Monday, February 21, 2011
The Cult-TV Faces of: John Glover
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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I have seen some of his films and I think he is a versatile actor. He can portray any role that is given to him. He delivers the role of what is expected of him. He is a great actor.
ReplyDeleteBrad: I agree with you completely. John Glover is a national treasure in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteAs far as his films go, I'll never forget his character "Clamp" -- an amalgam of Donald Trump and Ted Turner -- in Joe Dante's Gremlins 2 (1990). What a great (and underrated...) performance.
And on TV, I have really enjoyed Glover's performances as the Devil in "Brimstone" and as Lionel Luthor on "Smallville."
Fantastic actor!
best,
JKM
I was pleasantly surprised to see him during a rewatch of "Deep Space Nine" after his role of Lionel Luthor in "Smallville". It was the voice that jogged my memory, followed by a rather shocked, "No... it couldn't be... Oh my..."
ReplyDeleteHe's a great actor.
Hi Michael,
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the episode in ages, but at the time, I felt that "Invasive Procedures" was a pretty strong DS9 outing, specifically because of that Glover performance. He makes for a very powerful antagonist.
I'm up to Season 4 on a re-watch of Smallville, and it's been rewarding (and upsetting) to see how diabolical Lionel Luthor is; and how he keeps pushing Lex closer to the edge. Glover is really amazing in that role.
Great comment!
best,
John
Is that third picture of John Glover from the Batman animated series? I should really look at his filmography. He has been in an amazing amount of work.
ReplyDeleteGreat actor. Whenever he shows up in something, he gives it his all. Loved him the short-lived BRIMSTONE TV series and the Elmore Leonard classic, 52 Pick-Up. Thanks, John.
ReplyDeleteHi Captainapathy and Le0pard13:
ReplyDeleteCaptainapathy: that is indeed John Glover as "The Riddler" in the Batman animated series of the early 1990s. He did an amazing job with that character.
Le0pard13: I'm with you on the Brimstone love. That series was fantastic...and he was fantastic in it. I'd forgotten all about Glover in 52-Pick up; it's been years since I saw it! Now I need to check it out again. (I remember liking the film very much...)
thanks to you both!
JKM