John Glover

Acting

John Glover

Born August 7, 1944Salisbury, Maryland, USA128 credits

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   John Soursby Glover Jr. (born August 7, 1944) is an American actor, perhaps best known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.

Known For

Woodstockers

Woodstockers

Movie

2026

A Natural Selection

A Natural Selection

Movie

2025

The Home
6.7

The Home

Movie

2025

The Motorcycle Man

The Motorcycle Man

Movie

2025

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
8.3

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

TV

2023

Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.
6.5

Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.

Movie

2022

Filmography

Woodstockers
2026Woodstockersas JupiterMovie
A Natural Selection
2025A Natural Selectionas Donald SparMovie
The Home
2025The Homeas LouMovie
The Motorcycle Man
2025The Motorcycle Manas PatMovie
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwaias Rodney (voice)TV
Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.
2022Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.as The Grand ZelMovie
Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water
2022Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Wateras Teddy MaddoxTV
And Just Like That…
2021And Just Like That…as ElliotTV
Evil
2019Evilas Byron DukeTV
Tales of the City
2019Tales of the Cityas Bill SchwartzTV
Shazam!
2019Shazam!as Mr. SivanaMovie
Every Act of Life
2018Every Act of Lifeas SelfMovie
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst
2017The Lost Wife of Robert Durstas Seymour DurstMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Jared AndrewsTV
We Go On
2016We Go Onas Dr. EllisonMovie
Lucifer
2016Luciferas Peter PetersonTV
You Bury Your Own
2015You Bury Your Ownas Detective GillespieMovie
Fear the Walking Dead
2015Fear the Walking Deadas Teddy MaddoxTV
Reality
2015Realityas ZogMovie
Marvel's Agent Carter
2015Marvel's Agent Carteras SSR InformantTV
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Dr. Bruce SandersTV
Sweet Talk
2013Sweet Talkas Professor / CountMovie
Sanitarium
2013Sanitariumas GustavMovie
Perception
2012Perceptionas The DevilTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Jared AndrewsTV
Heroes
2006Heroesas Samson GrayTV
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Henry MittnerTV
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005The Civilization of Maxwell Brightas OgdenMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Simon KraftTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Carson ChurchillTV
T
2004Tricksas RalphMovie
Smallville
2002Smallvilleas Lionel LuthorMovie
Smallville
2001Smallvilleas Lionel LuthorTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Declan GageTV
On Edge
2001On Edgeas Yuri MoskvinMovie
Snoops
1999Snoopsas Gary HyndmanTV
Get Real
1999Get Realas FateTV
Payback
1999Paybackas PhilMovie
The Tempest
1998The Tempestas Anthony ProsperMovie
Haunted History
1998Haunted HistoryTV
Brimstone
1998Brimstoneas The DevilTV
Dead Broke
1998Dead Brokeas SamMovie
Dead by Midnight
1997Dead by Midnightas Dr. Armand Drake / Ben HamillMovie
Medusa's Child
1997Medusa's Childas Rogers HenryMovie
The New Batman Adventures
1997The New Batman Adventuresas The Riddler (voice)TV
The Broken Giant
1997The Broken Giantas Bennett HaleMovie
Batman & Robin
1997Batman & Robinas Dr. Jason WoodrueMovie
Love! Valour! Compassion!
1997Love! Valour! Compassion!as John & James JeckyllMovie
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas The Riddler (voice)TV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as Bobby SalmonTV
Remember WENN
1996Remember WENNas Adrian CarrTV
Caroline in the City
1995Caroline in the Cityas Hilton TraynorTV
Pinky and the Brain
1995Pinky and the BrainTV
Automatic
1995Automaticas Goddard MarxMovie
In the Mouth of Madness
1995In the Mouth of Madnessas SapersteinMovie
Night of the Running Man
1995Night of the Running Manas Derek MillsMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Max DemmingTV
Schemes
1994Schemesas Victor KraftMovie
