Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Jan. 26, 1942, Scott Glenn spent a portion of his childhood in poor health; fighting doctors' predictions that he would always walk with a limp, he focused on honing his physical fitness.After taking to the New York stage in the 1960s, he made his film debut in The Babymaker (1970), which led to largely unforgettable fare until he appeared in Urban Cowboy (1980) and The Right Stuff (1983), in which he played astronaut Alan Shepard. The 1990s brought high-profile roles as a submarine commander in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Clarice Starling's boss in The Silence of the Lambs, an arsonist firefighter in Backdraft and a reporter in Courage Under Fire (1996).
Working regularly in the new millennium, Glenn has also appeared in Training Day (2001), The Shipping News (2001), and the television movies Homeland Security (2004) and Code Breakers (2005).
Puerto Vallarta SqueezeAfter assassinating a military leader in Mexico, American government hit man Clayton Price (Scott Glenn) finds cover in the form of two weary travelers (Craig Wasson and Giovanna Zacarias) who agree to help him hide in the Mexican jungle. But what they don't know is that Price is being tailed by... Read More
A Painted HouseBased John Grisham's novel, this coming-of-age TV movie follows young Luke Chandler (Logan Lerman) through a summer of life-changing experiences, both good and bad, as he mingles with a diverse group of immigrants working his family's farm. The fabric that makes up a small town is depicted in random... Read More
The Seventh StreamIn this Hallmark Hall of Fame production, lonely widower Quinn (Scott Glenn) finds hope for love when a beautiful woman (Saffron Burrows) rolls into his Irish seaside town. But it turns out she's a selkie -- a seal that has taken a human form -- and an abusive man (John Lynch) owns her skin. As she... Read More
Personal BestChinatown screenwriter Robert Towne makes his directorial debut with this beautifully shot and edited film that chronicles the relationship of two female world-class athletes. Mariel Hemingway and real-life Olympian pentathlete Patrice Donnelly play runners who train together, compete against each... Read More
Bataan Rescue: American ExperienceIn December 1944, more than 500 American POWs (who had been incarcerated, starved and brutalized since the early days of the war) awaited execution by their fanatical Japanese captors. But salvation came via a crack team of Ranger battalion, who teamed up with a brave Filipino resistance group to... Read More
