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.
[Union College][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 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.
