Person

John Glover

Acting · Born 1944-08-07 · 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 Superman-inspired television series Smallville.

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  Smallville

  Lionel Luthor

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  The Blacklist

  Dr. Bruce Sanders

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  Lucifer

  Peter Peterson

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  Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  Declan Gage

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  The Good Wife

  Jared Andrews

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  Frasier

  Ned Miller

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  Heroes

  Samson Gray

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  Murder, She Wrote

  Franz Mueller

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  Medium

  Carson Churchill

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  Numb3rs

  Simon Kraft

• 2026WoodstockersJupiter
• 2025A Natural SelectionDonald Spar
• 2025The HomeLou
• 2025The Motorcycle ManPat
• 2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiRodney (voice)
• 2022Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.The Grand Zel
• 2022Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the WaterTeddy Maddox
• 2021And Just Like That…Elliot
• 2019EvilByron Duke
• 2019Tales of the CityBill Schwartz
• 2019Shazam!Mr. Sivana
• 2018Every Act of LifeSelf
• 2017The Lost Wife of Robert DurstSeymour Durst
• 2017The Good FightJared Andrews
• 2016We Go OnDr. Ellison
• 2016LuciferPeter Peterson
• 2015You Bury Your OwnDetective Gillespie
• 2015Fear the Walking DeadTeddy Maddox
• 2015RealityZog
• 2015Marvel's Agent CarterSSR Informant
• 2013The BlacklistDr. Bruce Sanders
• 2013Sweet TalkProfessor / Count
• 2013SanitariumGustav
• 2012PerceptionThe Devil
• 2009The Good WifeJared Andrews
• 2006HeroesSamson Gray
• 2006Brothers and SistersHenry Mittner
• 2005The Civilization of Maxwell BrightOgden
• 2005Numb3rsSimon Kraft
• 2005MediumCarson Churchill
• 2004TricksRalph
• 2002SmallvilleLionel Luthor
• 2001SmallvilleLionel Luthor
• 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentDeclan Gage
• 2001On EdgeYuri Moskvin
• 1999SnoopsGary Hyndman
• 1999Get RealFate
• 1999PaybackPhil
• 1998The TempestAnthony Prosper
• 1998Haunted History
• 1998BrimstoneThe Devil
• 1998Dead BrokeSam
• 1997Dead by MidnightDr. Armand Drake / Ben Hamill
• 1997Medusa's ChildRogers Henry
• 1997The New Batman AdventuresThe Riddler (voice)
• 1997The Broken GiantBennett Hale
• 1997Batman & RobinDr. Jason Woodrue
• 1997Love! Valour! Compassion!John & James Jeckyll
• 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesThe Riddler (voice)
• 1996Arli$$Bobby Salmon
• 1996Remember WENNAdrian Carr
• 1995Caroline in the CityHilton Traynor
• 1995Pinky and the Brain
• 1995AutomaticGoddard Marx
• 1995In the Mouth of MadnessSaperstein
• 1995Night of the Running ManDerek Mills
• 1994Chicago HopeMax Demming
• 1994SchemesVictor Kraft
• 1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerMaj. Asa Bird Gardiner
• 1993FrasierNed Miller
• 1993AnimaniacsRasputin (voice)
• 1993South BeachRoberts
• 1993Ed and His Dead MotherA.J. Pattle
• 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetNelson Broyles
• 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineVerad
• 1992Majority RuleBradley Mackin
• 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesThe Riddler (voice)
• 1992Grass RootsHarold Perkerson / Jason Ross
• 1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelLoco Garrison
• 1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelLoco Garrison
• 1991The Legend of Prince Valiant
• 1991The Hidden RoomJohn Burke
• 1991Dead on the MoneyRussell Blake
• 1991DinosaursLucius (voice)
• 1991What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Billy Korn
• 1990American Dreamer
• 1990El DiabloThe Preacher
• 1990RoboCop 2Magnavolt Salesman
• 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchDaniel Clamp
• 1990An Enemy of the PeopleDr. Thomas Stockman
• 1990HomeEric Hochmann
• 1989Meet the HollowheadsHenry Hollowhead
• 1989Breaking PointDr. Gerber
• 1989Traveling ManChick Beeler
• 1989Tales from the CryptUndertaker
• 1989Twist of FateMax Brodsky
• 1988ScroogedBryce Cummings
• 1988The Chocolate WarBrother Leon
• 1988DavidCharles Rothenberg
• 1988Rocket GibraltarRolo Rockwell
• 1988Hot PaintAlgernon
• 1988MasqueradeTony Gateworth
• 1988Moving TargetDobbins
• 1987Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
• 1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddMike Sayles
• 1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & MurderRichard Behrens
• 1986Willy/MillyFred Niceman
• 198652 Pick-UpAlan Raimy
• 1986L.A. LawDr. Paul Kohler
• 1986ApologyPhilip
• 1985White NightsWynn Scott
• 1985Don't TouchMr. Stewart
• 1985A Killing AffairSheb Sheppard
• 1985The Twilight ZoneAlien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")
• 1985Lime Street
• 1985The Ray Bradbury Theater
• 1985An Early FrostVictor DiMato
• 1984A Flash of GreenRoss Halley
• 1984Murder, She WroteFranz Mueller
• 1984Miami ViceSteve Duddy
• 1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterPierre Lafitte
• 1984The Evil That Men DoPaul Briggs, U.S. Embassy
• 1983The HitchhikerMiles Duchet
• 1983The Face of Rage
• 1983Rage of AngelsScanlon / Jackson
• 1982A Little SexWalter
• 1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanTom Keller
• 1980Melvin and Howard2nd Attorney (Freese)
• 1980The Mountain MenNathan Wyeth
• 1980The American Success CompanyErnst
• 1979Last EmbraceRichard Peabody
• 1978Somebody Killed Her HusbandHerbert Little
• 1977JuliaSammy
• 1977Annie HallActor Boy Friend
• 1977The Andros TargetsWiggs
• 1973KojakBilly Jo
• 1973ShamusJohnnie Brosten
• 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMr. Stewart