John Glover
Known for Acting · 129 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
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 (56)
Smallville
2001
as Lionel Luthor
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Bruce Sanders
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Declan Gage
Frasier
1993
as Ned Miller
Lucifer
2016
as Peter Peterson
The Good Wife
2009
as Jared Andrews
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Franz Mueller / Andrew Durbin
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Verad
Heroes
2006
as Samson Gray
Medium
2005
as Carson Churchill
Chicago Hope
1994
as Max Demming
Miami Vice
1984
as Steve Duddy
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
as Teddy Maddox
Numb3rs
2005
as Simon Kraft
The Good Fight
2017
as Jared Andrews
L.A. Law
1986
as Dr. Paul Kohler
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Nelson Broyles
Evil
2019
as Byron Duke
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Henry Mittner
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as The Riddler (voice)
Animaniacs
1993
as Rasputin (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Ross Hailey / Dr. Thomas Stockman
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as The Riddler (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Undertaker
Arli$$
1996
as Bobby Salmon
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Alien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Dinosaurs
1991
as Lucius (voice) / Prosecutor (voice) / Babysitter (voice)
Caroline in the City
1995
as Hilton Traynor
Perception
2012
as The Devil
And Just Like That…
2021
as Elliot
Kojak
1973
as Billy Jo
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mr. Stewart
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015
as SSR Informant
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Miles Duchet
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as The Riddler (voice)
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
as Rodney (voice)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Mike Sayles
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Get Real
1999
as Fate
Brimstone
1998
as The Devil
Remember WENN
1996
as Adrian Carr
Tales of the City
2019
as Bill Schwartz
Snoops
1999
as Gary Hyndman
The Hidden Room
1991
as John Burke
Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water
2022
as Teddy Maddox
American Dreamer
1990
The Andros Targets
1977
as Wiggs
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Richard Behrens
Lime Street
1985
Twist of Fate
1989
as Max Brodsky
South Beach
1993
as Roberts
Rage of Angels
1983
as Scanlon / Jackson
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
as Loco Garrison
Haunted History
1998
Movies (73)
Shazam!
2019
as Mr. Sivana
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
as Saperstein
Batman & Robin
1997
as Dr. Jason Woodrue
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Daniel Clamp
Payback
1999
as Phil
RoboCop 2
1990
as Magnavolt Salesman
Annie Hall
1977
as Actor Boy Friend
The Home
2025
as Lou
Scrooged
1988
as Bryce Cummings
White Nights
1985
as Wynn Scott
Sweet Talk
2013
as Professor / Count
A Little Sex
1982
as Walter
Smallville
2002
as Lionel Luthor
The Mountain Men
1980
as Nathan Wyeth
The Evil That Men Do
1984
as Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy
Love! Valour! Compassion!
1997
as John & James Jeckyll
Woodstockers
2026
as Jupiter
Julia
1977
as Sammy
52 Pick-Up
1986
as Alan Raimy
Home
1990
as Eric Hochmann
Shamus
1973
as Johnnie Brosten
Reality
2015
as Zog
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
as A.J. Pattle
Night of the Running Man
1995
as Derek Mills
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981
as Tom Keller
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Rolo Rockwell
Dead on the Money
1991
as Russell Blake
Moving Target
1988
as Dobbins
Last Embrace
1979
as Richard Peabody
El Diablo
1990
as The Preacher
The Tempest
1998
as Anthony Prosper
Masquerade
1988
as Tony Gateworth
Somebody Killed Her Husband
1978
as Herbert Little
An Early Frost
1985
as Victor DiMato
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
David
1988
as Charles Rothenberg
We Go On
2016
as Dr. Ellison
A Natural Selection
2025
as Donald Spar
A Flash of Green
1984
as Ross Halley
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
2017
as Seymour Durst
Sanitarium
2013
as Gustav
Willy/Milly
1986
as Fred Niceman
Medusa's Child
1997
as Rogers Henry
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984
as Pierre Lafitte
Melvin and Howard
1980
as 2nd Attorney (Freese)
On Edge
2001
as Yuri Moskvin
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
as Maj. Asa Bird Gardiner
Traveling Man
1989
as Chick Beeler
Automatic
1995
as Goddard Marx
The Chocolate War
1988
as Brother Leon
A Killing Affair
1985
as Sheb Sheppard
Grass Roots
1992
as Harold Perkerson / Jason Ross
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Ogden
The Face of Rage
1983
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987
The Motorcycle Man
2025
as Pat
The American Success Company
1980
as Ernst
Don't Touch
1985
as Mr. Stewart
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1991
as Billy Korn
Dead by Midnight
1997
as Dr. Armand Drake / Ben Hamill
Schemes
1994
as Victor Kraft
Majority Rule
1992
as Bradley Mackin
Apology
1986
as Philip
The Broken Giant
1997
as Bennett Hale
Dead Broke
1998
as Sam
Meet the Hollowheads
1989
as Henry Hollowhead
Breaking Point
1989
as Dr. Gerber
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992
as Loco Garrison
You Bury Your Own
2015
as Detective Gillespie
Hot Paint
1988
as Algernon
An Enemy of the People
1990
as Dr. Thomas Stockman
Tricks
2004
as Ralph
Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.
2022
as The Grand Zel
About John Glover
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 129 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, John Glover has appeared in 73 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Glover Movies
- Shazam! (2019) — as Mr. Sivana
- In the Mouth of Madness (1995) — as Saperstein
- Batman & Robin (1997) — as Dr. Jason Woodrue
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — as Daniel Clamp
- Payback (1999) — as Phil
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