John Glover Biography (1944-)

Born August 7, 1944, in Kingston, NY (some sources says Salisbury, MD); son of John S. (a television salesman) and Cade (maiden name, Mullins) Glover. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists, 1505 Tenth St., Santa Monica, CA, 90401.; Manager: Teitelbaum Artists Group, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills,CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
August 7, 1944
Kingston, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Eugene Gant, Look Homeward, Angel, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA, 1963
  • Godfrey, A Scent of Flowers, Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1969
  • Prince Myshkin, Subject to Fits, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1971
  • Ronnie, The House of Blue Leaves, Truck and Warehouse Theatre, NewYork City, 1971
  • William Brown, The Great God Brown, New Phoenix Company, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Pierrot, Don Juan, New Phoenix Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1972
  • Ward Nichols, The Selling of the President, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Teacher, The Visit, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1973
  • Planteloup, Chemin de Fer, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1973
  • Johnny Case, Holiday, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1973
  • Dr. Samuel Sutler, Rebel Women, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1976
  • Algernon Moncrieff, The Importance of Being Earnest, Circle in theSquare, New York City, 1977
  • Patrick, Treats, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1977
  • A Man for All Seasons, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1979
  • Henry Clerval, Frankenstein, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1981
  • Hedda Gabler, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1981
  • John Wilkes Booth, Booth, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1982
  • The Doctor's Dilemma, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1982
  • A Doll's House, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1982
  • Roger Dashwell, Whodunnit, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1982-1983
  • Renfro, Criminal Minds, Production Company, New York City, 1984
  • Leo, Design for Living, Circle in the Square, 1984
  • Roman, "The Fairy Garden," Linda Her and the Fairy Garden, SecondStage Theatre, New York City, 1984
  • Nelson Worth, Digby, Manhattan Theatre Club, Space at City Center,New York City, 1985
  • Jerome, Henceforward, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, LosAngeles, 1991-1992
  • John, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Center Theatre Group, Mark TaperForum, 1992-1993
  • John Jeckyll and James Jeckyll, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Stage I, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1994-1995, then Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City,1995
  • Jeffrey, Oblivion Postponed, Second Stage Theatre, 1995-1996
  • Tartuffe, Tartuffe: Born Again, Circle in the Square Uptown, New York City, 1996
  • Tom Connolly, Give Me Your Answer, Do!, Gramercy Theatre, New YorkCity, 1999-2000
  • The Cherry Orchard, McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ, 2000
  • Hans Christian Andersen, American Conservatory Theatre, Geary Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 2000
  • Title role, Tom Walker, Arena Stage-Fichandler Stage, Washington,DC, 2001
  • Dawid, Sorrows and Rejoicings, Second Stage Theatre, 2002
  • Also appeared in The Government Inspector, off-Broadway production; The Country Wife; The Misanthrope; The Miser.
  • Stage Appearances; Major Tours
  • Appeared as Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, U.S. cities.
