Who Played Me in "The Shawshank Redemption"? Quiz

Answer: Jeffrey DeMunn

DeMunn, born on April 25th, 1947 in Buffalo, New York, was cast as a district attorney in a minor role. The DA back in 1946 prosecuted Andy Dufresne for murdering his wife. Throughout the case, the DA was seen interviewing a variety of witnesses in order to build his case against Andy, which included a lot of circumstantial evidence.

The DA was pleased to hear when Andy was deemed guilty of the crime of murder. However, what the DA did not know at the time was Andy was actually innocent. DeMunn starred in the films "The Green Mile", "Phenomenon" and "Eyes of an Angel".

He has also guest starred on the TV series "The Practice", "Law and Order: Trial by Jury" and "The West Wing".

Answer: John Horton

Horton portrayed a judge in a small role in "The Shawshank Redemption". The judge presided over Andy Dufresne's trial and was seen observing the witnesses being cross-examined. Once the attorneys rested their cases and Andy was found guilty, the judge had to decide what the proper punishment was for Andy.

He sentenced Andy to two consecutive life sentences in prison. Horton had roles in the movies "Donnie Brasco", "Thinner" and "This Space Between Us". He also guest starred on the TV shows, "Law and Order: Criminal Intent", "New York Undercover" and "Corwin".

Answer: Tim Robbins

Robbins, a native of West Covina, California, played Andy Dufresne. Andy worked at a bank and he was arrested due to being the number one suspect in his wife's murder. Andy was convicted and sentenced to spend time at a prison called Shawshank. While at the prison, Andy recommended that the prison implement programs which encouraged literacy as he noticed some of his inmates were unable to read and write.

There was one instance where Andy spent a long time in solitary confinement over a dispute he had with the warden. Throughout Andy's time at Shawshank, he dug a hole through the wall in his prison cell in order to escape and he managed to not be seen by any of the prison guards.

He crawled through the hole one night and successfully escaped from Shawshank.

In the final scene of the movie, Andy and his friend from Shawshank, Ellis Boyd Redding, reunited on a beach. Robbins was seen in the films "Short Cuts", "Jungle Fever" and "Bull Durham". In 2004, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film "Mystic River".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were Benicio Del Toro for "21 Grams", Alec Baldwin for "The Cooler", Djimon Hounsou for "In America" and Ken Watanabe for "The Last Samurai".

Answer: Morgan Freeman

Freeman, born in 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, landed the role of Ellis Boyd Redding, otherwise known as "Red". Red had been in prison for many years by the time Andy got to Shawshank and he was known to be able to get anything for any prisoner inside. Andy asked Red if he could get him a poster of Rita Hayworth and Red managed to do this for Andy. Throughout the movie, Andy and Red were seen conversing with one another on multiple occasions.

When it came time for Red to go to his parole hearing, he did not present a sufficient argument to the parole board on his first two occasions and he was denied parole. On his third attempt at seeking parole, Red was asked the same question about being rehabilitated that he was asked at his first two hearings, and he answered back with a pessimistic response. Red told the parole board to not waste his time and simply stamp on the paper that they were once again denying him parole.

However, the parole board surprised him by approving his parole and Red was released from Shawshank. Red was next seen working at a grocery store bagging groceries. Freeman played characters in the movies "The Bucket List", "The Dark Knight" and "Seven".

In 1995, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading role for "The Shawshank Redemption" but lost to Tom Hanks for "Forrest Gump". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Nigel Hawthorne for "The Madness of King George", Paul Newman for "Nobody's Fool" and John Travolta for "Pulp Fiction".

Answer: Bob Gunton

Gunton, born on November 15th, 1945 in Santa Monica, California, was cast as Warden Norton. Warden Norton supervised all the operations at Shawshank and was known as a tough warden to the inmates. On Andy's first day there, he and a bunch of other prisoners listened to the warden give a short speech about Shawshank.

He informed the prisoners that there were two things which he believed in and they were discipline and the Bible. He told the prisoners they would get a lot of both while they were at Shawshank.

In another scene, Warden Norton spoke to Andy since Andy worked at a bank and was good with numbers. Warden Norton wanted Andy to assist him in a money scheme and Andy obliged but later on submitted evidence to the police against Warden Norton after he escaped.

When the police went to Shawshank to arrest Warden Norton, he committed suicide. Gunton had guest starring stints on the TV series "Boston Legal", "Judging Amy" and "CSI: Crime Scene Invesigation".

