Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

1939-01-26 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 95 Credits

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), Ezr...

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A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

The Hill

The Hill

2023

as Red Murff

7.7
Acting

The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseb...

Greenland

Greenland

2020

as Dale

7.1
Acting

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Am...

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's

2015

as Self

7.8
Acting

A chronicle of the cultural phenomenon sparked by the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and its inspiration, Gilley's.

The Barber

The Barber

2015

as Eugene Van Wingerdt

5.6
Acting

Eugene is a small town barber, beloved by the local community, but hiding a deadly secret. John is hunting for a serial killer not to expose him but t...

Into the Grizzly Maze

Into the Grizzly Maze

2015

as Sully

5.4
Acting

Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly b...

The Paperboy

The Paperboy

2012

as W.W. Jansen

5.5
Acting

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Legacy

2012

as Ezra Kramer

6.2
Acting

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

Magic Valley

Magic Valley

2011

as Ed Halfner

6.1
Acting

As one warm October day unfolds, the sleepy town of Buhl, Idaho will never be the same. A fish farmer finds his crop destroyed, a couple of kids are p...

Blood Meridian Test Reel

Blood Meridian Test Reel

2011

as Tobin The Ex Priest

Acting

James Franco's pre production test reel for Blood Meridian. Originally selected to direct a feature length adaptation, James Franco filmed a 32 minute...

Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch

2011

as Wise Man

6.2
Acting

A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a grou...

Secretariat

Secretariat

2010

as Chris Chenery

7.4
Acting

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. ...

W.

W.

2008

as Donald Rumsfeld

6.2
Acting

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...

Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe

2008

as Robert Torrelson

6.3
Acting

Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile w...

Surfer, Dude

Surfer, Dude

2008

as Alister Greenbough

4.6
Acting

A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.

Camille

Camille

2008

as Sheriff Foster

6.2
Acting

A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

as CIA Director Ezra Kramer

7.4
Acting

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a...

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary

2007

as Jack Crawford

Acting

A visual commentary for "The Silence Of The Lambs" with the cast & crew in a "picture in picture" mode.

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

2007

as Steve Gruwell

7.9
Acting

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Journey to the End of the Night

Journey to the End of the Night

2006

as Rosso

5.9
Acting

In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine ...

Code Breakers

Code Breakers

2005

as Coach Earl 'Red' Blaik

4.6
Acting

In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the school's football coach (Glenn) -- are implicated and u...

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

2005

as Self

10.0
Acting

Hollywood's Greatest Villains

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005

as Charles Duke (voice)

5.8
Acting

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this ...

Faith of My Fathers

Faith of My Fathers

2005

as Jack McCain

6.2
Acting

Faith of My Fathers is based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half ...

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

as Martin Darius

4.9
Acting

An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has...

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

2004

as Joe Johnson

3.8
Acting

Admiral McKee is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House informing him that his commander in chief requires...

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

2004

as Clayton Price

4.7
Acting

An American government hit man on the run makes a pact with two travelers to help him disappear in the Mexican jungle.

Bataan Rescue

Bataan Rescue

2003

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

This is the story of a group of 514 prisoners of war from the Bataan Death March and how they were rescued near the end of the war. The reason this wa...

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October'

2003

as Self

5.4
Acting

This program features the standard mix of movie clips, production materials, and interviews. Cast and crew start at the beginning and discussed the ac...

A Painted House

A Painted House

2003

as Eli 'Pappy' Chandler

7.0
Acting

A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanw...

Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

2003

as Narrator

Acting

He was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten a short straggly tail and an ungainly gait; though he didn't look the part, Seabiscu...

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

2002

as Sergeant Lee

6.3
Acting

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2002

as Self

6.5
Acting

Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme. Originally presented in two parts o...

The Shipping News

The Shipping News

2001

as Jack Buggit

6.4
Acting

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

Training Day

Training Day

2001

as Roger

7.5
Acting

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001

as Self

7.3
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary. Includes interviews with star Anthony Hopki...

The Seventh Stream

The Seventh Stream

2001

as Owen Quinn

6.7
Acting

She's a beautiful stranger lost in his world. Can they find a place in each other's hearts?

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000

as Self

7.2
Acting

While Sofia Coppola directed her first feature, her mother, the artist and filmmaker Eleanor Coppola, was there to document the experience.

Vertical Limit

Vertical Limit

2000

as Montgomery Wick

6.0
Acting

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message an...

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

2000

as Father Moody

7.1
Acting

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

The Making of Silverado

1999

as Self

Acting

Making of the film Silverado directed by Lawrence Kasdan.

The Last Marshal

The Last Marshal

1999

as Cole McClary

3.4
Acting

Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middle of resolving a hostage situation (by shooting ev...

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

1998

as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

2.7
Acting

An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who becomes active around Christmas time..

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

3.7
Acting

A pair of taxi-driving NYC detectives take up the case of tourists who are robbed of their money and luggage by a shady limo driver. Things get dicey ...

Firestorm

Firestorm

1998

as Wynt Perkins

5.2
Acting

Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted kill...

Lesser Prophets

Lesser Prophets

1997

as Iggy

5.3
Acting

The police have three bookies under surveillance, but they escape and set up shop elsewhere. By chance, one of the police finds them; instead of turni...

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997

as Bill Burton

6.6
Acting

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. H...

Larga distancia

Larga distancia

1997

5.0
Acting

A man on a sailing cruise down the coast of Mexico lands in the fictional town of El Rosario. When his dog runs off, he ends up wandering around the t...

