
Scott Glenn
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Theodore Scott Glenn (born January 26, 1939) is an American actor. His roles have included Bill Lester in She Came to the Valley (1979), Pfc Glenn Kelly in Nashville (1975), Wes Hightower in Urban Cowboy (1980), astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff (1983), Emmett in Silverado (1985), Captain Bart Mancuso in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), John Adcox in Backdraft (1991), Bill Burton in Absolute Power (1997), Roger in Training Day (2001), Ezra Kramer in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Chris Chenery in Secretariat (2010), Kevin Garvey Sr. in the HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017), and as Stick in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil (2015–2016) and The Defenders (2017).
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
as Jack Crawford
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Greenland 2: Migration (2026)
as Dale

Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Greenland (2020)
as Dale

Training Day (2001)
as Roger

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
as CIA Director Ezra Kramer

The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Ezra Kramer

The Hunt for Red October (1990)
as CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

Sucker Punch (2011)
as Wise Man

Vertical Limit (2000)
as Montgomery Wick

Freedom Writers (2007)
as Steve Gruwell

The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Father Moody

Backdraft (1991)
as John 'Axe' Adcox

The Right Stuff (1983)
as Alan Shepard

The Paperboy (2012)
as W.W. Jansen

Silverado (1985)
as Emmett

The Player (1992)
as Scott Glenn

Absolute Power (1997)
as Bill Burton

Courage Under Fire (1996)
as Gartner

Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
as Robert Torrelson

Secretariat (2010)
as Chris Chenery

Nashville (1975)
as Pfc. Glenn Kelly

The Hill (2023)
as Red Murff

The Shipping News (2001)
as Jack Buggit

W. (2008)
as Donald Rumsfeld

Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Alister Greenbough

The Keep (1983)
as Glaeken Trismegestus

Buffalo Soldiers (2002)
as Sergeant Lee

Off Limits (1988)
as Colonel Dexter Armstrong

Man on Fire (1987)
as Creasy

Urban Cowboy (1980)
as Wes

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
as J.P. Stiles

Into the Grizzly Maze (2015)
as Sully

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
as Henry

More American Graffiti (1979)
as Newt

The River (1984)
as Joe Wade

Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
as Martin Darius

Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
as Rosso

Personal Best (1982)
as Terry Tingloff

Fighting Mad (1976)
as Charlie Hunter

Wild Geese II (1985)
as John Haddad

The Challenge (1982)
as Rick

Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
as Bill Dalton

Firestorm (1998)
as Wynt Perkins

Camille (2008)
as Sheriff Foster

Carla's Song (1996)
as Bradley

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2002)
as Self

Gargoyles (1972)
as James Reeger

A Painted House (2003)
as Eli 'Pappy' Chandler

Extreme Justice (1993)
as Dan Vaughn

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Charles Duke (voice)

Night of the Running Man (1995)
as David Eckhart

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

Bataan Rescue (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

The Barber (2015)
as Eugene Van Wingerdt

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
as H.D. Dalton

The Spy Within (1994)
as William B. Rickman

Miss Firecracker (1989)
as Mac Sam

Intrigue (1988)
as Crawford

Edie & Pen (1996)
as Harry

Past Tense (1994)
as Gene Ralston

The Seventh Stream (2001)
as Owen Quinn

Homeland Security (2004)
as Joe Johnson

Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
as Clayton Price

Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
as Stephen Broderick

In Pursuit of Treasure (1972)
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Magic Valley (2011)
as Ed Halfner

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)
as Self

The Outside Woman (1989)
as Jesse Smith

As Summers Die (1986)
as Willie Croft

The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Self

Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

Lesser Prophets (1997)
as Iggy

Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005)
as Self

Shadowhunter (1993)
as John Cain

Faith of My Fathers (2005)
as Jack McCain

Reckless (1995)
as Lloyd

Code Breakers (2005)
as Coach Earl 'Red' Blaik

The Last Marshal (1999)
as Cole McClary

Seabiscuit (2003)
as Narrator (voice)

The Verne Miller Story (1988)
as Verne Miller

Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley's (2015)
as Self

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001)
as Self

Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
as Long John

Blood Meridian Test Reel (2011)
as Tobin The Ex Priest

Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
as Michael Boyle

The Baby Maker (1970)
as Tad Jacks

Eugene the Marine (2025)
as Gene Lee Grady

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep' (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Hex (1973)
as Jimbang

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' (2003)
as Self

She Came To The Valley (1979)
as Bill Lester

Mara (1991)
as Henry
The Making of Silverado (1999)
as Self

Larga distancia (1997)
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