Answer: James Whitmore

Whitmore, a native of White Plains, New York, played Brooks Hatlen. Brooks had served many years in Shawshank and he had a pet bird while he stayed at the prison. Brooks befriended Andy and informed Andy he would have a hard time convincing the warden to bring in more resources to the prison to help in rehabilitating the prisoners there. Brooks was known for working in the prison library and one day he held another inmate at knifepoint, but he eventually let the inmate go without doing any major damage to him. Midway through the movie, Brooks was released from Shawshank and went to work at a grocery store. Brooks had a hard time adjusting to life outside the prison walls so he hung himself one day at the place he stayed, right after he inscribed the words "Brooks was here" on a piece of wood. Whitmore played guest starring characters on the TV shows "The Practice", "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Route 66".

In 1950, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the film, "Battleground", but lost to Dean Jagger for "Twelve O'Clock High".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Supporting Actor that year were John Ireland for "All the King's Men", Arthur Kennedy for "Champion" and Ralph Richardson for "The Heiress".

Answer: William Sadler

Sadler, born in 1950 in Buffalo, New York, portrayed Heywood in "The Shawshank Redemption". Heywood was an inmate at Shawshank and spoke to Red one day and Red mentioned something interesting about the walls. He told Heywood and a couple others that first you hate them but then learn to get used to them and Heywood responded that he could never get used to the walls.

In another conversation with Red, he asked Heywood what he was in for at Shawshank and mentioned that everyone there was innocent. Heywood simply said he did nothing wrong and it was his lawyer who was the problem since he did not build a strong case for him.

When Heywood was down in the prison library one day, he selected the Alexander Dumas' novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo", to read. Andy told Heywood the book was about a prison break so he would like it. Sadler starred in the films "The Green Mile", "Die Hard 2: Die Harder" and "The Mist".

Answer: Brian Libby

Libby landed the role of Floyd in this movie. Floyd was an inmate at Shawshank and often was seen interacting with Heywood. When Heywood went to the library once to check out a book to read, he wrongfully read the title of the book and Floyd corrected him while also insulting him in the process.

In a subsequent scene, Floyd and Heywood played a game so Floyd asked Red if he wanted to participate in the game and place a bet. Red said he could bet with smokes or coins and Floyd advised it would be best if he bet with smokes.

In another scene, Floyd was with Heywood and a couple other people known as the "cons" and the "cons" handed Heywood a bunch of cigarettes. Heywood smelled the cigarettes and this annoyed Floyd. Libby guest starred on the TV shows "L.A. Law", "The Fall Guy" and "The A-Team".

Answer: Gil Bellows

Bellows, born on June 28th, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was cast as Tommy Williams. Tommy was an inmate at Shawshank and we learned that he had been convicted of breaking and entering and he was punished with a two year prison sentence.

In one scene, Tommy described the night the incident happened by stating he stepped out of a JCPenny store with a TV in hand and a police officer told him to put his hands up. Tommy said he refused to drop the TV to the ground since then he would have been charged with destruction of property. Andy and Tommy spoke in one scene and Andy told him that it was time for him to change careers. Tommy inquired to Andy as to what he meant so Andy told him he was not a good thief so he should try another hobby. Tommy then asked Andy what he was in the prison for so Andy simply said his lawyer hurt his case.

In a couple scenes in the movie, Andy gave Tommy some reading lessons. Bellows guest starred on the TV series "Criminal Minds", "Law and Order" and "The Practice".

Answer: Clancy Brown

Brown, a native of Urbana, Ohio, played Captain Byron Hadley. Captain Hadley was a guard at Shawshank and was on good terms with Warden Norton. There was one scene where Captain Hadley became irritated with the prisoners so he warned them that evening to behave or else he would harm them. Captain Hadley told one of his co workers, Mr. Dekins, that Andy worked in financing so Mr. Dekins asked Andy to help set up a trust fund for his kids' education. Once, Captain Hadley spoke to a prisoner who claimed he was not supposed to be in prison but Captain Hadley told him to be quiet.

When a prisoner once asked Captain Hadley when they ate, he responded that they would eat when they told them it was time to eat. In Captain Hadley's final scene, he was arrested by the authorities due to his connection to Warden Norton's financial scheme. Brown was seen in the movies "Pet Sematary 2", "Starship Troopers" and "Dead Man Walking".