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Scott Glenn

Actor · Born January 26, 1939 (87) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1939 (87)
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
73 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Scott Glenn's films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Self
21%
Bonds
18%
Survival
15%
Power
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 24 · Dark 25

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 35 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 27 · Intense 25

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 43 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 9

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 32 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

45 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 15 of 45 analyzed roles.

Mentor
15 of 45
Hero
14 of 45
Shadow
7 of 45
Ally
5 of 45
Trickster
1 of 45
Herald
1 of 45
Shapeshifter
1 of 45
Threshold guardian
1 of 45
Show the 45 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
46
Melancholic
23
Dread
18
Thrilling
19
Hopeful
13
Other
42

How their films linger

Bittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet36
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Scott Glenn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 73 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Scott Glenn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 73 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Greenland 2: Migration(2026)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Eugene the Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gene Lee Grady

  • Bad Monkey(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jim Yancy

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Hill(2023)

    as Red Murff

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jim Hollinger

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Greenland(2020)

    as Dale

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Castle Rock(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Alan Pangborn

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Stick

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Daredevil(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Stick

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Barber(2014)

    as Eugene Van Wingerdt

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Into the Grizzly Maze(2015)

    as Sully

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kevin Garvey Sr.

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Paperboy(2012)

    as W.W. Jansen

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    as Ezra Kramer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Magic Valley(2011)

    as Ed Halfner

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blood Meridian Test Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tobin The Ex Priest

  • Sucker Punch(2011)

    as Wise Man

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Secretariat(2010)

    as Chris Chenery

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • W.(2008)

    as Donald Rumsfeld

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Nights in Rodanthe(2008)

    as Robert Torrelson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Surfer, Dude(2008)

    as Alister Greenbough

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Camille(2008)

    as Sheriff Foster

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)

    as CIA Director Ezra Kramer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Freedom Writers(2007)

    as Steve Gruwell

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the End of the Night(2006)

    as Rosso

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Code Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Coach Earl 'Red' Blaik

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Charles Duke (voice)

  • Faith of My Fathers(2005)

    as Jack McCain

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gone But Not Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Martin Darius

  • Homeland Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Joe Johnson

  • Homeland Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Johnson

  • Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Clayton Price

  • Bataan Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A Painted House(2003)

    as Eli 'Pappy' Chandler

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Seabiscuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Buffalo Soldiers(2001)

    as Sergeant Lee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheriff Rollins

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Shipping News(2001)

    as Jack Buggit

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Training Day(2001)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Stream(2001)

    as Owen Quinn

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Vertical Limit(2000)

    as Montgomery Wick

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Virgin Suicides(1999)

    as Father Moody

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Last Marshal(1999)

    as Cole McClary

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Naked City: A Killer Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

  • Naked City: Justice with a Bullet(1998)

    as Sgt. Daniel Muldoon

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Firestorm(1998)

    as Wynt Perkins

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Lesser Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Iggy

  • Absolute Power(1997)

    as Bill Burton

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Larga distancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Carla's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Bradley

  • Courage Under Fire(1996)

    as Gartner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Edie & Pen(1996)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lloyd

  • Tall Tale(1995)

    as J.P. Stiles

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Night of the Running Man(1995)

    as David Eckhart

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Past Tense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gene Ralston

  • The Spy Within(1995)

    as William B. Rickman

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Slaughter of the Innocents(1993)

    as Stephen Broderick

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Extreme Justice(1993)

    as Dan Vaughn

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Shadowhunter(1992)

    as John Cain

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Player(1992)

    as Scott Glenn

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Henry

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

    as Henry (segment 'Mara')

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    as John 'Axe' Adcox

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys(1991)

    as H.D. Dalton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

    as Jack Crawford

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Miss Firecracker(1989)

    as Mac Sam

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Outside Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jesse Smith

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Crawford

  • The Verne Miller Story(1987)

    as Verne Miller

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Off Limits(1988)

    as Colonel Dexter Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Man on Fire(1987)

    as Creasy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • As Summers Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Willie Croft

  • Wild Geese II(1985)

    as John Haddad

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Silverado(1985)

    as Emmett

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The River(1984)

    as Joe Wade

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Countdown to Looking Glass(1984)

    as Michael Boyle

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Keep(1983)

    as Glaeken Trismegestus

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Right Stuff(1983)

    as Alan Shepard

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Challenge(1982)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Personal Best(1982)

    as Terry Tingloff

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches(1980)

    as Bill Dalton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Urban Cowboy(1980)

    as Wes

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • More American Graffiti(1979)

    as Newt

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Apocalypse Now(1979)

    as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • She Came To The Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bill Lester

  • Fighting Mad(1976)

    as Charlie Hunter

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nashville(1975)

    as Pfc. Glenn Kelly

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jimbang

  • Gargoyles(1972)

    as James Reeger

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In Pursuit of Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Forklift Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Angels Hard as They Come(1971)

    as Long John

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Baby Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tad Jacks

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Lenox · as Lonnie Burnett

  • The Patty Duke Show(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Edge of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 306 episodes · Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli "Pappy" Chandler · as Owen Quinn

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 102 titles from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

$443M worldwide

Highest rated

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Training Day (2001)

Film career

19512026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 102: 102 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s25 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 48 roles
72828792970212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2025–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Scott Glenn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 73 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 73 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor

Magic Valley (2011)

80th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Scott Glenn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles21–82 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles8–67 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles32–76 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles22–57 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles37–76 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Scott Glenn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Scott Glenn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Demme shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles