John Glover
Known for Acting · 128 credits
- Born
- 1944-08-07 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Salisbury, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- John Soursby Glover Jr. · Jon Glover · جان گلاور
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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
TV Shows (55)
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Bruce Sanders
Smallville
2001
as Lionel Luthor
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Declan Gage
Lucifer
2016
as Peter Peterson
The Good Wife
2009
as Jared Andrews
Frasier
1993
as Ned Miller
Medium
2005
as Carson Churchill
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Franz Mueller / Andrew Durbin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Verad
Chicago Hope
1994
as Max Demming
Miami Vice
1984
as Steve Duddy
Heroes
2006
as Samson Gray
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as The Riddler (voice)
Numb3rs
2005
as Simon Kraft
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
as Teddy Maddox
L.A. Law
1986
as Dr. Paul Kohler
The Good Fight
2017
as Jared Andrews
Evil
2019
as Byron Duke
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Nelson Broyles
Animaniacs
1993
as Rasputin (voice)
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Henry Mittner
Dinosaurs
1991
as Lucius (voice) / Prosecutor (voice) / Babysitter (voice)
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Alien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Undertaker
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as The Riddler (voice)
Kojak
1973
as Billy Jo
Perception
2012
as The Devil
Caroline in the City
1995
as Hilton Traynor
Arli$$
1996
as Bobby Salmon
And Just Like That…
2021
as Elliot
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Miles Duchet
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as The Riddler (voice)
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mr. Stewart
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015
as SSR Informant
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
as Rodney (voice)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Mike Sayles
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
Remember WENN
1996
as Adrian Carr
Get Real
1999
as Fate
Brimstone
1998
as The Devil
Tales of the City
2019
as Bill Schwartz
The Hidden Room
1991
as John Burke
Snoops
1999
as Gary Hyndman
American Dreamer
1990
The Andros Targets
1977
as Wiggs
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Richard Behrens
Rage of Angels
1983
as Scanlon / Jackson
Lime Street
1985
Haunted History
1998
Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water
2022
as Teddy Maddox
Twist of Fate
1989
as Max Brodsky
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
as Loco Garrison
South Beach
1993
as Roberts
Movies (73)
Shazam!
2019
as Mr. Sivana
Batman & Robin
1997
as Dr. Jason Woodrue
The Home
2025
as Lou
Payback
1999
as Phil
RoboCop 2
1990
as Magnavolt Salesman
Annie Hall
1977
as Actor Boy Friend
Scrooged
1988
as Bryce Cummings
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Daniel Clamp
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as Saperstein
White Nights
1985
as Wynn Scott
Reality
2015
as Zog
Smallville
2002
as Lionel Luthor
Apology
1986
as Philip
The Evil That Men Do
1984
as Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy
52 Pick-Up
1986
as Alan Raimy
Masquerade
1988
as Tony Gateworth
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Tom Keller
Julia
1977
as Sammy
Breaking Point
1989
as Dr. Gerber
Somebody Killed Her Husband
1978
as Herbert Little
El Diablo
1990
as The Preacher
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Rolo Rockwell
A Little Sex
1982
as Walter
Last Embrace
1979
as Richard Peabody
A Killing Affair
1985
as Sheb Sheppard
Willy/Milly
1986
as Fred Niceman
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
as Loco Garrison
Traveling Man
1989
as Chick Beeler
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
The Mountain Men
1980
as Nathan Wyeth
Night of the Running Man
1995
as Derek Mills
Sanitarium
2013
as Gustav
An Early Frost
1985
as Victor DiMato
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
as Maj. Asa Bird Gardiner
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
2017
as Seymour Durst
Hot Paint
1988
as Algernon
Melvin and Howard
1980
as 2nd Attorney (Freese)
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
as A.J. Pattle
The Broken Giant
1997
as Bennett Hale
The Chocolate War
1988
as Brother Leon
Tricks
2004
as Ralph
Dead on the Money
1991
as Russell Blake
Shamus
1973
as Johnnie Brosten
Don't Touch
1985
as Mr. Stewart
Automatic
1995
as Goddard Marx
Majority Rule
1992
as Bradley Mackin
We Go On
2016
as Dr. Ellison
Woodstockers
2026
as Jupiter
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Ogden
On Edge
2001
as Yuri Moskvin
Medusa's Child
1997
as Rogers Henry
Meet the Hollowheads
1989
as Henry Hollowhead
Grass Roots
1992
as Harold Perkerson / Jason Ross
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984
as Pierre Lafitte
Sweet Talk
2013
as Professor / Count
Moving Target
1988
as Dobbins
Schemes
1994
as Victor Kraft
Love! Valour! Compassion!
1997
as John & James Jeckyll
Dead by Midnight
1997
as Dr. Armand Drake / Ben Hamill
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1991
as Billy Korn
The Face of Rage
1983
David
1988
as Charles Rothenberg
Dead Broke
1998
as Sam
The American Success Company
1980
as Ernst
A Flash of Green
1984
as Ross Halley
The Tempest
1998
as Anthony Prosper
A Natural Selection
2025
as Donald Spar
Home
1990
as Eric Hochmann
Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.
2022
as The Grand Zel
You Bury Your Own
2015
as Detective Gillespie
The Motorcycle Man
2025
as Pat
An Enemy of the People
1990
as Dr. Thomas Stockman
About John Glover
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. With 128 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, John Glover has appeared in 73 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Glover Movies
- Shazam! (2019) — as Mr. Sivana
- Batman & Robin (1997) — as Dr. Jason Woodrue
- The Home (2025) — as Lou
- Payback (1999) — as Phil
- RoboCop 2 (1990) — as Magnavolt Salesman
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