 · as Doctor Roberts
- Ragtime1981 · as Harry Houdini
- Word of Honor1981 · as Dist. Atty. Jim Burke
- Christmas Evil1980 · as Philip Stadling
- The First Deadly Sin1980 · as Sgt. Fernandez Correlli
- Resurrection1980 · as Joe
- King Crab1980 · as Sam Campana
- Sanctuary of Fear1979 · as Whitney Fowler
- The Last Tenant1978 · as Vinnie
All TV Shows (27)
- Divorce2016 · as Max Brodkin
- Billions2016 · as Chuck Rhoades, Sr.
- The Affair2014 · as Dr. Henry
- Mob City2013 · as Hal Morrison
- Chicago Fire2012 · as Peter
- The Walking Dead2010 · as Dale Horvath
- The Good Wife2009 · as Chief Justice Virgil Ryvlan
- Cashmere Mafia2008
- Covert One: The Hades Factor2006 · as Steven Haldane
- Empire Falls2005 · as Horace
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury2005 · as Norman Rothenberg
- The West Wing1999 · as Kenneth Sean 'Ken' O'Neal
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Chief Assistant DA Charlie Phillips
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Senior ADA Charlie Phillips
- Storm of the Century1999 · as Town Manager Robbie Beals
- The Practice1997 · as Atty. Gordon Keene
- The Outer Limits1995 · as Dr. Adam Pike
- ER1994 · as Treatment Center Doctor
- Law & Order1990 · as Norman Rothenberg
- Dear John1988 · as Neil Cramer
- Lincoln1988 · as William Herndon
- L.A. Law1986 · as Peter Reynolds
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as Bob Spindler (segment "Kentucky Rye")
- Spenser: For Hire1985
- Moonlighting1985 · as Roger Clements
- Hill Street Blues1981
- Mourning Becomes Electra1978 · as Adam