John Glover (actor)

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John Glover (Template:IPAc-en born August 7, 1944<ref>

Early life

Glover was born in Kingston, New York,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and raised in Salisbury, Maryland. His father was a television salesman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Glover began his career at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and later studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Glover began his career in television, playing a mentally disturbed kidnapper who kidnapped Joanne, the lead character in Search for Tomorrow. One of his early film performances was a role as a U.S. diplomat in White Nights. His other roles include Alan Raimy in 52 Pick-Up, Bryce Cummings in Scrooged, Tony Gateworth in Masquerade, Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, a mobster in Payback, an advertising spokesman in RoboCop 2, Derek Mills in Night of the Running Man, the Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series, Doctor Jason Woodrue in Batman & Robin, Verad in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Invasive Procedures", the Devil in the series Brimstone, and a recurring role in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Cousin Jerry, from Bal'mer, a relative whom no one actually seemed to know.

In 1987, he appeared in the Miami Vice episode "Lend Me an Ear" as Steve Duddy. He also appeared in two episodes of Murder, She Wrote, "One White Rose for Death" and "When Thieves Fall Out". He appeared in the television film An Early Frost in 1985, the first TV film to confront the issue of AIDS, and received an Emmy nomination for his performance as a gay AIDS patient.<ref name="emmy nom">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1986, he appeared in the TV film Apology with Lesley Ann Warren.

Glover at the 1991 Emmy Awards

He appeared in the role of Max Brodsky, an inmate in concentration camps and later a fighter for Israel's independence, in Ian Sharp's 1989 TV miniseries Twist of Fate (also known as Pursuit). That same year, he played a hard-driving, low-on-morals district sales manager in HBO's Traveling Man. He also received a 1994 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance in Frasier.<ref name="emmy nom" />

Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Lionel Luthor on Smallville from 2001 to 2008 where he first appeared as a guest actor in the show's first season and then appeared as a full cast member from seasons two to seven. He later returned in 2010 and 2011 for the tenth and final season as a parallel universe version of the character.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He had a small appearance in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall (1977) in a flashback in which he tells the title character, "Touch my heart. With your foot." He had a recurring role in Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Declan Gage, an old friend and mentor to Detective Robert Goren. On ABC's Brothers & Sisters he played Henry (the boyfriend of Saul Holden) in 2009. In Heroes he had a brief appearance as Samson Gray, the father of Sylar.

He had made notable appearances on stage, winning a Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Play for his dual roles in the Broadway play Love! Valour! Compassion!, which he reprised in the film version. In 2004, he performed with the Philadelphia Theatre Company staging of Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

He also appeared as "man in the chair/narrator" in The Drowsy Chaperone on Broadway during the summer of 2007. He played the role of Lucky in a Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. In 2014, he appeared as Leonato in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He played Telemachus in Yuri Rasovsky's Peabody Award-winning radio dramatization of The Odyssey of Homer and has played in several radio plays of the LA Theatre Works. Glover is receiving increasing recognition for narrating audiobooks. In 2011, he performed the audiobook version of Ghost Story, the thirteenth novel in Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files series. In October/November 2011, he performed in David Bar Katz's drama The Atmosphere of Memory at the Bank Street Theatre in New York City, co-starring with Ellen Burstyn in a LAByrinth production. He played the role of Uncle Ben in the 2012 Broadway production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, directed by Mike Nichols. He is seen rehearsing the role of John Kreese in behind-the-scenes pre-production footage from The Karate Kid, indicating he may have been considered for that role.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> In 2013, Glover starred in the horror anthology Sanitarium. He also guest-starred in an episode of Agent Carter.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> Glover has done various voice-over work for several projects related to Tron: Legacy: the villain Abraxas in Tron: Evolution, and Dyson in Tron: Uprising. In 2014, he guest-starred on The Blacklist in the episode titled "Berlin".

