Beginning in the mid-1980s , Freeman began playing prominent supporting roles in feature films , earning him a reputation for depicting wise , fatherly characters . As he gained fame , he went on to bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke in '' Driving Miss Daisy '' , and Sergeant Major Rawlins in '' Glory '' ( both in 1989 ) . In 1994 , he portrayed Red , the redeemed convict in the acclaimed '' The Shawshank Redemption '' . In the same year he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival
44th Berlin International Film Festival
44th Berlin International Film Festival
Morgan Freeman