Glenn Plummer
Glenn Plummer | |
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Born | Richmond, California, U.S. | August 18, 1961
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Glenn E. Plummer (born August 18, 1961) is an American film and television actor. Plummer was featured as "OG" Bobby Johnson in the 1992 film South Central,[1][2] James Smith in Paul Verhoeven's 1995 Showgirls, Russ Stanhope in Dick Wolf's 1990 Nasty Boys series, and Vic Trammel in the 2008–2009 show Sons of Anarchy, among others.
Early life
[edit]Plummer was born in Richmond, California.[3]
Career
[edit]Glenn Plummer has appeared in numerous films and television series. He portrayed the role "High Top" in Dennis Hopper's 1988 film Colors, and Timmy Rawlins partially in season 1 and again in season 13 of ER. In 2021, Plummer headlined the Iybe Media drama Black Lies.[4]
Glenn Plummer's prominent roles came in the films Menace II Society (as Pernell),[5][6] Keanu Reeves' Speed (as Jaguar Owner),[7] the TV series Bones (ep The Woman In the Tunnel, as Harold Overmeyer), Showgirls, South Central, Roland Emmerichs' The Day After Tomorrow (as Luther), The Salton Sea (as Bobby),[8] and Saw II (as Jonas).
Glenn Plummer was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his 1991 performance in Pastime.[9][10]
In 2014 Plummer produced and became collaborating writer of the horror thriller film Teeth and Blood.[11]
In 2024 Glenn Plummer starred in Mahal Empire Productions' Bikers vs. Werewolves, a comedy-action film co-starring William Connor, Elizabeth Chamberlain, and Robert Donovan, which was successfully crowdfunded by Michael and Sonny Mahal[12][13] and shot primarily in rural Nevada.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Hands of a Stranger | Willy Johnson | TV movie |
Who's That Girl | Harlem Kid #1 | ||
The Father Clements Story | – | TV movie | |
1988 | Hearts of Stone | Tigo Loc | Short |
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami | M. P. | TV movie | |
Colors | Clarence 'High Top' Brown | ||
Funny Farm | Mickey | ||
1989 | 84C MoPic | Radio Voice | |
1990 | Downtown | Valentine | |
Heat Wave | J.T. Turpin | TV movie | |
Pastime | Tyrone DeBray | ||
1991 | Murderous Vision | Detective Beau Galloway | TV movie |
Wedlock | Teal | ||
Frankie and Johnny | Peter | ||
1992 | South Central | 'OG' Bobby Johnson | |
Trespass | Luther | ||
1993 | Menace II Society | Pernell | |
Dangerous Game | Burns' Buddy | ||
1994 | There's No Place Like Homegirl | Wesley | |
Speed | Maurice | ||
1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | Baby Sinister | |
Convict Cowboy | Jimmy Lattrell | TV movie | |
Strange Days | Jeriko 'One' | ||
Showgirls | James Smith | ||
Beyond the Edge | Henry | ||
1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine | Mikie | |
Up Close & Personal | Ned Jackson | ||
The Substitute | Mr. Darrell Sherman | ||
Psalms from the Underground | – | Short | |
Small Time | Ben | ||
1997 | Pronto | Robert Gee | TV movie |
Speed 2: Cruise Control | Maurice | ||
One Night Stand | George | ||
Tear It Down | Nathan | ||
1998 | The Substitute 2: School's Out | Gang Member #1 | TV movie |
The Heist | Dipper | ||
Thursday | Ice | ||
A House Divided | William | Short | |
1999 | Spy Games | Dave Preston | |
Interceptors | Russell | ||
2000 | Love Beat the Hell Outta Me | Glenn | |
Rangers | Shannon | Video | |
2001 | MacArthur Park | Leo | |
Knight Club | T-Dog | ||
Deadly Rhapsody | Roughneck | ||
100 Kilos | Ricky 'Freeway Ricky' Ross | Video | |
Three Blind Mice | Warren Chambers | TV movie | |
Ruby's Bucket of Blood | Johnny Beaugh | TV movie | |
2002 | The Salton Sea | Bobby | |
Poolhall Junkies | Chico | ||
Go for Broke | Ramses | ||
2003 | Last Night with Angel | Jay Summers | Short |
Shade | Gas Station Attendant | ||
Road Dogs | Panther | ||
Baadasssss! | Angry Brother | ||
Gang of Roses | Johnny Handsome | ||
2004 | Lexie | Norman | Video |
