
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

Greenland (2020)
as Dale

Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Freedom Writers (2007)
as Steve Gruwell

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
as CIA Director Ezra Kramer

Training Day (2001)
as Roger

Sucker Punch (2011)
as Wise Man

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

The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Ezra Kramer

The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Father Moody

The Player (1992)
as Scott Glenn

Vertical Limit (2000)
as Montgomery Wick

Absolute Power (1997)
as Bill Burton

Silverado (1985)
as Emmett

Backdraft (1991)
as John 'Axe' Adcox

The Right Stuff (1983)
as Alan Shepard

The Hill (2023)
as Red Murff

Courage Under Fire (1996)
as Gartner

Secretariat (2010)
as Chris Chenery

The River (1984)
as Joe Wade

Urban Cowboy (1980)
as Wes

Nashville (1975)
as Pfc. Glenn Kelly

Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
as Robert Torrelson

Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
as Sully

The Keep (1983)
as Glaeken Trismegestus

The Paperboy (2012)
as W.W. Jansen

Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Alister Greenbough

Man on Fire (1987)
as Creasy

W. (2008)
as Donald Rumsfeld

Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
as Martin Darius

Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
as Sergeant Lee

Off Limits (1988)
as Colonel Dexter Armstrong

Wild Geese II (1985)
as John Haddad

More American Graffiti (1979)
as Newt

The Shipping News (2001)
as Jack Buggit

Firestorm (1998)
as Wynt Perkins

Edie & Pen (1996)
as Harry

Personal Best (1982)
as Terry Tingloff

Carla's Song (1996)
as Bradley

Magic Valley (2011)
as Ed Halfner

Gargoyles (1972)
as James Reeger

Fighting Mad (1976)
as Charlie Hunter

Camille (2008)
as Sheriff Foster

Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
as Bill Dalton

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

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

The Challenge (1982)
as Rick

Lesser Prophets (1997)
as Iggy

Past Tense (1994)
as Gene Ralston

Night of the Running Man (1995)
as David Eckhart

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

The Barber (2015)
as Eugene Van Wingerdt

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

Extreme Justice (1993)
as Dan Vaughn

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

Miss Firecracker (1989)
as Mac Sam

Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
as Michael Boyle

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

Reckless (1995)
as Lloyd

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

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
as Clayton Price

Homeland Security (2004)
as Joe Johnson

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

Shadowhunter (1993)
as John Cain

Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
as Stephen Broderick

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

The Last Marshal (1999)
as Cole McClary

The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Self

Faith of My Fathers (2005)
as Jack McCain

As Summers Die (1986)
as Willie Croft

The Outside Woman (1989)
as Jesse Smith

Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005)
as Self

The Seventh Stream (2001)
as Owen Quinn

Eugene the Marine (2025)
as Gene Lee Grady

The Verne Miller Story (1988)
as Verne Miller

Hex (1973)
as Jimbang

Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
as Long John

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

Intrigue (1988)
as Crawford

The Baby Maker (1970)
as Tad Jacks

The Spy Within (1994)
as William B. Rickman

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

She Came To The Valley (1979)
as Bill Lester

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

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

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

Seabiscuit (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

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

In Pursuit of Treasure (1972)
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The Making of Silverado (1999)
as Self

Mara (1991)
as Henry

Bataan Rescue (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

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

Larga distancia (1997)
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