Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American

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best known for his portrayal of the

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Mr. Wint in the

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film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. He is the father of actor

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Life and career

Glover was born in

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, to Eva Elvira (née Hedstrom) and Herbert Homan Glover. He is of English, Czech, and Swedish descent. Glover was drafted into the US Army serving from 1953 to 1955 where he served six months in Korea. He began acting with numerous appearances on various television shows including ''

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'' (1963), ''

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'': '' The Case of the Golden Girls'' (1965), ''

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'' (1966), ''

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'' (1966), ''

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'' (1968), ''

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'' (1969), ''

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'' (1969), '' Mission: Impossible'' (1970), ''

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'' (1971), '' Police Story'' (1977), ''

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'' (1977), ''

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'' (1978), and ''

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'' (1979). In 1978, he appeared on the ''

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'' episode: "The Prisoner". In 1971, Glover and

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musician

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portrayed the assassins

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, respectively, in the James Bond film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. Glover played a motorcycle gang leader known as Bach in the ''

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'' episode ''Log 103: A Sound Like Thunder'' (1969). He also played a redneck thug harassing well-meaning teenagers in the drama '' Bless the Beasts and Children'' (1971), was leaning on hustler

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to repay his debts in '' Hard Times'' (1975), and contributed another icy performance as Duffy in ''

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'' (1974). In addition, he appeared as "Captain Voda," a Soviet military officer, in "Doomsday, and Counting," an episode of ''

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''. Glover also appeared as deputy Grady Coker in the film '' Walking Tall'' (1973) and the sequels: ''

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'' (1975) and '' Walking Tall: Final Chapter'' (1977). He remained busy through the 1980s and 1990s with more guest spots on TV shows including ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1982), ''

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'' (1983), and ''

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'' (1989). He also appeared in the films ''Ghost Town'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991), and '' Warlock: The Armageddon'' (1993). In the 1950s, Glover began to teach acting. In the 1970s, he conducted acting classes with "The Indian Actors Workshops" and had various acting studios around

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. In the 1990s, Glover added an additional level to his

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residence to accommodate an acting studio. More recently, Glover was interviewed by Chris Aable on the cable television show ''Hollywood Today'' (1995), and appeared in the films ''

Night of the Scarecrow ''Night of the Scarecrow'' is a 1995 American horror film directed by Jeff Burr, and starring Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root, Bruce Glover, Dirk Blocker, John Hawkes, Gary Lockwood, and Martine Beswick. Its plot focuses on a sma ...

'' (1995), ''Die Hard Dracula'' (1998), and '' Ghost World'' (2001).

Selected filmography

*'' Never Steal Anything Small'' (1959) – Stevedore (uncredited) *''

Who Killed Teddy Bear ''Who Killed Teddy Bear'' is a 1965 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Joseph Cates and starring Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray and Elaine Stritch. The film was written by Arnold Drake and Leon Tokatyan. Plot Norah Dain ( ...

'' (1965) – Frank *''

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'' (1965) – Martian Crewmember / The Space Monster (uncredited) *''

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'' (1965) – Sailor in Cab (uncredited) *'' Sweet Love, Bitter'' (1967) *'' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968) – Bank Manager (uncredited) *''

Dayton's Devils ''Dayton's Devils'' is a 1968 crime film starring Rory Calhoun and Leslie Nielsen. It marked the film debut of Lainie Kazan and Rigg Kennedy. Plot Frank Dayton (Leslie Nielsen) leads a group of crooks in a caper to steal $2,500,000 from an Air ...

'' (1968) *''

C.C. and Company ''C.C. and Company'' is a 1970 American biker film directed by Seymour Robbie. It starred Joe Namath as biker C.C. Ryder, Ann-Margret as fashion journalist Ann, and William Smith as Moon, the leader of the fictitious outlaw biker club the "Hea ...

'' (1970) – Captain Midnight *'' Bless the Beasts and Children'' (1971) – Hustler *'' Scandalous John'' (1971) – Sludge *'' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) – Mr. Wint *''

Black Gunn ''Black Gunn'' is a 1972 American neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Herbert Jefferson Jr. and Luciana Paluzzi. Baseball pitcher Vida Blue appears in a supporting ...

'' (1972) – Ray Kriley *'' Walking Tall'' (1973) – Grady Coker *''

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'' (1973) – Schrader *''

'' (1974) – Duffy *'' Hard Times'' (1975) – Doty *''

'' (1975) – Grady Coker *''

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'' (1977) – Chuck Johnson *'' Walking Tall: Final Chapter'' (1977) – Deputy Grady *''

Sultan and the Rock Star ''Sultan and the Rock Star'' (also known as ''The Hunter and the Rock Star'') is a 1980 American television film, made-for-television adventure film, adventure drama (film and television), drama film starring Timothy Hutton and based on the novel ...

'' (1980) - Alec Frost *''

'' (1981) - Wilkes *'' The Big Score'' (1983) – Koslo *''

Hunter's Blood ''Hunter's Blood'' is a 1986 action thriller film directed by Robert C. Hughes, produced by Myrl A. Schriebman and starring Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney, Clu Gulager, Ken Swofford and Joey Travolta. Plot Five men from the city decide to take a little ...

'' (1986) – One Eye *''

Big Bad Mama II ''Big Bad Mama II'' is a 1987 American action–crime– sexploitation comedy film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jim Wynorski, starring Angie Dickinson, Robert Culp, Danielle Brisebois and Julie McCullough. While it has been identified as a ...

'' (1987) – Morgan Crawford *''

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'' (1988) – Dealer *''

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'' (1989) – Gene Hufford *''Penny Ante: The Motion Picture'' (1990) – Roy *''

'' (1991) – Vernon *''

Chaindance ''Chaindance'' is a 1991 Canadian drama film. The film stars Michael Ironside, Brad Dourif, Rae Dawn Chong, and Don S. Davis as "Sergeant". Background The film is based on Alan Aylward's work with physically disabled children as a recreational ...

'' (1991) – Casey *''Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space'' (1991) *''Street Wars'' (1992) – Chief Reed (uncredited) *'' Warlock: The Armageddon'' (1993) – Ted Ellison *''

'' (1995) – Thaddeus *''American Hero'' (1997) – General Clover *''Die Hard Dracula'' (1998) – Doctor Van Helsing *''

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'' (1998) – Priest *''Suicide, the Comedy'' (1998) – Lap Dance Bob (uncredited) *'' Ghost World'' (2001) – Feldman the Wheel Chair Guy *''Will Unplugged'' (2005) – Warren *''

Simon Says Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should be follow ...

'' (2006) – Sam *'' It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.'' (2007) – The Ex-Husband *''

Broke Sky ''Broke Sky'' is a 2007 neo-noir 35 millimeter film, and the directorial debut of cinematographer Thomas L. Callaway. The film stars Will Wallace, Joe Unger, Bruce Glover, Duane Whitaker and Barbara Chisholm, and has earned comparisons to the w ...

'' (2007) – Rufus *''Buffalo Bushido'' (2009) – Soup / Javier *''Six Days in Paradise'' (2010) – Frank Burns *'' Scammerhead'' (2014) – Wyndham Bawtree *''Hiszpanka'' (2015) – Kubryk

References

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