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John Glover

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Actor

The Resume

    (August 7, 1944- )
    Born in Salisbury, Maryland
    Portrayed the Devil in ‘Brimstone’ and Lionel Luther in Smallville
    Provided the voice of the Riddler in ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ (1992-94)
    Appeared in the films ‘Julia’ (1977), ‘Somebody Killed Her Husband’ (1978), ‘The Incredible Shrinking Woman’ (1982), ‘White Nights’ (1985), ’52 Pick Up’ (1986), ‘Scrooged’ (1988), ‘Masquerade’ (1988), ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ (1990), ‘RoboCop 2’ (1990), ‘Batman and Robin’ (1997), ‘Payback’ (1999), ‘On the Edge’ (2001) and ‘Reality’ (2014)
    Appeared on Broadway in ‘The Selling of the President’ (1972), ‘Don Juan’ (1973), ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ (1977), ‘Design for Living’ (1984-85), ‘Love! Valour! Compassion!’ (1995), The Drowsy Chaperone’ (2006-07), ‘Waiting for Godot’ (2009), ‘Death of a Salesman’ (2012), ‘Macbeth’ (2013-14) and ‘The Cherry Orchard’ (2016)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has a gravelly voice.
    He is typecast as villains, with Pauline Kael calling him ‘the supreme rotter of the ‘80s.’.
    After ‘Gremlins 2,’ he declared he was through playing villains. His resolve apparently weakened, judging from the appearance of the Riddler and Lionel Luther (not to mention the Devil) on his later resume..

Why he might not be annoying:

    He incorporates humor when playing villains: ‘Audiences enjoy watching a certain amount of glee. It provides a sort of release to see a character let out all the stops.’
    He won the Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play for ‘Love! Valour! Compassion!’
    He performed in a Shakespeare in the Park production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’
    He raised funds for the Alzheimer’s Association, inspired by his father’s experience with Alzheimer’s disease.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying