
Scott Glenn
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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).
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
as Jack Crawford
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Greenland 2: Migration (2026)
as Dale

Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

The Hunt for Red October (1990)
as CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
as CIA Director Ezra Kramer

Greenland (2020)
as Dale

Training Day (2001)
as Roger

The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Ezra Kramer

Backdraft (1991)
as John 'Axe' Adcox

Sucker Punch (2011)
as Wise Man

The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Father Moody

Freedom Writers (2007)
as Steve Gruwell

Absolute Power (1997)
as Bill Burton

The Player (1992)
as Scott Glenn

Vertical Limit (2000)
as Montgomery Wick

Courage Under Fire (1996)
as Gartner

Silverado (1985)
as Emmett

Secretariat (2010)
as Chris Chenery

The Right Stuff (1983)
as Alan Shepard

The Paperboy (2012)
as W.W. Jansen

Nashville (1975)
as Pfc. Glenn Kelly

Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
as Sully

Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
as Robert Torrelson

The Keep (1983)
as Glaeken Trismegestus

The Hill (2023)
as Red Murff

W. (2008)
as Donald Rumsfeld

Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Alister Greenbough

The Shipping News (2001)
as Jack Buggit

More American Graffiti (1979)
as Newt

Man on Fire (1987)
as Creasy

Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
as Sergeant Lee

The River (1984)
as Joe Wade

Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
as Martin Darius

Urban Cowboy (1980)
as Wes

The Challenge (1982)
as Rick

Off Limits (1988)
as Colonel Dexter Armstrong

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
as J.P. Stiles

Camille (2008)
as Sheriff Foster

The Barber (2015)
as Eugene Van Wingerdt

Fighting Mad (1976)
as Charlie Hunter

Wild Geese II (1985)
as John Haddad

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Charles Duke (voice)

Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
as Bill Dalton

Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
as Rosso

A Painted House (2003)
as Eli 'Pappy' Chandler

Bataan Rescue (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

Night of the Running Man (1995)
as David Eckhart

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
as Henry

Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
as Stephen Broderick

Personal Best (1982)
as Terry Tingloff

Edie & Pen (1996)
as Harry

Firestorm (1998)
as Wynt Perkins

Miss Firecracker (1989)
as Mac Sam

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
as Clayton Price

Gargoyles (1972)
as James Reeger

Extreme Justice (1993)
as Dan Vaughn

Carla's Song (1996)
as Bradley

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's (2015)
as Self

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001)
as Self

The Spy Within (1994)
as William B. Rickman

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)
as Self

Lesser Prophets (1997)
as Iggy

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
as H.D. Dalton

The Verne Miller Story (1988)
as Verne Miller

As Summers Die (1986)
as Willie Croft

Code Breakers (2005)
as Coach Earl 'Red' Blaik

Past Tense (1994)
as Gene Ralston

Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005)
as Self

Blood Meridian Test Reel (2011)
as Tobin The Ex Priest

Homeland Security (2004)
as Joe Johnson

Intrigue (1988)
as Crawford

The Seventh Stream (2001)
as Owen Quinn

Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

Magic Valley (2011)
as Ed Halfner

Reckless (1995)
as Lloyd

The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Self

The Last Marshal (1999)
as Cole McClary

Seabiscuit (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

Shadowhunter (1993)
as John Cain

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2002)
as Self

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

The Baby Maker (1970)
as Tad Jacks

Eugene the Marine (2025)
as Gene Lee Grady

Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
as Long John

Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
as Michael Boyle

In Pursuit of Treasure (1972)
Actor

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Hex (1973)
as Jimbang

Faith of My Fathers (2005)
as Jack McCain

The Outside Woman (1989)
as Jesse Smith

She Came To The Valley (1979)
as Bill Lester

Mara (1991)
as Henry

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' (2003)
as Self

Larga distancia (1997)
Actor
The Making of Silverado (1999)
as Self





