John Glover
John Glover at the 1991 Primetime Emmy Awards
John Glover (born August 7, 1944 in Salisbury , Maryland ) is an American actor .
Life
Glover graduated from Towson State Teacher's College, Towson University , and later took acting classes at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. In 1995 he won the Tony Award for his role in the play Love! Valor! Compassion! , which was filmed in 1997. He also made a name for himself from 2001 through the role of Lionel Luthor in the television series Smallville . His longtime partner is the sculptor Adam Kurtzman.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1977: The Urban Neurotic (Annie Hall)
- 1979: Deadly Embrace (Last Embrace)
- 1981: The Incredible Shrinking Woman ( Mrs. K. )
- 1984: The liquidator (The Evil That Men Do)
- 1985: Early Frost ( An Early Frost , Movie made for TV)
- 1986: 52 pick-ups
- 1988: David (TV movie)
- 1988: The Ghosts I Called ... (Scrooged)
- 1988: Masquerade - A Deadly Game (Masquerade)
- 1990: RoboCop 2
- 1990: Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (Gremlins 2 - The New Batch)
- 1991: Michelangelo - Genius and Passion (A Season of Giants)
- 1994: The Forces of Madness (John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness)
- 1995: Night Of The Running Man
- 1997: love! Strength! Compassion! (Love! Valor! Compassion!)
- 1997: Medusa's Child - atomic bomb on board the 737 ( Medusa's Child , TV movie)
- 1997: Batman & Robin
- 1999: Payback - Payback
- 2005: The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
- 2019: Shazam!
Series
- 1975: Mission in Manhattan ( Kojak , episode 2.20)
- 1986: Unknown Dimensions ( The Twilight Zone , ep.1.15)
- 1986–1987: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , episodes 3.4 and 4.2)
- 1987: Miami Vice (ep.3.18)
- 1991: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , consequential 3:09)
- 1993: South Beach (5 episodes)
- 1993: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (episode 2.04)
- 1993: Frasier (episode 1.10)
- 1997: Caroline in the City (episode 2.16)
- 1998: Chicago Hope - End of the Line Hope ( Chicago Hope , ep.4.19)
- 2000: Six under one roof ( Get Real , episode 1.15)
- 2001-2008; 2010-2011: Smallville (95 episodes)
- 2006, 2009: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( Numb3rs , episodes 2.17 and 5.13)
- 2006, 2008: Criminal Intent - Crime in sight ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , episodes 6.01 and 7.22)
- 2009: Heroes (ep.3.19)
- 2011–2012: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , episodes 2.21 and 4.4)
- 2011: Medium - Nothing remains hidden ( Medium , episode 7.11)
- 2013: Sanitarium
- 2015: Perception (episode 3.4)
- 2015: Marvel's Agent Carter (episode 1.05)
- 2019: Stadtgeschichten ( Tales of the City , episode 1.07)
Awards and nominations
- 1994 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on the Frasier series.
- 1995 Tony Award for his role in the play Love! Valor! Compassion!
Web links
- John Glover in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Glover, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salisbury , Maryland |