John Glover
Known for acting · Born 7 August 1944 · 82 · Salisbury, Maryland, USA
129 credits
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
Smallville
2001
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
Scrooged
1988
The Home
2025
We Go On
2016
Reality
2015
Batman & Robin
1997
Haunted History
1998
Last Embrace
1979
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
Payback
1999
Acting (129)
2026WoodstockersJupiterFilm
2025The HomeLouFilm
2025A Natural SelectionDonald SparFilm
2025The Motorcycle ManPatFilm
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiRodney (voice)Series
2022Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the WaterTeddy MaddoxSeries
2022Fatal Influence: Like. Follow. Survive.The Grand ZelFilm
2021And Just Like That…Elliot · 3 episodesSeries
2019Shazam!Mr. SivanaFilm
2019EvilByron DukeSeries
2019Tales of the CityBill SchwartzSeries
2018Every Act of LifeSelfFilm
2017The Good FightJared AndrewsSeries
2017The Lost Wife of Robert DurstSeymour DurstFilm
2016LuciferPeter PetersonSeries
2016We Go OnDr. EllisonFilm
2015Fear the Walking DeadTeddy Maddox · 4 episodesSeries
2015Marvel's Agent CarterSSR InformantSeries
2015RealityZogFilm
2015You Bury Your OwnDetective GillespieFilm
2013The BlacklistDr. Bruce SandersSeries
2013SanitariumGustavFilm
2013Sweet TalkProfessor / CountFilm
2012PerceptionThe DevilSeries
2009The Good WifeJared Andrews · 4 episodesSeries
2006HeroesSamson GraySeries
2006Brothers and SistersHenry MittnerSeries
2005MediumCarson ChurchillSeries
2005Numb3rsSimon Kraft · 2 episodesSeries
2005The Civilization of Maxwell BrightOgdenFilm
2004TricksRalphFilm
2002SmallvilleLionel LuthorFilm
2001SmallvilleLionel Luthor · 143 episodesSeries
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentDeclan Gage · 2 episodesSeries
2001On EdgeYuri MoskvinFilm
1999PaybackPhilFilm
1999Get RealFateSeries
1999SnoopsGary HyndmanSeries
1998BrimstoneThe Devil · 13 episodesSeries
1998The TempestAnthony ProsperFilm
1998Haunted History · 42 episodesSeries
1998Dead BrokeSamFilm
1997Batman & RobinDr. Jason WoodrueFilm
1997The New Batman AdventuresThe Riddler (voice)Series
1997Love! Valour! Compassion!John & James JeckyllFilm
1997Medusa's ChildRogers HenryFilm
1997Dead by MidnightDr. Armand Drake / Ben HamillFilm
1997The Broken GiantBennett HaleFilm
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesThe Riddler (voice)Series
1996Arli$$Bobby SalmonSeries
1996Remember WENNAdrian CarrSeries
1995In the Mouth of MadnessSapersteinFilm
1995Pinky and the BrainSeries
1995Night of the Running ManDerek MillsFilm
1995Caroline in the CityHilton TraynorSeries
1995AutomaticGoddard MarxFilm
1994Chicago HopeMax DemmingSeries
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerMaj. Asa Bird GardinerFilm
1994SchemesVictor KraftFilm
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineVeradSeries
1993FrasierNed MillerSeries
1993AnimaniacsRasputin (voice)Series
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetNelson BroylesSeries
1993Ed and His Dead MotherA.J. PattleFilm
1993South BeachRoberts · 7 episodesSeries
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesThe Riddler (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelLoco Garrison · 2 episodesSeries
1992Majority RuleBradley MackinFilm
1992Drug Wars: The Cocaine CartelLoco GarrisonFilm
1992Grass RootsHarold Perkerson / Jason RossFilm
1991DinosaursLucius (voice), Prosecutor (voice), Babysitter (voice)Series
1991The Legend of Prince ValiantSeries
1991What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Billy KornFilm
1991Dead on the MoneyRussell BlakeFilm
1991The Hidden RoomJohn BurkeSeries
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchDaniel ClampFilm
1990RoboCop 2Magnavolt SalesmanFilm
1990El DiabloThe PreacherFilm
1990HomeEric HochmannFilm
1990American Dreamer · 4 episodesSeries
1990An Enemy of the PeopleDr. Thomas StockmanFilm
1989Tales from the CryptUndertakerSeries
1989Meet the HollowheadsHenry HollowheadFilm
1989Traveling ManChick BeelerFilm
1989Twist of FateMax Brodsky · 2 episodesSeries
1989Breaking PointDr. GerberFilm
1988ScroogedBryce CummingsFilm
1988MasqueradeTony GateworthFilm
1988The Chocolate WarBrother LeonFilm
1988Rocket GibraltarRolo RockwellFilm
1988Moving TargetDobbinsFilm
1988DavidCharles RothenbergFilm
1988Hot PaintAlgernonFilm
1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddMike Sayles · 5 episodesSeries
1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & MurderRichard Behrens · 3 episodesSeries
1987Paul Reiser: Out on a WhimFilm
198652 Pick-UpAlan RaimyFilm
1986L.A. LawDr. Paul KohlerSeries
1986Willy/MillyFred NicemanFilm
1986ApologyPhilipFilm
1985The Twilight ZoneAlien Ambassador (segment "A Small Talent for War")Series
1985White NightsWynn ScottFilm
1985An Early FrostVictor DiMatoFilm
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries
1985Lime StreetSeries
1985A Killing AffairSheb SheppardFilm
1985Don't TouchMr. StewartFilm
1984Miami ViceSteve Duddy · 2 episodesSeries
1984Murder, She WroteFranz Mueller, Andrew DurbinSeries
1984The Evil That Men DoPaul Briggs, U.S. EmbassyFilm
1984A Flash of GreenRoss HalleyFilm
1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterPierre LafitteFilm
1983The HitchhikerMiles DuchetSeries
1983Rage of AngelsScanlon / Jackson · 2 episodesSeries
1983The Face of RageFilm
1982A Little SexWalterFilm
1982American PlayhouseRoss Hailey, Dr. Thomas StockmanSeries
1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanTom KellerFilm
1980Melvin and Howard2nd Attorney (Freese)Film
1980The Mountain MenNathan WyethFilm
1980The American Success CompanyErnstFilm
1979Last EmbraceRichard PeabodyFilm
1978Somebody Killed Her HusbandHerbert LittleFilm
1977Annie HallActor Boy FriendFilm
1977JuliaSammyFilm
1977The Andros TargetsWiggsSeries
1973KojakBilly JoSeries
1973ShamusJohnnie BrostenFilm
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMr. StewartSeries