Carla's Song

Carla's Song

1996

as Bradley

6.8
Acting

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

1996

as Gartner

6.5
Acting

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female cho...

Edie & Pen

Edie & Pen

1996

as Harry

5.6
Acting

In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming friends. Edie was married years ago, but her husband a...

Reckless

Reckless

1995

as Lloyd

6.4
Acting

On Christmas Eve, a relentlessly cheerful woman escapes from the killers hired by her husband, and embarks on a series of strange encounters.

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995

as J.P. Stiles

6.2
Acting

A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to ste...

Night of the Running Man

Night of the Running Man

1995

as David Eckhart

5.7
Acting

A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he ...

Past Tense

Past Tense

1994

as Gene Ralston

5.1
Acting

A former cop who is now a novelist notices an attractive young woman move in next door to him. He strikes up a conversation, one thing leads to anothe...

The Flight of the Dove

The Flight of the Dove

1994

as William B. Rickman

4.6
Acting

An explosives expert fleeing his past and a beautiful spy trading sex for secrets find themselves in love and fighting the spy ring out to kill them.

Slaughter of the Innocents

Slaughter of the Innocents

1993

as Stephen Broderick

5.4
Acting

A seasoned FBI Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a...

Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

1993

as Dan Vaughn

4.9
Acting

Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop...

Shadowhunter

Shadowhunter

1993

as John Cain

4.2
Acting

An L.A. cop tracks down a seemingly mystic murderer on an Indian reservation.

The Player

The Player

1992

as Scott Glenn

7.2
Acting

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

1991

as Self

5.9
Acting

This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI agent John Douglas and another unnamed FBI agent.

Mara

Mara

1991

as Henry

6.5
Acting

An American writer in Paris meets a young prostitute Mara, leading to an evening together neither expect.

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991

as Henry

4.0
Acting

Three short stories about women & men relationship.

Backdraft

Backdraft

1991

as John 'Axe' Adcox

6.7
Acting

Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torchi...

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991

as H.D. Dalton

6.1
Acting

H.D. Dalton is a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He returns home to discover things have drastically changed ...

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

as Jack Crawford

8.3
Acting

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatri...

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990

as CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

7.4
Acting

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The Ameri...

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

1989

as Mac Sam

5.6
Acting

Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before....

The Outside Woman

The Outside Woman

1989

as Jesse Smith

10.0
Acting

A factory worker is convinced to hijack a helicopter and help two prisoners escape from jail.

Intrigue

Intrigue

1988

as Crawford

5.5
Acting

A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.

The Verne Miller Story

The Verne Miller Story

1988

as Verne Miller

Acting

Upon his release from prison, Verne Miller works his way into Al Capone's organization. He becomes a top assassin and earns Capone's trust. However, M...

Off Limits

Off Limits

1988

as Colonel Dexter Armstrong

5.6
Acting

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time ...

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

1987

as Creasy

5.7
Acting

Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swank...

As Summers Die

As Summers Die

1986

as Willie Croft

6.2
Acting

Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threate...

Wild Geese II

Wild Geese II

1985

as John Haddad

4.9
Acting

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

Silverado

Silverado

1985

as Emmett

7.0
Acting

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside...

The River

The River

1984

as Joe Wade

6.3
Acting

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to s...

Countdown to Looking Glass

Countdown to Looking Glass

1984

as Michael Boyle

5.9
Acting

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of ...

The Keep

The Keep

1983

as Glaeken Trismegestus

5.6
Acting

Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks i...

The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

1983

as Alan Shepard

7.4
Acting

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history b...

The Challenge

The Challenge

1982

as Rick

6.0
Acting

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between t...

Personal Best

Personal Best

1982

as Terry Tingloff

5.9
Acting

Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory an...

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981

as Bill Dalton

6.3
Acting

In nineteenth century Oklahoma, two teen girls, fans of stories about outlaws, are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a f...

Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy

1980

as Wes

6.5
Acting

After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley's, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who b...

More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti

1979

as Newt

5.1
Acting

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979

as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

8.3
Acting

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." ...

She Came To The Valley

She Came To The Valley

1979

as Bill Lester

3.7
Acting

Based on the book by Cleo Dawson, this film follows the struggle of a female settler as she becomes involved in a political conflict during the Spanis...

Fighting Mad

Fighting Mad

1976

as Charlie Hunter

5.1
Acting

An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely pro...

Nashville

Nashville

1975

as Pfc. Glenn Kelly

7.2
Acting

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Te...

Hex

Hex

1973

as Jimbang

3.6
Acting

Set in rural Nebraska following the First World War, six veterans on motorcycles ride into the sleepy little town of Bingo. The locals are friendly un...

Gargoyles

Gargoyles

1972

as James Reeger

5.8
Acting

After receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the buria...

In Pursuit of Treasure

In Pursuit of Treasure

1972

Acting

In Pursuit of Treasure was shot over 11 weeks in 1970 with Panavision cameras in Kanab, Utah, with union waivers, a $220,000 budget and even logistica...

Angels Hard as They Come

Angels Hard as They Come

1971

as Long John

4.6
Acting

A group of crazy bikers meet up with a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town, but the two roving factions are soon at odds with one another a...

The Baby Maker

The Baby Maker

1970

as Tad Jacks

6.2
Acting

Tish Gray had a baby and gave it up for adoption. She is contacted by a second childless couple who want her to have the husband's baby because of the...

Eugene the Marine

Eugene the Marine

N/A

as Gene Lee Grady

Acting

A former marine fights to keep his life from unraveling as his son tries to force him out of his longtime family home and a series of gruesome murders...