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John Soursby Glover Jr., born August 7, 1944, is an American actor whose career has been marked by his versatility in playing menacing characters, most notably as Lionel Luthor in the Superman-inspired series Smallville, a role that encapsulates his ability to embody the sinister and complex. Glover’s performances often navigate the dark fringes of morality, making him a staple in the portrayal of corporate and political schemers across both film and television.
The roles that explain the career.
54 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Home | Lou | Film |
| 2025 | A Natural Selection | Donald Spar | Film |
| 2019 | Shazam! | Mr. Sivana | Film |
| 2018 | Every Act of Life | Self | Film |
| 2015 | Reality | Zog | Film |
| 2013 | Sanitarium | Gustav | Film |
| 2013 | Sweet Talk | Professor / Count | Film |
| 2005 | The Civilization of Maxwell Bright | Ogden | Film |
| 2001 | On Edge | Yuri Moskvin | Film |
| 1999 | Payback | Phil | Film |
| 1998 | The Tempest | Anthony Prosper | Film |
| 1998 | Brimstone | The Devil | TV |
| 1998 | Haunted History | TV | |
| 1997 | Dead by Midnight | Dr. Armand Drake / Ben Hamill | Film |
| 1997 | Medusa's Child | Rogers Henry | Film |
| 1997 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | John & James Jeckyll | Film |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Dr. Jason Woodrue | Film |
| 1997 | The Broken Giant | Bennett Hale | Film |
| 1995 | Night of the Running Man | Derek Mills | Film |
| 1995 | Automatic | Goddard Marx | Film |
| 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | Saperstein | Film |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Maj. Asa Bird Gardiner | Film |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | A.J. Pattle | Film |
| 1992 | Grass Roots | Harold Perkerson / Jason Ross | Film |
| 1991 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Billy Korn | Film |
| 1990 | El Diablo | The Preacher | Film |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Magnavolt Salesman | Film |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Daniel Clamp | Film |
| 1989 | Meet the Hollowheads | Henry Hollowhead | Film |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Bryce Cummings | Film |
| 1988 | Masquerade | Tony Gateworth | Film |
| 1988 | The Chocolate War | Brother Leon | Film |
| 1988 | Hot Paint | Algernon | Film |
| 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar | Rolo Rockwell | Film |
| 1988 | David | Charles Rothenberg | Film |
| 1987 | Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder | Richard Behrens | TV |
| 1986 | Willy/Milly | Fred Niceman | Film |
| 1986 | 52 Pick-Up | Alan Raimy | Film |
| 1986 | Apology | Philip | Film |
| 1985 | White Nights | Wynn Scott | Film |
| 1985 | A Killing Affair | Sheb Sheppard | Film |
| 1985 | An Early Frost | Victor DiMato | Film |
| 1985 | Don't Touch | Mr. Stewart | Film |
| 1984 | The Evil That Men Do | Paul Briggs, U.S. Embassy | Film |
| 1984 | A Flash of Green | Ross Halley | Film |
| 1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | Pierre Lafitte | Film |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Walter | Film |
| 1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Tom Keller | Film |
| 1980 | The Mountain Men | Nathan Wyeth | Film |
| 1980 | The American Success Company | Ernst | Film |
| 1979 | Last Embrace | Richard Peabody | Film |
| 1978 | Somebody Killed Her Husband | Herbert Little | Film |
| 1977 | Julia | Sammy | Film |
| 1973 | Shamus | Johnnie Brosten | Film |
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