John Glover
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1944 (age 82)
Born in
Salisbury, Maryland, USA
Credits
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Biography
John Soursby Glover Jr. (born August 7, 1944) is an American actor, perhaps best known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.
Known For
Lucifer
25 Jan 2016
Shazam!
29 Mar 2019
Batman & Robin
20 Jun 1997
Fear the Walking Dead
23 Aug 2015
Smallville
16 Oct 2001
Annie Hall
19 Apr 1977
The Blacklist
23 Sep 2013
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
15 Jun 1990
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Filmography
2026
- Woodstockersas Jupiter
2025
- A Natural Selectionas Donald Spar
- The Homeas Lou
- The Motorcycle Manas Pat
2023
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwaias Rodney (voice)1 episode
2022
- Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.as The Grand Zel
- Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Wateras Teddy Maddox1 episode
2021
- And Just Like That…as Elliot3 episodes
2019
- Evilas Byron Duke1 episode
- Tales of the Cityas Bill Schwartz1 episode
- Shazam!as Mr. Sivana
2017
- The Lost Wife of Robert Durstas Seymour Durst
- The Good Fightas Jared Andrews1 episode
2015
- You Bury Your Ownas Detective Gillespie
- Fear the Walking Deadas Teddy Maddox4 episodes
- Realityas Zog
- Marvel's Agent Carteras SSR Informant1 episode
2013
- The Blacklistas Dr. Bruce Sanders1 episode
- Sweet Talkas Professor
- Sanitariumas Gustav
2012
- Perceptionas The Devil1 episode
2009
- The Good Wifeas Jared Andrews4 episodes
2006
- Heroesas Samson Gray1 episode
- Brothers and Sistersas Henry Mittner1 episode
2005
- The Civilization of Maxwell Brightas Ogden
- Numb3rsas Simon Kraft2 episodes
- Mediumas Carson Churchill1 episode
2004
- Tricksas Ralph
2002
- Smallvilleas Lionel Luthor
2001
- Smallvilleas Lionel Luthor143 episodes
- Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Declan Gage2 episodes
- On Edgeas Yuri Moskvin
1998
- The Tempestas Anthony Prosper
- Haunted History42 episodes
- Brimstoneas The Devil13 episodes
- Dead Brokeas Sam
1997
- Dead by Midnightas Dr. Armand Drake
- Medusa's Childas Rogers Henry
- The New Batman Adventuresas The Riddler (voice)1 episode
- The Broken Giantas Bennett Hale
- Batman & Robinas Dr. Jason Woodrue
- Love! Valour! Compassion!as John & James Jeckyll
1996
- Superman: The Animated Seriesas The Riddler (voice)1 episode
- Arli$$as Bobby Salmon1 episode
- Remember WENNas Adrian Carr1 episode
1995
- Caroline in the Cityas Hilton Traynor1 episode
- Pinky and the Brain1 episode
- Automaticas Goddard Marx
- In the Mouth of Madnessas Saperstein
- Night of the Running Manas Derek Mills
1994
- Chicago Hopeas Max Demming1 episode
- Schemesas Victor Kraft
- Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Maj. Asa Bird Gardiner
1993
- Frasieras Ned Miller1 episode
- Animaniacsas Rasputin (voice)1 episode
- South Beachas Roberts7 episodes
- Ed and His Dead Motheras A.J. Pattle
- Homicide: Life on the Streetas Nelson Broyles1 episode
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Verad1 episode
1992
- Majority Ruleas Bradley Mackin
- Batman: The Animated Seriesas The Riddler (voice)3 episodes
- Grass Rootsas Harold Perkerson
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartelas Loco Garrison
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartelas Loco Garrison2 episodes
1991
- The Legend of Prince Valiant1 episode
- The Hidden Roomas John Burke1 episode
- Dead on the Moneyas Russell Blake
- Dinosaursas Babysitter (voice)1 episode
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?as Billy Korn
1990
- American Dreamer4 episodes
- El Diabloas The Preacher
- RoboCop 2as Magnavolt Salesman
- Gremlins 2: The New Batchas Daniel Clamp
- An Enemy of the Peopleas Dr. Thomas Stockman
- Homeas Eric Hochmann
1989
- Meet the Hollowheadsas Henry Hollowhead
- Breaking Pointas Dr. Gerber
- Traveling Manas Chick Beeler
- Tales from the Cryptas Undertaker1 episode
- Twist of Fateas Max Brodsky2 episodes
1988
- Scroogedas Bryce Cummings
- The Chocolate Waras Brother Leon
- Davidas Charles Rothenberg
- Rocket Gibraltaras Rolo Rockwell
- Hot Paintas Algernon
- Masqueradeas Tony Gateworth
- Moving Targetas Dobbins
1987
- Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
- The Days and Nights of Molly Doddas Mike Sayles5 episodes
- Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murderas Richard Behrens3 episodes
1986
- Willy/Millyas Fred Niceman
- 52 Pick-Upas Alan Raimy
- L.A. Lawas Dr. Paul Kohler1 episode
- Apologyas Philip
1985
- White Nightsas Wynn Scott
- Don't Touchas Mr. Stewart
- A Killing Affairas Sheb Sheppard
- The Twilight Zoneas Alien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")1 episode
- Lime Street1 episode
- The Ray Bradbury Theater1 episode
- An Early Frostas Victor DiMato
1984
- A Flash of Greenas Ross Halley
- Murder, She Wroteas Andrew Durbin1 episode
- Miami Viceas Steve Duddy2 episodes
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughteras Pierre Lafitte
- The Evil That Men Doas Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy
1983
- The Hitchhikeras Miles Duchet1 episode
- The Face of Rage
- Rage of Angelsas Scanlon2 episodes
1982
- A Little Sexas Walter
- American Playhouseas Dr. Thomas Stockman1 episode
1981
- The Incredible Shrinking Womanas Tom Keller
1980
- Melvin and Howardas 2nd Attorney (Freese)
- The Mountain Menas Nathan Wyeth
- The American Success Companyas Ernst
1979
- Last Embraceas Richard Peabody
1978
- Somebody Killed Her Husbandas Herbert Little
1977
- Juliaas Sammy
- Annie Hallas Actor Boy Friend
- The Andros Targetsas Wiggs1 episode
1972
- ABC Afterschool Specialas Mr. Stewart1 episode