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Maj. Asa Bird GardinerMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Ned MillerTV
Animaniacs
1993Animaniacsas Rasputin (voice)TV
South Beach
1993South Beachas RobertsTV
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993Ed and His Dead Motheras A.J. PattleMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Nelson BroylesTV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas VeradTV
Majority Rule
1992Majority Ruleas Bradley MackinMovie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas The Riddler (voice)TV
Grass Roots
1992Grass Rootsas Harold Perkerson / Jason RossMovie
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartelas Loco GarrisonMovie
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartelas Loco GarrisonTV
The Legend of Prince Valiant
1991The Legend of Prince ValiantTV
The Hidden Room
1991The Hidden Roomas John BurkeTV
Dead on the Money
1991Dead on the Moneyas Russell BlakeMovie
Dinosaurs
1991Dinosaursas Lucius (voice)TV
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1991What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?as Billy KornMovie
American Dreamer
1990American DreamerTV
El Diablo
1990El Diabloas The PreacherMovie
RoboCop 2
1990RoboCop 2as Magnavolt SalesmanMovie
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batchas Daniel ClampMovie
A
1990An Enemy of the Peopleas Dr. Thomas StockmanMovie
H
1990Homeas Eric HochmannMovie
Meet the Hollowheads
1989Meet the Hollowheadsas Henry HollowheadMovie
Breaking Point
1989Breaking Pointas Dr. GerberMovie
Traveling Man
1989Traveling Manas Chick BeelerMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas UndertakerTV
Twist of Fate
1989Twist of Fateas Max BrodskyTV
Scrooged
1988Scroogedas Bryce CummingsMovie
The Chocolate War
1988The Chocolate Waras Brother LeonMovie
David
1988Davidas Charles RothenbergMovie
Rocket Gibraltar
1988Rocket Gibraltaras Rolo RockwellMovie
Hot Paint
1988Hot Paintas AlgernonMovie
Masquerade
1988Masqueradeas Tony GateworthMovie
Moving Target
1988Moving Targetas DobbinsMovie
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
1987Paul Reiser: Out on a WhimMovie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Doddas Mike SaylesTV
N
1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murderas Richard BehrensTV
Willy/Milly
1986Willy/Millyas Fred NicemanMovie
52 Pick-Up
198652 Pick-Upas Alan RaimyMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Dr. Paul KohlerTV
Apology
1986Apologyas PhilipMovie
White Nights
1985White Nightsas Wynn ScottMovie
D
1985Don't Touchas Mr. StewartMovie
A Killing Affair
1985A Killing Affairas Sheb SheppardMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas Alien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")TV
Lime Street
1985Lime StreetTV
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterTV
An Early Frost
1985An Early Frostas Victor DiMatoMovie
A Flash of Green
1984A Flash of Greenas Ross HalleyMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Franz MuellerTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Steve DuddyTV
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughteras Pierre LafitteMovie
The Evil That Men Do
1984The Evil That Men Doas Paul Briggs, U.S. EmbassyMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhikeras Miles DuchetTV
T
1983The Face of RageMovie
Rage of Angels
1983Rage of Angelsas Scanlon / JacksonTV
A Little Sex
1982A Little Sexas WalterMovie
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981The Incredible Shrinking Womanas Tom KellerMovie
Melvin and Howard
1980Melvin and Howardas 2nd Attorney (Freese)Movie
The Mountain Men
1980The Mountain Menas Nathan WyethMovie
The American Success Company
1980The American Success Companyas ErnstMovie
Last Embrace
1979Last Embraceas Richard PeabodyMovie
Somebody Killed Her Husband
1978Somebody Killed Her Husbandas Herbert LittleMovie
Julia
1977Juliaas SammyMovie
Annie Hall
1977Annie Hallas Actor Boy FriendMovie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targetsas WiggsTV
Kojak
1973Kojakas Billy JoTV
Shamus
1973Shamusas Johnnie BrostenMovie
ABC Afterschool Special
1972ABC Afterschool Specialas Mr. StewartTV