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Person · Actor · Active since 1978

Jeffrey DeMunn

b. 1947, Buffalo

American actor, born in Buffalo. Appeared in 25 films on this site, including The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Burn After Reading (2008) and The Mist (2007). Of the actors and directors on this site, Jeffrey DeMunn shares the most films with Sam Shepard (3 films), William Sadler (3) and John Travolta (2) (108 in all).

He is known for his collaborations with director Frank Darabont, having appeared in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), The Majestic (2001), and The Mist (2007).
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His other roles include Captain Esteridge in The Hitcher (1986), Sheriff Herb Geller in The Blob (1988), Andrei Chikatilo in Citizen X (1995), and Charles Rhoades Sr. in Billions (2016–2023).
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Partners by shared films

1 film96
2 films10
3 films2

Who Jeffrey DeMunn made films with

108 creators

Directors

who directed Jeffrey DeMunn

2Frank Darabont directorThe Shawshank Redemption, The Mist

One film together 1 film · 1 partner

Betrayed 1988Costa-Gavras

Co-stars

who acted with Jeffrey DeMunn

5 more partners with two or more films

One film together 24 films · 95 partners

Resurrection 1980Roy Scheider, Richard Farnsworth
The First Deadly Sin 1980Frank Sinatra, Bruce Willis, Faye Dunaway, Brenda Vaccaro
Frances 1982Kevin Costner, Jessica Lange, Anjelica Huston, Jonathan Banks, Anne Haney, Kim Stanley, M.C. Gainey
Warning Sign 1985Yaphet Kotto
The Hitcher 1986Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Betrayed 1988Timothy Hutton, Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Mahoney, Ted Levine, John Heard, Betsy Blair
The Blob 1988Donovan, Erika Eleniak, Shawnee Smith
Blaze 1989Paul Newman
Newsies 1992Christian Bale, Ann-Margret, Trey Parker, Bill Pullman
Safe Passage 1994Susan Sarandon, Sean Astin, Nick Stahl
The Shawshank Redemption 1994Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown
Killer: A Journal of Murder 1995James Woods, Cara Buono, Lili Taylor
Phenomenon 1996Forest Whitaker, Kyra Sedgwick, Brent Spiner
RocketMan 1997Shelley Duvall, Beau Bridges
Turbulence 1997Ray Liotta, Brendan Gleeson, Lauren Holly, Catherine Hicks, Héctor Elizondo
Girls' Night 1998Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn
The X-Files 1998Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, David Duchovny, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Terry O'Quinn, Blythe Danner, Lucas Black, Mitch Pileggi
Hollywoodland 2006Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Robin Tunneyio
The Mist 2007Laurie Holden, Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, Alexa Davalos, Melissa McBride, Andre Braugher
Burn After Reading 2008Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, J. K. Simmons, Kevin Sussman
Shelter 2010Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Frances Conroy
Another Happy Day 2011Demi Moore, Thomas Haden Church, Kate Bosworth, George Kennedy, Ezra Miller, Ellen Barkin
Adult Beginners 2014Rose Byrne, Joel McHale, Bobby Cannavale, Jane Krakowski, Nick Kroll
Carousel 2026Chris Pine, Jenny Slate, Katey Sagal

Films in this guide

25 films

Best known

1980s 8 films

1990s 10 films

Eyes of an Angel (1991)actor
Newsies (1992)actor, as Mayer Jacobs
Safe Passage (1994)actor
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)actor, as the prosecuting attorney
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)actor
Phenomenon (1996)actor
RocketMan (1997)actor
Turbulence (1997)actor
Girls' Night (1998)actor
The X-Files (1998)actor

2000s 3 films

Hollywoodland (2006)actor, as Art Weissman
The Mist (2007)actor
Burn After Reading (2008)actor

2010s 3 films

2020s 1 film

Carousel (2026)actor