Bruce Glover
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| Born | Bruce Herbert Glover May 2, 1932 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of homosexual assassin Mr. Wint in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. He is also the father of actor Crispin Glover.
[edit] Life and career
Glover was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Eva Elvira (née Hedstrom) and Herbert Homan Glover.[1] He began acting with numerous appearances in TV shows including My Favorite Martian (1963), Perry Mason (The Case of the Golden Girls (1965)),[2] The Rat Patrol (1966), Hawk (1966), The Mod Squad (1968), Mission: Impossible (1970) and Bearcats! (1971). His performance alongside Putter Smith, as two hit men trying to eliminate Sean Connery in the James Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever (1971), was equally chilling and humorous, stamping Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd as two of the most popular villains of the entire 007 series.
Glover played a motorcycle gang leader known as Bach, challenging Malloy and Reed in the Adam-12 episode "A Sound Like Thunder" Log 103 (1969). He also played a redneck thug harassing well-meaning teenagers in the drama Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), appeared in Black Gunn (1972) and One Little Indian (1973), was leaning on hustler James Coburn to repay his debts in Hard Times (1973), and contributed another icy performance as Duffy in Chinatown (1974). Glover also appeared as deputy Grady Coker in the controversial vigilante film Walking Tall (1973), and its sequel Walking Tall Part II (1975), and Walking Tall: Final Chapter (1977). He remained busy through the 1980s and 1990s with more guest spots on shows including T.J. Hooker (1982), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), CHiPs (1978), and The A-Team (1983), and appeared in the films Killcrazy (1989), Popcorn (1991) and Warlock: The Armageddon (1993).
In the 1950s Glover began teaching acting. In the 1970s he conducted acting classes with "The Indian Actors Workshops" and had various acting studios around Los Angeles. By the 1990s Glover added an additional storey to his home making it into an acting studio. It is located in Mar Vista, West Los Angeles, near Santa Monica.
More recently, Glover was interviewed by Chris Aable on Hollywood Today (1995) and appeared in the films Night of the Scarecrow (1995), Die Hard Dracula (1998) and Ghost World (2001).
[edit] References
- ^ Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television. Gale / Cengage Learning. pp. 117. ISBN 0787690481.
- ^ MTV Networks (2009). [1]. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
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