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Sep 15, 2019 · Jeffrey DeMunn, who played Dale in The Walking Dead, insisted that his character be killed off in season 2. Here's why.
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Jeffrey DeMunn is an American actor who portrayed Dale Horvath in AMC's The Walking Dead.
Jeffrey DeMunn studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor for his role as Taylor), "Spoils of War" as Andrew and "Comedians" as Phil Murray and an understudy for Gethin Price.
He is known as a favorite of director and original showrunner Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all four of his films: The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Majestic and The Mist.
He has been involved in several of Stephen King's adaptations. 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 and received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie nomination for his performance.
•He is among the several cast members who starred in Frank Darabont's The Mist, along with Laurie Holden, Melissa McBride, Juan Gabriel Pareja, Tiffany Morgan and Sam Witwer.
•He requested to leave the The Walking Dead after Darabont was fired as showrunner and Dale was subsequently killed off.
Oct 20, 2020 · Jeffrey DeMunn earned one of the more gruesome exits from The Walking Dead. AMC. Yes, it's highly unusual for an actor to request that his own character be killed off of a show — especially...
He portrayed Dale Horvath in Frank Darabont's television adaptation of the comic book series The Walking Dead, for two seasons from 2010 to 2012. Upon his departure, he was cast as Hal Morrison in the 2013 television series Mob City, which was also created by Darabont.
YearTitleRoleNotes2018Charlie (voice)Episode: "I Was a Teenage Cannibal ...2016Max Brodkin4 episodes2016–2023Chuck Rhoades Sr.44 episodes2015T. Earl King VIEpisode: "T. Earl King VI"- 2
- 1972–present
- Actor
- April 25, 1947 (age 76), Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Oct 18, 2023 · Jeffrey DeMunn played Dale Horvath in the AMC zombie drama, The Walking Dead but left the series for unexpected reasons.
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Mar 24, 2018 · DeMunn’s enthusiasm for “The Walking Dead” died the day in July 2011 that AMC fired Darabont as show runner. “Dale’s death was my decision,” DeMunn said. “I was furious about how Frank was pushed out of the show.
