John Glover (actor)
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| John Glover | |
 Glover as Lionel Luthor on Smallville |
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| Born | August 7, 1944 Salisbury, Maryland |
| Notable roles | Lionel Luthor in Smallville The Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series |
John Glover (born August 7, 1944, in Salisbury, Maryland) is a Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American actor. He is perhaps best known for range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor in the TV series Smallville.
Glover was born in Salisbury, Maryland, to Cade and John S. Glover. He acted at Towson State University.
Notable roles include Bryce Cummings in Scrooged, Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, a mobster in Payback, The Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series, Doctor Jason Woodrue in Batman and Robin, Verad in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Invasive Procedures", The Devil in the series Brimstone, and the aforementioned role on Smallville.
He has also 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.
He also had a small appearance in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall. In a flashback to a scene from Annie Hall's past he utters the line: "Touch my heart. With your foot".
He had a supporting role in the sixth season opener of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
His partner is the sculptor Adam Kurtzman. Glover attended Wicomico High School.
[edit] Quotes
"I graduated from high school in '62... and I didn't know any people who were gay. I'm sure there were people, but I didn't know any. For years and years, I guess, I was very uptight about being a gay actor. I thought it would make me less hirable." The Washington Blade, Greg Varner, 2001 [1].
[edit] External links
- John Glover cast bio on The CW
- John Glover at the Internet Movie Database
- Official John Glover Website
- John Glover at TV.com
- John Glover article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Interview with John Glover
Categories: American film actors | American stage actors | American television actors | American voice actors | American character actors | Law & Order: Criminal Intent cast | People from Salisbury, Maryland | Maryland actors | LGBT actors from the United States | 1944 births | Living people | Towson University alumni
