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Bruce Herbert Glover (born November 2, 1932) is an American character actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. He is the father of actor Crispin Glover.
Life and career
Glover was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Eva Elvira (née Hedstrom) and Herbert Homan Glover. He is of English and Swedish descent.
He began acting with numerous appearances on various television shows including My Favorite Martian (1963), Perry Mason: The Case of the Golden Girls (1965), The Rat Patrol (1966), Hawk (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Gunsmoke (1969), Mission: Impossible (1970), Bearcats! (1971), and The Feather and Father Gang (1977). In 1978, he appeared on the Barney Miller episode: "The Prisoner".
In 1971, Glover and jazz musician Putter Smith portrayed the assassins Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, respectively, in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.
Glover played a motorcycle gang leader known as Bach in the Adam-12 episode Log 103: A Sound Like Thunder (1969). He also played a redneck thug harassing well-meaning teenagers in the drama Bless the Beasts and Children (1971), was leaning on hustler James Coburn to repay his debts in Hard Times (1975), and contributed another icy performance as Duffy in Chinatown (1974). In addition, he appeared as "Captain Voda," a Soviet military officer, in "Doomsday, and Counting," an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man.
Glover also appeared as deputy Grady Coker in the film Walking Tall (1973) and the sequels: Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) and Walking Tall: Final Chapter (1977). He remained busy through the 1980s and 1990s with more guest spots on TV shows including T.J. Hooker (1982), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), CHiPs (1978), and The A-Team (1983). He also appeared in the films Ghost Town (1988), Popcorn (1991), and Warlock: The Armageddon (1993).
In the 1950s, Glover began to teach acting. In the 1970s, he conducted acting classes with "The Indian Actors Workshops" and had various acting studios around Los Angeles, California. In the 1990s, Glover added an additional level to his West Los Angeles residence to accommodate an acting studio.
More recently, Glover was interviewed by Chris Aable on the cable television show Hollywood Today (1995), and appeared in the films Night of the Scarecrow (1995), Die Hard Dracula (1998), and Ghost World (2001).
Selected filmography
- Never Steal Anything Small (1959) - Stevedore (uncredited)
- Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965) - Frank
- Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) - Martian Crewmember / The Space Monster (uncredited)
- Blindfold (1965) - Sailor in Cab (uncredited)
- Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) - Bank Manager (uncredited)
- Dayton's Devils (1968)
- C.C. and Company (1970) - Captain Midnight
- Bless the Beasts and Children (1971) - Hustler
- Scandalous John (1971) - Sludge
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Mr. Wint
- Black Gunn (1972) - Ray Kriley
- Walking Tall (1973) - Grady Coker
- One Little Indian (1973) - Schrader
- Chinatown (1974) - Duffy
- Hard Times (1975) - Doty
- Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) - Grady Coker
- Stunts (1977) - Chuck Johnson
- Walking Tall: Final Chapter (1977) - Deputy Grady
- The Big Score (1983) - Koslo
- Hunter's Blood (1986) - One Eye
- Big Bad Mama II (1987) - Morgan Crawford
- Ghost Town (1988) - Dealer
- Hider in the House (1989) - Gene Hufford
- Penny Ante: The Motion Picture (1990) - Roy
- Popcorn (1991) - Vernon
- Chaindance (1991) - Casey
- Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space (1991)
- Street Wars (1992) - Chief Reed (uncredited)
- Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) - Ted Ellison
- Night of the Scarecrow (1995) - Thaddeus
- American Hero (1997) - General Clover
- Die Hard Dracula (1998) - Doctor Van Helsing
- Spoiler (1998) - Priest
- Suicide, the Comedy (1998) - Lap Dance Bob (uncredited)
- Ghost World (2001) - Feldman the Wheel Chair Guy
- Will Unplugged (2005) - Warren
- Simon Says (2006) - Sam
- It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007) - The Ex-Husband
- Broke Sky (2007) - Rufus
- Buffalo Bushido (2009) - Soup / Javier
- Six Days in Paradise (2010) - Frank Burns
- Scammerhead (2014) - Wyndham Bawtree
- Hiszpanka (2015) - Kubryk