Personal life

Glover is gay. He married sculptor Adam Kurtzman in 2016,<ref name="insideofyou">Template:Cite podcast</ref> whom he had been dating since 1993.<ref name="WindyCityTimes: OutInSmallville"/> Additionally, Glover claims to have slept with Freddie Mercury in the 1970s.<ref name="insideofyou"/>

Glover is involved with the Alzheimer's Association. His father had Alzheimer's disease, leading Glover to become more active in charity and activism surrounding the disorder.<ref name="WindyCityTimes: OutInSmallville">Template:Cite web</ref>

Glover returns to Towson annually to work with theater students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The theater department awards a scholarship in his name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1973 Shamus Johnnie <ref name="TCM Filmography">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="TV Guide Credits">Template:Cite web</ref>
1977 Annie Hall Actor Boy Friend
1977 Julia Sammy
1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband Herbert Little
1979 Last Embrace Richard Peabody
1980 The American Success Company Ernst
1980 The Mountain Men Nathan Wyeth
1980 Melvin and Howard Freese, Attorney #2
1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Tom Keller
1982 A Little Sex Walter
1984 The Evil That Men Do Briggs
1985 White Nights Wynn Scott
1986 A Killing Affair Sheb Sheppard
1986 52 Pick-Up Alan Raimy
1986 Willy/Milly Fred Niceman <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1988 Masquerade Tony Gateworth <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1988 Rocket Gibraltar Rolo Rockwell
1988 Scrooged Brice Cummings
1988 The Chocolate War Brother Leon
1989 Meet the Hollowheads Henry Hollowhead
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Daniel Clamp
1990 RoboCop 2 Magnavolt Salesman
1993 Ed and His Dead Mother A.J. Pattle
1994 In the Mouth of Madness Saperstein
1995 Night of the Running Man Derek Mills
1995 Automatic Goddard Marx
1997 Love! Valour! Compassion! John Jeckyll / James Jeckyll
1997 Batman & Robin Dr. Jason Woodrue
1997 Medusa's Child Rogers Henry
1998 Dead Broke Sam
1997 The Broken Giant Bennett Hale
1999 Payback Phil
1999 Macbeth in Manhattan Richard, The Director
2001 The Body Jesus Christ Street Actor <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2001 On Edge Yuri Moskvin
2002 Mid-Century Bill Gates
2004 Tricks Ralph
2004 A Kiss at Kerouac's Grave Will
2005 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright Ogden <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2013 Sanitarium Gustav Segment: "Figuratively Speaking" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2013 Sweet Talk Professor / Count <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2014 Reality Zog <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2015 You Bury Your Own Detective Gillespie
2016 We Go On Dr. Ellison
2019 Shazam! Mr. Sivana <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive The Grand Zel <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2025 The Home Lou

