Eugene Robert Glazer

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Eugene Robert Glazer (born December 16, 1942 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actor .

Life and accomplishments

Eugene Robert Glazer grew up with his older brother in Brooklyn. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for a year . He tried his hand at various jobs, including as a taxi driver and waiter. He played in the theater in New York before moving to Los Angeles to act in the early 1970s . In the theater he appeared in the following plays: staccato , lunchtime , witch hunt ( The Crucible ) by Arthur Miller and Dylan , in which he portrayed the poet Dylan Thomas . In the comedy Hollywood Shuffle (1987) by and with Robert Townsend , he played five different roles. In television and cinema films, Glazer is mostly cast in smaller supporting roles, e.g. B. in the films No Way Out (1987) with Kevin Costner , Harlem Nights (1989) with Eddie Murphy and It's My Party (1996) with Eric Roberts .

Glazer achieved international fame with the role of Operations and Paul L. Wolfe in the dramatic agent series Nikita . From 1997 to 2001 he appeared in it with Peta Wilson , Roy Dupuis , Don Francks , Alberta Watson and Matthew Ferguson and portrayed the relentless superior of their characters. After working on this series, shot in Canada , Glazer moved in with his wife, the Actress Xenia Gratsos , with whom he has been married since 1991, returns to Los Angeles, Southern California . You have two grandchildren.

In the action series 24 with Kiefer Sutherland , Glazer was seen in two episodes at the end of the second season as Alexander Trepkos .

In 2007 he became Vice President of Development at Hollywood Tonight ( HT Productions ) and is responsible for new film and television projects.

Filmography

Eugene Robert Glazer is sometimes listed in the opening and closing credits as Eugene R. Glazer , Eugene Glazer , Gene Glazer, or Eugene Glazier .

  • 1979: Saat des Wahnsinns - Clonus Horror (Clonus Horror)
  • 1984: City Girl
  • 1984: Joy of Sex
  • 1986: Vendetta
  • 1987: Hunted, Hunted, Killed ( Hunter's Blood )
  • 1987: Hollywood Shuffle
  • 1987: No Way Out - There is no turning back
  • 1988: Stand and Deliver
  • 1988: Ghettobusters ( I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka )
  • 1989: Night of the Intruder ( Intruder )
  • 1989: Harlem Nights
  • 1991: Eve 8 - Out of Control ( Eve of Destruction )
  • 1991: The Five Heartbeats
  • 1991: Stepping Out
  • 1991: Dollman
  • 1992: Between Bed and Throne ( The Women of Windsor ) (TV)
  • 1992: General Hospital (TV series)
  • 1993: Head Hunter ( Bounty Tracker )
  • 1993: The Truth Leads to Death ( The Substitute )
  • 1994: Police File (TV series)
  • 1995: Scanner Cop II
  • 1996: It's My Party
  • 1996: Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story (TV)
  • 1996: Skyscraper
  • 1997: Die Modemafia ( While My Pretty One Sleeps ) (TV)
  • 1997–2001: Nikita ( La Femme Nikita ) (TV series)
  • 1997: Dark Prayer ( A Prayer in the Dark ) (TV)
  • 1998: Harlequin's Loving Evangeline
  • 1999: New Blood

Guest appearances in television series

  • 1980: Charlie's Angels (episode 4.18 The King of Beverly Hills )
  • 1981: Hill Street Blues (episode 2.2 Blood Money )
  • 1983: TJ Hooker (episode 3.5 The Shadow of Truth )
  • 1984: Whiz Kids (ep.1.12 Amen to Amen-Re )
  • 1984: Falcon Crest (ep.3.27 The Avenger )
  • 1987: Sledge Hammer! (Episode 2.1 A Clockwork Hammer )
  • 1989: The Twilight Zone (episode 3.30 generation game )
  • 1990: Dallas (episode 13.20 Paradise Lost )
  • 1990: Counterstrike (episode 1.19 Prohibited Freight )
  • 1991: Street Legal (episode 6.11 Eye of the Beholder )
  • 1991, 1992: Tropical Heat ( Sweating Bullets ) (Episodes 2.1 Old Bills and 2.16 The Drug King )
  • 1992: ENG - up close (episodes 4.7 Love and Duty and 4.4 Heart of the Matter )
  • 1993: Dark Justice (ep.2.22 Suitable for Framing )
  • 1993: Counterstrike (episode 3.21 Muerte )
  • 1993: Kung Fu: Under the Sign of the Dragon (ep.1.16 Caine and the power of fear )
  • 1994: Walker, Texas Ranger (ep.2.11 murder on the reservation )
  • 1996: F / X: The Series (Episode 13 Flower Magic )
  • 1998: Open Mike with Mike Bullard
  • 1999: Night Man (ep.2.20 Revelations )
  • 2003: Mutant X (episode 2.22 the perfect mutant )
  • 2003: 24 (as Alexander Trepkos, in the episodes 2.20 Day 2: 3:00 am-4: 00 am and 2.24 Day 2: 7:00 am-8: 00 am )
  • 2004: The Division (ep.4.19 Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here )
  • 2005: Charmed (episode 8.10 Vaya Con Leos )
  • 2006: CSI: NY (episode 2.19 super men )
  • 2006: Cold Case - no victim is ever forgotten (episode 4:07 The key or The Key )

literature

  • Christopher Heyn : Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita , Los Angeles: Persistence of Vision Press, September 2006, English, ISBN 0-9787625-0-9 . Pages 82 through 87 are about his role and Eugene Robert Glazer, who was interviewed.

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personal data
SURNAME Glazer, Eugene Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glazer, Eugene R .; Glazer, Eugene; Glazer, Gene; Glazier, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City