Scott Glenn is the ultimate “that guy” of American cinema. The journeyman actor has built a five-decade career out of disappearing into the margins—rarely the lead, but always unforgettable. He’s shared the screen with Marlon Brando, Laurence Olivier, Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman and Jodie Foster, and worked under the directing top tier: Francis Ford Coppola ( Apocalypse Now ) and Robert Altman ( Nashville ), Clint Eastwood ( Absolute Power ), Ridley Scott ( The Keep ), Ken Loach ( Carla’s Song ) and Jonathan Demme ( The Silence of the Lambs ).

When Glenn walks into frame, he makes an impact. Many of his roles amount to just a few lines of dialogue, yet they sketch entire lives in miniature. A Glenn character feels lived in, tough, scarred, unshakably authentic. Glenn brin

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