  • Film Appearances
  • Johnnie, Shamus (also known as Passion for Danger), Columbia, 1972
  • Actor boyfriend, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
  • Sammy, Julia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
  • Hubert Little, Somebody Killed Her Husband, Columbia, 1978
  • Richard Peabody, Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979
  • Ernst, The American Success Company (also known as American Success, The Ringer, and Success), Columbia, 1979
  • Nathan Wyeth, The Mountain Men, Columbia, 1980
  • Second attorney Freese, Melvin and Howard, Universal, 1980
  • Ackroyd, Brubaker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
  • Tom Keller, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Universal, 1981
  • Walter, A Little Sex, Universal, 1982
  • Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy, The Evil That Men Do, TriStar, 1984
  • Ross Halley, A Flash of Green, Spectrafilm, 1985
  • Wynn Scott, White Nights, Columbia, 1985
  • Sheb Sheppard, A Killing Affair (also known as My Sister's Keeper), Hemdale, 1986
  • Alan Raimy, 52 Pick-Up, Cannon, 1986
  • Mr. Fred Niceman, Willy/Milly (also known as I Was a Teenage Boy and Something Special), Concorde/Cinema Group, 1987
  • Tony Gateworth, Masquerade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • Rolo Rockwell, Rocket Gibraltar, Columbia, 1988
  • Brother Leon, The Chocolate War, Management Company EntertainmentGroup, 1988
  • Brice Cummings, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
  • Henry Hollowhead, Meet the Hollowheads (also known as Life on the Edge), Moviestore, 1989
  • Eric Hochmann, Home (short film), 1989
  • Magnavolt salesperson, Robocop 2, Orion, 1990
  • Daniel Clamp, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (also known as Gremlins2), Warner Bros., 1990
  • Dora Was Dysfunctional (short film), 1993
  • A. J. Pattie, Ed and His Dead Mother (also known as Bon Appetit, Mama and Motherhood), Fox Video, 1993
  • Stol, Kiosk, 1993
  • Saperstein, In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness), New Line Cinema, 1995
  • John Jeckyll and James Jeckyll, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Fine Line, 1997
  • Dr. Jason Woodrue, Batman and Robin, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Bennett Hale, The Broken Giant, Blue Guitar Films, 1999
  • Phil, Payback, Paramount, 1999
  • Richard the director, Macbeth in Manhattan, Plus Films, 1999
  • Sam, Dead Broke, 1999
  • Yuri Moskivin, On Edge, Little Engine Productions, 2001
  • Bill Gates, Mid-Century, 2002
  • Ralph, Tricks, 2003
  • Ogden, The Civilization of Maxwell Bright, 2003
  • Oleen, Sweet Union (short film), 2004
  • Also appeared in Doruk, [Iraq]; Av.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Vargas, Search for Tomorrow, NBC, 1983-1984
  • Roberts, South Beach, NBC, 1993
  • The devil, Brimstone, Fox, 1998
  • Voice of the Riddler (Edward Nygma), a recurring role, Batman Beyond (animated), 1999-
  • Lionel Luthor, a recurring role, Smallville (also known as Smallville Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2001-
  • Miniseries
  • William Walton, Kennedy, NBC, 1983
  • Scanlon Jackson, Rage of Angels (also known as Sidney Sheldon'sRage of Angels), NBC, 1983
  • General Charles Lee, George Washington, CBS, 1984
  • Richard Behrens, Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder (also knownas Nutcracker), NBC, 1987
  • Max Brodsky, Twist of Fate (also known as Pursuit), NBC, 1989
  • Leonardo da Vinci, A Season of Giants (also known as Michelangelo: The Last Giant), TNT, 1991
  • Sergeant Harold Perkerson, Grass Roots, NBC, 1992
  • Lloyd "Loco" Garrison, Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel, NBC, 1992
  • Rogers Henry, Medusa's Child, ABC, 1997
  • Movies
  • Under This Sky, 1979
  • Clifford, The Face of Rage, ABC, 1983
  • Pierre Lafitte, Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, ABC, 1984
  • Victor DiMato, An Early Frost, NBC, 1985
  • Philip Purness, Apology, HBO, 1986
  • Dobbins, Moving Target, NBC, 1988
  • Charles Rothenberg, David, ABC, 1988
  • Algernon Emmaus, Hot Paint, CBS, 1988
  • Dr. Walter Gerber, Breaking Point, TNT, 1989
  • Chick Beeler, Traveling Man, HBO, 1989
  • Preacher, El Diablo, HBO, 1990
  • Russell Blake, Dead on the Money, TNT, 1991
  • Billy Cork, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (also known as What Ever Happened to ... ?), ABC, 1991
  • Brady "Mac" Mackin, Majority Rule, Lifetime, 1992
  • Major Asa Bird Gardiner, Assault at West Point (also known as Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker and The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker), Showtime, 1994
  • Goddard Marx, Automatic, HBO, 1995
  • Derek Mills, Night of the Running Man, HBO, 1995
  • Victor Kraft, Schemes, 1995
  • Ben Hamil and Dr. Armand Drake, Dead by Midnight, ABC, 1997
  • Anthony Prosper, The Tempest, NBC, 1998
  • Specials
  • Mr. Stewart, "Don't Touch," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1985
  • Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim, HBO, 1987
  • Dr. Thomas Stockman, An Enemy of the People, PBS, 1990
