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Apr 14, 2021 · Glenn explained to GQ. After Urban Cowboy, Glenn's career skyrocketed. In addition to some of his more well-known films, he's appeared in Freedom Writers , Nights in Rodanthe , The Virgin Suicides ...
James Bridges once more changed the course of Glenn's life in 1980 when he offered him the role of John Travolta's rival in Urban Cowboy (1980) and made him a star. Glenn's acting abilities and physical presence helped him to excel both in action (Silverado (1985), The Challenge (1982)) and drama (The Right Stuff (1983), Countdown to Looking ...
- Actor, Producer, Stunts
- January 26, 1939
Sep 15, 2023 · He has nearly 100 acting credits to his name, however, Scott Glenn is probably still known best for his role as Wes Hightower in the 1980 movie “Urban Cowboy”, and also for his portrayal of Alan Shepard in the 1983 biographic drama “The Right Stuff”, based on the true story of the USA space program development.
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Feb 24, 1991 · LOS ANGELES Scott Glenn's heroes have always been cowboys. At least, ever since he starred as the shady Wes in "Urban Cowboy." "The first time I got on a bull was at the Huntsville (Texas) Prison Rodeo during the filming of "Urban Cowboy.' (which was released in 1980)" says Glenn, whose latest role is as H.D. Dalton in "My Heroes Have Always ...
His roles have included 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 ...
Oct 12, 2022 · Scott Glenn. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage/ Getty Images. Wes Hightower was the bad boy in the film. He was a convict, having been released from Huntsville...
Aug 31, 2017 · -In 1978, having basically quit acting, Glenn’s friend writer-actor James Bridges coaxed him into trying out for the role of the villain in Urban Cowboy, opposite John Travolta. Instead of accepting a plane ticket, he drove 2,000 miles in his truck and nailed the audition.
