Scott Glenn
Date of birth: 1939-01-26
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Scott Glen
Biography
Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26, 1939) is an American actor. His roles have included Bill Lester in She Came to the Valley (1979), Pfc Glenn Kelly in Nashville (1975), Wes Hightower in Urban Cowboy (1980), astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff (1983), Emmett in Silverado (1985), Captain Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), John Adcox in Backdraft (1991), Bill Burton in Absolute Power (1997), Roger in Training Day (2001), Ezra Kramer in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Chris Chenery in Secretariat (2010), Kevin Garvey Sr. in the HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017), and as Stick in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil (2015–2016) and The Defenders (2017).
Movie Credits
Apocalypse Now
1979-05-19
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, offi
Absolute Power
1997-02-14
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United
The Silence of the Lambs
1991-02-14
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to int
Training Day
2001-10-05
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who is
The Virgin Suicides
2000-04-21
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their stri
Carla's Song
1996-10-30
A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.
Freedom Writers
2007-01-05
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pur
W.
2008-10-17
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his w
The Hunt for Red October
1990-03-02
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast un
Nashville
1975-06-11
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitr
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007-08-03
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation
The Hill
2023-08-18
The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with hi
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
Backdraft
1991-05-24
Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzl
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005-09-23
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on t
The Shipping News
2001-12-18
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to rec
Camille
2008-04-13
A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
Silverado
1985-07-10
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they k
Sucker Punch
2011-03-24
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world wher
Buffalo Soldiers
2002-10-31
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of
More American Graffiti
1979-08-03
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.
The Right Stuff
1983-10-20
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to
The Keep
1983-12-16
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Rom
Personal Best
1982-02-05
Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she mee
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
2004-02-21
An American government hit man on the run makes a pact with two travelers to help him disappear in t
Countdown to Looking Glass
1984-10-14
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz,
Gargoyles
1972-11-21
After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father a
Firestorm
1998-01-08
Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire
Seabiscuit
2003-04-21
He was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten a short straggly tail and an ungai
Angels Hard as They Come
1971-09-01
A group of crazy bikers meet up with a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town, but the two r
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995-03-24
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight a
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005-01-01
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forg
Journey to the End of the Night
2006-04-21
In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel.
Lesser Prophets
1997-11-28
The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chan
The River
1984-12-01
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In add
Off Limits
1988-03-11
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain cl
A Painted House
2003-04-27
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle agains
Urban Cowboy
1980-06-06
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's,
The Challenge
1982-07-23
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole
The Bourne Legacy
2012-08-08
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previ
Wild Geese II
1985-10-18
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
Secretariat
2010-08-20
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Sta
Faith of My Fathers
2005-05-30
Faith of My Fathers is based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a pri
Man on Fire
1987-09-04
Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daug
The Last Marshal
1999-10-02
Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middl
Night of the Running Man
1995-01-19
A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered
The Paperboy
2012-09-14
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Reckless
1995-11-17
On Christmas Eve, a relentlessly cheerful woman escapes from the killers hired by her husband, and e
Fighting Mad
1976-02-21
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so
Extreme Justice
1993-06-26
Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to
Homeland Security
2004-04-11
Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991-03-01
H.D. Dalton is a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns
The Verne Miller Story
1988-06-21
Upon his release from prison, Verne Miller works his way into Al Capone's organization. He becomes a
The Baby Maker
1970-10-01
Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who
She Came To The Valley
1979-01-01
Based on the book by Cleo Dawson, this film follows the struggle of a female settler as she becomes
The Spy Within
1994-06-10
An explosives expert fleeing his past and a beautiful spy trading sex for secrets find themselves in
Hex
1973-10-05
Set in rural Nebraska following the First World War, six veterans on motorcycles ride into the sleep
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981-04-24
In nineteenth century Oklahoma, two teen girls, fans of stories about outlaws, are on a quest to mee
Shadowhunter
1993-02-10
An L.A. cop tracks down a seemingly mystic murderer on an Indian reservation.
Blood Meridian Test Reel
2011-04-01
James Franco's pre production test reel for Blood Meridian. Originally selected to direct a feature
Code Breakers
2005-12-10
In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the schoo
Past Tense
1994-06-12
A former cop who is now a novelist notices an attractive young woman move in next door to him. He st
In Pursuit of Treasure
1972-03-17
In Pursuit of Treasure was shot over 11 weeks in 1970 with Panavision cameras in Kanab, Utah, with u
Intrigue
1988-09-11
A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015-02-27
Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-da
Miss Firecracker
1989-04-28
Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beau
Vertical Limit
2000-12-08
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base cam
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993-09-17
A seasoned FBI Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic moha
As Summers Die
1986-05-18
Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to
Edie & Pen
1996-05-10
In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming frie
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998-10-04
A pair of taxi-driving NYC detectives take up the case of tourists who are robbed of their money and
The Barber
2015-03-27
Eugene is a small town barber, beloved by the local community, but hiding a deadly secret. John is h
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
1998-12-13
An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who become
Magic Valley
2011-04-13
As one warm October day unfolds, the sleepy town of Buhl, Idaho will never be the same. A fish farme
Courage Under Fire
1996-07-04
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a
Eugene the Marine
2025-09-10
A former marine fights to keep his life from unraveling as his son tries to force him out of his lon
The Making of Silverado
1999-08-17
Making of the film Silverado directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
Larga distancia
1997-01-01
A man on a sailing cruise down the coast of Mexico lands in the fictional town of El Rosario. When h
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'
2003-05-06
This program features the standard mix of movie clips, production materials, and interviews. Cast an
Mara
1991-08-18
An American writer in Paris meets a young prostitute Mara, leading to an evening together neither ex
The Seventh Stream
2001-02-04
She's a beautiful stranger lost in his world. Can they find a place in each other's hearts?
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991-08-18
Three short stories about women & men relationship.
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001-08-21
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth annive
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002-10-28
Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by J
Surfer, Dude
2008-09-05
A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
2005-12-01
Villains have always been with us. In a war-plagued world, brutality and corruption embody our darke
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000-12-19
While Sofia Coppola directed her first feature, her mother, the artist and filmmaker Eleanor Coppola
Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's
2015-06-13
A chronicle of the cultural phenomenon sparked by the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and its inspiration, Gi
Greenland
2020-07-29
John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary
The Outside Woman
1989-02-12
A factory worker is convinced to hijack a helicopter and help two prisoners escape from jail.
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991-08-20
This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI age
Bataan Rescue
2003-07-07
This is the story of a group of 514 prisoners of war from the Bataan Death March and how they were r
Nights in Rodanthe
2008-09-26
Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes wh
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025-09-10
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.
Greenland 2: Migration
2026-01-07
Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garr