John Glover

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John Glover

Acting 82 August 7, 1944

Salisbury, Maryland, USA

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 Supe…

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Lucifer

Lucifer

8.4 2016 TV Show
Shazam!

Shazam!

7.0 2019 Movie
Smallville

Smallville

8.2 2001 TV Show
Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

4.4 1997 Movie
Fear the Walking Dead

Fear the Walking Dead

7.6 2015 TV Show
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.6 2013 TV Show
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

7.7 1977 Movie
Heroes

Heroes

7.4 2006 TV Show
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

6.5 1990 Movie
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

8.6 1992 TV Show
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2

6.0 1990 Movie
Marvel's Agent Carter

Marvel's Agent Carter

7.5 2015 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Woodstockers

    Movie Jupiter

  2. 2025
    A Natural Selection

    Movie Donald Spar

  3. 2025
    The Home

    Movie Lou

  4. 2025
    The Motorcycle Man

    Movie Pat

  5. 2023
    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

    TV show Rodney (voice)

  6. 2022
    Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.

    Movie The Grand Zel

  7. 2022
    Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water

    TV show Teddy Maddox

  8. 2021
    And Just Like That…

    TV show Elliot

  9. 2019
    Evil

    TV show Byron Duke

  10. 2019
    Tales of the City

    TV show Bill Schwartz

  11. 2019
    Shazam!

    Movie Mr. Sivana

  12. 2018
    Every Act of Life

    Movie Self

  13. 2017
    The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

    Movie Seymour Durst

  14. 2017
    The Good Fight

    TV show Jared Andrews

  15. 2016
    We Go On

    Movie Dr. Ellison

  16. 2016
    Lucifer

    TV show Peter Peterson

More credits
  1. 2015
    You Bury Your Own

    Movie Detective Gillespie

  2. 2015
    Fear the Walking Dead

    TV show Teddy Maddox

  3. 2015
    Reality

    Movie Zog

  4. 2015
    Marvel's Agent Carter

    TV show SSR Informant

  5. 2013
    The Blacklist

    TV show Dr. Bruce Sanders

  6. 2013
    Sweet Talk

    Movie Professor / Count

  7. 2013
    Sanitarium

    Movie Gustav

  8. 2012
    Perception

    TV show The Devil

  9. 2009
    The Good Wife

    TV show Jared Andrews

  10. 2006
    Heroes

    TV show Samson Gray

  11. 2006
    Brothers and Sisters

    TV show Henry Mittner

  12. 2005
    The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

    Movie Ogden

  13. 2005
    Numb3rs

    TV show Simon Kraft

  14. 2005
    Medium

    TV show Carson Churchill

  15. 2004
    Tricks

    Movie Ralph

  16. 2002
    Smallville

    Movie Lionel Luthor

  17. 2001
    Smallville

    TV show Lionel Luthor

  18. 2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    TV show Declan Gage

  19. 2001
    On Edge

    Movie Yuri Moskvin

  20. 1999
    Snoops

    TV show Gary Hyndman

  21. 1999
    Get Real

    TV show Fate

  22. 1999
    Payback

    Movie Phil

  23. 1998
    The Tempest

    Movie Anthony Prosper

  24. 1998
    Haunted History

    TV show