Television

List of television appearances and roles
Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1975 Kojak Billy Jo Episode: "Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1984 George Washington Charles Lee Episode: "Charles Lee" <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1985 ABC Afterschool Specials Mr. Stewart Episode: "Don't Touch" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1985 An Early Frost Victor DiMato Television film <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1986 The Twilight Zone The Alien Ambassador Episode: "A Small Talent for War" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1986 Apology Philip Cable television film <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1986 Murder, She Wrote Franz Mueller Episode: "One White Rose for Death" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder Richard Behrens Episode: 1-3 (entire miniseries) <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1987 Miami Vice Steve Duddy Episode: "Lend Me an Ear" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1987 Murder, She Wrote Andrew Durbin Episode: "When Thieves Fall Out"
1988 David Charles Rothenberg Television film <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1989 Breaking Point Dr. Gerber Television film
1989 Twist of Fate Max Brodsky TV miniseries <ref name="TCM Filmography" />
1989 The Hitchhiker Miles Duchet Episode: "Striptease" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1990 El Diablo Autolycus, The Peacher Television film <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1991 What Ever Happened to... Billy Korn Television film
Tales from the Crypt Sebastian Esbrook Episode: "Undertaking Palor" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1992 Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel "Loco" Garrison Television film <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
The Ray Bradbury Theater Walter Grip Episode: "Silent Towns" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1993 Frasier Ned Miller Episode: "Oops"
Crime & Punishment Dennis Atwood Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
Nominated for Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Legend of Prince Valiant King Edward Voice, episode: "The Blackest Poison" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
Animaniacs Rasputin Voice, episode: "Nothing but the Tooth" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Verad Episode: "Invasive Procedures" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1992–1994 Dinosaurs Babysitter / Prosecutor / Lucius Voice, 3 episodes
Batman: The Animated Series Edward Nygma / Riddler Voice, 3 episodes <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" />
1998 Superman: The Animated Series Voice, episode: "Knight Time"
The New Batman Adventures Voice, episode: "Judgement Day"
Pinky and the Brain Tycoon Voice, episode: "Pinky's Turn" <ref name="BtVA" />
1998–1999 Brimstone The Devil, Angel 13 episodes <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
1999–2001 Haunted History The Narrator Voice, 25 episodes <ref name="TCM Filmography" />
2001–2011 Smallville Lionel Luthor 145 episodes <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" />
2006–2009 Numb3rs Samuel Craft, The Psychic 2 episodes <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2006–2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Declan Gage 2 episodes
2009 Heroes Samson Gray Episode: "Shades of Gray"
2009 Brothers & Sisters Henry Mittner Episode: "Owning It"
2011–2015 The Good Wife Jared Andrews 4 episodes
2012–2013 Tron: Uprising Dyson Voice, 4 episodes <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" />
2014 The Blacklist Dr. Bruce Sanders Episode: "Berlin" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2014 Perception The Devil Episode: "Possession"
2015 Agent Carter SSR Informant Episode: "The Iron Ceiling"
2017 The Lost Wife of Robert Durst Seymour Durst Television film <ref name="TCM Filmography" /><ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
2019 The Good Fight Jared Andrews Episode: "The One Where a Nazi Gets Punched" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" />
Tales of the City Bill Schwartz Episode: "Next Level Sh*t"
Evil Byron Duke Episode: "3 Stars"
2021 Fear the Walking Dead Theodore "Teddy" Maddox 5 episodes
Lucifer Peter Peterson Episode: "Family Dinner"
2022 Dead in the Water: A Fear the Walking Dead Story Theodore "Teddy" Maddox Web series; episode: "This Ain't It"
2023–2025 And Just Like That... Elliot 3 episodes
2025 Gremlins Rodney Voice, episode: "Never Get Out of the Truck" <ref name="TV Guide Credits" /><ref name="BtVA" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Theatre

List of theatre roles
Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1977 The Importance of Being Earnest Algernon Moncrieff <ref name="Broadway">Template:Cite web</ref>
1981 Frankenstein Henry Clerval
1984 Design for Living Leo
2012 Death of a Salesman Ben Loman
2013–2014 Macbeth Witch, Porter, Third Murderer
2018 Saint Joan The Archbishop of Rheims, A Gentleman
2025 Life, Death, and Other Opportunities Template:TableTBA <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Video games

List of video game voice roles
Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1994 The Adventures of Batman & Robin Edward Nygma / Riddler
2003 Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo Help Points <ref name="BtVA" />
2010 Tron: Evolution Abraxas, Jalen <ref name="BtVA" />

Audiobooks

List of audiobook roles
Year Title Author Notes Reference(s)
1992 The Thief of Always (abridged) Clive Barker
1999 Night Shift Stephen King
The Lawnmower Man Stephen King
Gray Matter Stephen King
Thank You for Smoking Christopher Buckley
2009 Level 26: Dark Origins Anthony E. Zuiker
2010 Worst Case James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
The Bride Collector Ted Dekker
The Tempest William Shakespeare
Red Harvest Joe Schreiber
2011 Gideon's Sword Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Dracula (Dramatized) Bram Stoker and Charles Morey

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