Jeffrey DeMunn
Born: 1947-04-25 in Buffalo, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Carousel as Rebecca's Father
2023
- King on Screen as Self
2019
2018
- Who? as Dale Horvath (Tv Series Footage)
- The Amaranth as Richard Kendrick
2017
- Marshall as Dr. Sayer
- Cat Killer as The Vet
- Halfway as Walt
- A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. as Old boy
2014
- The Affair as Dr. Henry
- Adult Beginners as Bill
- Walking the Mile as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Mob City as Hal Morrison
2012
- Chicago Fire as Peter
2011
- Another Happy Day as Lee
2010
- The Walking Dead as Dale Horvath
- 6 Souls as Dr. Harding
- The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
2009
- The Good Wife as Chief Justice Virgil Ryvlan
- Cayman Went as Rodgers Bowman
2008
- Burn After Reading as Cosmetic Surgeon
- Cashmere Mafia
- When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
2007
- The Mist as Dan Miller
2006
- Hollywoodland as Art Weissman
- Covert One: The Hades Factor as Steven Haldane
2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Norman Rothenberg
- Empire Falls as Horace
2003
- Our Town as Mr. Webb
- The Lucky Ones as Simon
2001
- The Majestic as Mayor Ernie Cole
2000
- Noriega: God's Favorite as Nuncio
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Senior ADA Charlie Phillips
- The West Wing as Kenneth Sean 'Ken' O'Neal
- The Green Mile as Harry Terwilliger
- Storm of the Century as Town Manager Robbie Beals
- Harvest as Jake Yates
1998
- The X-Files as Bronschweig
- Black Cat Run as Bill Grissom
1997
- The Practice as Atty. Gordon Keene
- RocketMan as Paul Wick
- Turbulence as Brooks
- A Christmas Memory as Seabone
- The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Moshe Beisky / Martin Földi (voices)
1996
- Phenomenon as Professor Ringold
- Killer: A Journal of Murder as Sam Lesser
1995
- The Outer Limits as Dr. Adam Pike
- Citizen X as Andrei Chikatilo
- Ebbie as Jake Marley
- Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story as Mel Korn
- Down Came a Blackbird as Rob Rubenstein
1994
- The Shawshank Redemption as 1946 D.A.
- ER as Treatment Center Doctor
- Safe Passage as Doctor
- Betrayal of Trust as Dick Shelton
1993
- Barbarians at the Gate as H. John Greeniaus
1992
- Newsies as Mayer Jacobs
- Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted as Frank Moore
1991
- Eyes of an Angel as Georgie
- The Haunted as Jack Smurl
1990
- Law & Order as Norman Rothenberg
- By Dawn's Early Light as Harpoon
- Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 as Scott Cody
- Sensibility and Sense as Peter
1989
- Settle the Score as Dr. Josh Longcrest
- Blaze as Eldon Tuck
- Peacemaker as Daniel Cooper
1988
- Dear John as Neil Cramer
- The Blob as Sheriff Herb Geller
- Lincoln as William Herndon
- Betrayed as Flynn
- Pigeon Feathers as George
1987
- Young Harry Houdini as Adult Harry Houdini
- Kojak: The Price of Justice as Marsucci
1986
- L.A. Law as Peter Reynolds
- The Hitcher as Captain Esteridge
- Who Is Julia? as Dr. David Matthews
1985
- Moonlighting as Roger Clements
- The Twilight Zone as Bob Spindler (segment "Kentucky Rye")
- Spenser: For Hire
- Warning Sign as Dr. Dan Fairchild
- A Time to Live as Larry Weisman
- Doubletake as Andrew Lane
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom
- The Joy That Kills as Brently Mallard
1984
- When She Says No as Brian Garvey
- Windy City as Bobby
1983
- The Face of Rage as Jeff Hammil
- Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Ricardo
- Keeping On as Teddy
- I Married Wyatt Earp as Doc Holliday
- O’Malley as Carl
- Sessions as Dr. Walter Hemmings
1982
- American Playhouse as Teddy
- Frances as Clifford Odets
- I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Doctor Roberts
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Ragtime as Harry Houdini
- Word of Honor as Dist. Atty. Jim Burke
1980
- Christmas Evil as Philip Stadling
- The First Deadly Sin as Sgt. Fernandez Correlli
- Resurrection as Joe
- King Crab as Sam Campana
1979
- Sanctuary of Fear as Whitney Fowler
1978
- Mourning Becomes Electra as Adam
- The Last Tenant as Vinnie