  • Narrator, Haunted History (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Haunted Tombstone (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted Savannah (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted Philadelphia (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted Nevada (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted London (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted Key West (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted Hollywood (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Haunted Edinburgh (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The Haunted Rockies (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Haunted Maine (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Haunted Chicago (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Haunted Caribbean (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Pilots
  • Gary Hyndman, Snoops, ABC, 1999
  • Episodic
  • Billy Jo Sparrow, "Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard," Kojak, 1975
  • Alien ambassador, "A Small Talent for War," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
  • Franz Mueller, "One White Rose for Death," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1986
  • Andrew Durbin, "When Thieves Fall Out," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
  • Steve Duddy, "Lend Me an Ear," Miami Vice, 1987
  • Mike Sayles, Molly's second cousin from Baltimore, "Here's a Bunch of Photos from an Old Album," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1988
  • Mike Sayles, Molly's second cousin from Baltimore, "Here's a Side Effectof Serious Moonlight," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1988
  • Mike Sayles, Molly's second cousin from Baltimore, "Here's a Little NightMusic," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1989
  • Mike Sayles, Molly's second cousin from Baltimore, "Here's Why You ShouldLock Your Bathroom Door," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1989
  • "Striptease," The Hitchhiker, USA Network, 1989
  • Dr. Paul Kohler, "God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
  • Mike Sayles, Molly's second cousin from Baltimore, "Here's a Good Excusefor Missing the Party," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1991
  • Undertaker, "Undertaking Pallor," Tales from the Crypt, 1991
  • Bill Abernathy, "They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?," American Dreamer,1991
  • Voice of the Riddler (Edward Nygma), "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't YouRich?," Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman and The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, 1992
  • Voice of the Riddler (Edward Nygma), "What Is Reality?," Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman and The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, 1992
  • Voice of the prosecutor, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1992
  • Voice of Lucius, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1992
  • Walter, "Silent Towns," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992
  • Verad, "Invasive Procedures," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1993
  • Ned Miller, "Oops," Frasier, NBC, 1993
  • Voice of Rasputin, "Nothing but the Tooth," Animaniacs (animated;also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs), Fox and the WB, 1993
  • Voice of the Riddler (Edward Nygma), "Riddler's Reform," Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman and The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, 1994
  • Voice of the babysitter, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1994
  • Adrian Carr, "Hilary Booth, Registered Nurse," Remember WENN, AMC,1996
  • Hilton Traynor, "Caroline and the Dearly Departed," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1997
  • Jack Fleetwood, "Fool's Gold," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1997
  • Nelson Broyles, "Lies and Other Truths," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1998
  • Voice of Tycoon, "Pinky's Turn/Your Friend: Global Domination," Pinkyand the Brain (animated), The WB, 1998
  • Max Demming, "Objects Are Closer Than They Appear," Chicago Hope,CBS, 1998
  • Voice of the Riddler (Edward Nygma), "Knight Time," Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1998
  • Voice of the Riddler (Edward Nygma), "Judgment Day," Batman: Gotham Knights (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Batman), TheWB, 1998
  • Angel, "It's a Helluva Life," Brimstone, Fox, 1999
  • Fate, "Waiting," Get Real, Fox, 2000
  • Bobby, "End Game," Arli$$, HBO, 2002
  • Also appeared as Bob Sears, The Wright Verdicts, CBS; Dennis Atwood, Crime and Punishment, NBC; voice, Round the Bend; voices, "The Blackest Poison," Legend of Prince Valiant (animated).
  • RECORDINGS
  • Taped Readings
  • Stephen L. Hupp's Apaches, 1997
  • Also read Clive Barker's The Thief of Always.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Back Stage, January 20, 1995, pp. 5-7; May 24, 1996, pp. 17-18
    • Entertainment Weekly, June 27, 1997, p. 97; December 18, 1998, p.60