Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Infobox actor


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Jeffrey DeMunn (born April 25 1947) is an American theatre, film and television actor.

DeMunn was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Violet (née Paulus) and James DeMunn. [ [http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=1858 Union College ] ] [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/71/Jeffrey-De-Munn.html Jeffrey De Munn Biography (1947-) ] ] He graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He moved to England in the early 1970s, receiving theatrical training at the Old Vic Theatre. When he returned to the States, he performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of "King Lear" and several off-Broadway productions, including "Bent", "Modigliani" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

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 has an extensive television resumé, appearing in shows such as "Kojak", "Law & Order", and two of its spin-offs, ' and '.

He has been involved in more Stephen King adaptations than any other actor. As of 2008, 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

*"Resurrection" (1980)
*"The First Deadly Sin" (1980)
*"Ragtime" (1981)
*"Frances" (1982)
*"The Hitcher" (1986)
*"The Blob" (1988)
*"Betrayed" (1988)
*"Blaze" (1989)
*"Newsies" (1992)
*"The Shawshank Redemption" (1994)
*"Phenomenon" (1996)
*"Turbulence" (1997)
*"RocketMan" (1997)
*"" (1998)
*"Storm of the Century" (1999)
*"The Green Mile" (1999)
*"The Majestic" (2002)
*"Hollywoodland" (2006)
*"The Mist" (2007)
*"Burn After Reading" (2008)

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title=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
years=1977-1978
for "A Prayer for My Daughter"
before=Bob Dishy
for "Sly Fox"
after=George Rose
for "The Kingfisher"

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DATE OF BIRTH= 25 April 1947
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