
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.
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Acting History
2026
Carousel
2023King on Screen as Self
2019The 8th Year of the Emergency as Ed
2018The Amaranth as Richard Kendrick
2018Who? as Dale Horvath (Tv Series Footage)
2017Marshall as Dr. Sayer
2017Cat Killer as The Vet
2017Halfway as Walt
2017A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. as Old boy
2016Divorce as Max Brodkin
2016Billions as Charles Rhoades, Sr.
2016Billions as Chuck Rhoades, Sr.
2014Walking the Mile as Self (archive footage)
2014Adult Beginners as Bill
2013Mob City as Hal Morrison
2012Chicago Fire as Peter
2011Another Happy Day as Lee
2010The Walking Dead as Dale Horvath
2010The Making of The Walking Dead as Self
20106 Souls as Dr. Harding
2009The Good Wife as Chief Justice Virgil Ryvlan
2009Cayman Went as Rodgers Bowman
2008Burn After Reading as Cosmetic Surgeon
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
2008Cashmere Mafia
2007The Mist as Dan Miller
2006Hollywoodland as Art Weissman
2006Covert One: The Hades Factor as Steven Haldane
2005Empire Falls as Horace
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Norman Rothenberg
2003Our Town as Mr. Webb
2003The Lucky Ones as Simon
2001The Majestic as Mayor Ernie Cole
2000Noriega: God's Favorite as Nuncio
1999The Green Mile as Harry Terwilliger
1999The West Wing as Kenneth Sean 'Ken' O'Neal
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Senior ADA Charlie Phillips
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Chief Assistant DA Charlie Phillips
1999Harvest as Jake Yates
1999Storm of the Century as Town Manager Robbie Beals
1998Black Cat Run as Bill Grissom
1998The X-Files as Bronschweig
1997A Christmas Memory as Seabone
1997RocketMan as Paul Wick
1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Moshe Beisky / Martin Földi (voices)
1997The Practice as Atty. Gordon Keene
1997Turbulence as Brooks
1996Killer: A Journal of Murder as Sam Lesser
1996Phenomenon as Professor Ringold
1995Ebbie as Jake Marley
1995Down Came a Blackbird as Rob Rubenstein
1995Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story as Mel Korn
1995The Outer Limits as Dr. Adam Pike
1995Citizen X as Andrei Chikatilo
1994Safe Passage as Doctor
1994The Shawshank Redemption as 1946 D.A.
1994ER as Treatment Center Doctor
1994Betrayal of Trust as Dick Shelton
1993Barbarians at the Gate as H. John Greeniaus
1992Newsies as Mayer Jacobs
1991Eyes of an Angel as Georgie
1991The Haunted as Jack Smurl
1990Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 as Scott Cody
1990Law & Order as Norman Rothenberg
1990By Dawn's Early Light as Harpoon
1990Sensibility and Sense as Peter
1989Blaze as Eldon Tuck
1989Settle the Score as Dr. Josh Longcrest
1989Peacemaker as Daniel Cooper
1988Dear John as Neil Cramer
1988Betrayed as Flynn
1988The Blob as Sheriff Herb Geller
1988Lincoln as William Herndon
1988Pigeon Feathers as George
1987Young Harry Houdini as Adult Harry Houdini
1987Kojak: The Price of Justice as Marsucci
1986Who Is Julia? as Dr. David Matthews
1986L.A. Law as Peter Reynolds
1986The Hitcher as Captain Esteridge
1985A Midsummer Night's Dream as Bottom
1985Doubletake as Andrew Lane
1985A Time to Live as Larry Weisman
1985The Twilight Zone as Bob Spindler (segment "Kentucky Rye")
1985Spenser: For Hire
1985Warning Sign as Dr. Dan Fairchild
1985Moonlighting as Roger Clements
1985The Joy That Kills as Brently Mallard
1984Windy City as Bobby
1984When She Says No as Brian Garvey
1983Sessions as Dr. Walter Hemmings
1983The Face of Rage as Jeff Hammil
1983Keeping On as Teddy
1983I Married Wyatt Earp as Doc Holliday
1983O’Malley as Carl
1983Enormous Changes at the Last Minute as Ricardo
1982Frances as Clifford Odets
1982I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Doctor Roberts
1981Ragtime as Harry Houdini
1981Hill Street Blues
1981Word of Honor as Dist. Atty. Jim Burke
1980Christmas Evil as Philip Stadling
1980The First Deadly Sin as Corelli
1980The First Deadly Sin as Sergeant Fernandez Correlli
1980Resurrection as Joe
1980King Crab as Sam Campana
1979Sanctuary of Fear as Whitney Fowler
1978Mourning Becomes Electra as Adam
1978The Last Tenant as Vinnie







