Glenn, Scott

1941 – He was born on the 26th day of January this year in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Appalachia and has Irish and Native American ancestry. During his childhood, he was regularly ill, and for a year was bed-ridden. Through intense training programs, he got over his illnesses, including a limp.

1965 – He made his Broadway debut in The Impossible Years. He joined George Morrison's acting class, helping direct student plays to pay for his studies and appearing onstage in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club productions.

1967 – He married Carol Schwartz, his current wife; Glenn converted to his wife's Jewish religion upon marrying her.

1968 – He joined The Actors Studio and began working in professional theatre and TV.

1970 - Director James Bridges offered him his first movie role in The Baby Maker, released the same year.

1978 - Fed up with Hollywood, in this year Glenn left LA with his family for Ketchum, Idaho and worked for the two years he lived there as a barman, huntsman and mountain ranger, occasionally acting in Seattle stage productions.

1980 – One of his most notable roles includes Wes Hightower in the movie “Urban Cowboy”.

1983 – This year he portrayed a notable role in the movie “The Right Stuff”, he followed it with the movie “The River” in 1984, and “silverado” in 1985.

1990 - In the beginning of the 1990s his career was at its peak as he appeared in several well-known films such as The Hunt for Red October in this year, The Silence of the Lambs and the blockbuster smash hit Backdraft both in 1991, Unforgiven and The Player both in 1992.

1996 – He then portrayed the manic brother of Mickey Rourke in Bullet in this year. Today Glenn alternates between mainstream films “Courage under Fire” and “Absolute Power” in 1997.

2007 - Glenn's most recent theatrical role was in the drama Freedom Writers in this year, in which he played the father of Hilary Swank's character.