Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
Tim Robbins Andy Dufresne
Morgan Freeman Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Bob Gunton Warden Norton
William Sadler Heywood
Clancy Brown Captain Byron T. Hadley
Gil Bellows Tommy
James Whitmore Brooks Hatlen
Mark Rolston Bogs Diamond
Jeffrey DeMunn 1946 D.A.
Larry Brandenburg Skeet
Neil Giuntoli Jigger
Brian Libby Floyd
David Proval Snooze
Joseph Ragno Ernie
Jude Ciccolella Guard Mert
Paul McCrane Guard Trout
Renee Blaine Andy Dufresne's Wife
Scott Mann Glenn Quentin
John Horton 1946 Judge
Gordon Greene 1947 Parole Hearings Man
Alfonso Freeman Fresh Fish Con
Vincent Foster Hungry Fish Con
John E. Summers New Fish Guard
Frank Medrano Fat Ass
Mack Miles Tyrell
Alan R. Kessler Laundry Bob
Morgan Lund Laundry Truck Driver
Cornell Wallace Laundry Leonard
Gary Lee Davis Rooster
Neil Summers Pete
Ned Bellamy Guard Youngblood
Joe Pecoraro Projectionist
Harold E. Cope Jr. Hole Guard
Brian Delate Guard Dekins
Don McManus Guard Wiley
Donald Zinn Moresby Batter
Dorothy Silver 1954 Landlady
Robert Haley 1954 Food-Way Manager
Dana Snyder 1954 Food-Way Woman
John D. Craig 1957 Parole Hearings Man
Ken Magee Ned Grimes
Eugene C. DePasquale Mail Caller
Bill Bolender Elmo Blatch
Ron Newell Elderly Hole Guard
John R. Woodward Bullhorn Tower Guard
Chuck Brauchler Man Missing Guard
Dion Anderson Head Bull Haig
Claire Slemmer Bank Teller
James Kisicki Bank Manager
Rohn Thomas Bugle Editor
Charlie Kearns 1966 D.A.
Rob Reider Duty Guard
Brian Brophy 1967 Parole Hearings Man
Paul Kennedy 1967 Food-Way Manager
James Babson Con (uncredited)
Dennis Baker Old Man on Bus (uncredited)
Fred Culbertson Police Officer (uncredited)
Alonzo F. Jones Inmate (uncredited)
Sergio Kato Inmate II (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones Convict (uncredited)