The Day After Tomorrow | Luther | ||
Reversible Errors | Romeo 'Squirrel' Gandolf | TV movie | |
Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles | Clyde Coltrane | Video | |
Sugar Valentine | Cutty | ||
2005 | Constellation | Man at Barbeque | |
Go for Broke 2 | Ramses | ||
Brothers in Arms | Curly | ||
Saw II | Jonas | ||
2006 | VooDoo Curse: The Giddeh | Professor Jenkins | |
El Cortez | Jack Clay | ||
It Ain't Easy | – | Video | |
2007 | Vegas Vampires | Eddie Patterson | |
2008 | The Longshots | Winston | |
2009 | Joshua's Soul | James Evans | Short |
Janky Promoters | Officer Ronnie Stixx | ||
2010 | Ca$h | Glenn the Plumber | |
2011 | Measure of Faith | Ronald | Video |
Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven | James 'Jimmy' Smith | ||
2012 | Monsters in the Woods | Jayson | |
2013 | Winnerz | Kirb | |
2014 | Imperial Dreams | Uncle Shrimp | |
The Other Side | Simon | ||
10 Minutes | Samuel | Short | |
2015 | Teeth and Blood | Vincent Augustine | |
Welcome to the Family | Fordel | TV movie | |
2016 | The Sweet Life | Earl | |
Home | Todd | Short | |
90 Minutes of the Fever | Clarence McGee Sr. | ||
2017 | Frank | Security Guard | Short |
Pope | Big K | ||
Gifted | Greg Cullen | ||
Men of God | Pastor Ford | Short | |
2018 | Muslimah's Guide to Marriage | Bilal Ali | |
City of Lies | Mike 'Psycho Mike' | ||
A Woman's Worth | Kenny | ||
2019 | Sins of a Father | Dr. Matthew | Short |
The Turnaround | Max | Short | |
A Clear Shot | Evans | ||
Charlie Charlie | Jamal's Attorney | ||
2020 | Children of the Sun | Rick Williams | |
2021 | Dice Game Pt. 2 | OG Bobby Johnson | Short |
One and the Same | Arthur Stinson | ||
Dymez | Mr. Mason | ||
Lockdown 2025[15] | Clarence McGee Sr. | ||
Relationships | Pastor Jones | ||
The Magic | Driver | ||
Asbury Park | Professor Moss | ||
A New Kind of Woman | Brian | ||
Black Lies | Marcus | ||
2022 | Amaru | Luis | Short |
Last the Night | Security Guard | ||
I Thought You Knew | C.O. Blake | ||
Fuhgedd About It | Thomas | ||
2023 | Circumstances 4 | Reginald | |
Cuzo | Mr. Erickson | ||
Bay Lawz: Stick to the Code | Eb | ||
Replica | Ron | ||
Isleen Pines | The Man | ||
2024 | ElemenTory | Luis Jonmar |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Curtis Jackson | Episode: "An Impossible Silence" |
1988 | Ohara | Doctor | Episode: "The Light Around the Body" |
Tour of Duty | Duke Jackson | Episode: "The Short Timer" | |
China Beach | Omar | Episode: "Brothers" | |
Vietnam War Story | Hank Barr | Episode: "The Promise" | |
1988–89 | L.A. Law | Lyle Torrey | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" & "To Live and Diet in L.A." |
1989 | Women of Brewster Place | C.C. Baker | Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "#1.2" |
1990 | Nasty Boys | Russ Stanhope | Episode: "Last Tango in Vegas" |
Equal Justice | Jake Burns | Episode: "Balancing Act" | |
Cop Rock | Byron B | Episode: "Pilot" | |
1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Marie | Episode: "Disciple" |
Dream On | Andre Wilson | Episode: "Home Sweet Homeboy" | |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Top Dog | Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud" | |
1994 | South Central | Bobby Johnson | Episode: "Men" |
ER | Desk Clerk Timmy Rawlins | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
1997 | Lawless | Reggie | Episode: "Pilot" |
1998 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Dr. Maouff | Episode: "Ain't Nothin' Happenin' Cap'n" |
1999 | The Hunger | Stephen Keller | Episode: "Night Bloomer" |
2000 | The Corner | George 'Blue' Epps | Main Cast |
2003 | The Dead Zone | Jimmy D. | Episode: "The Combination" |
2004 | Medical Investigation | Cooly | Episode: "You're Not Alone" |
2006 | Bones | Harold Overmeyer | Episode: "The Woman in the Tunnel" |
2007 | ER | Desk Clerk Timmy Rawlins | Recurring Cast: Season 13 |
Dexter | Jimmy | Episode: "It's Alive!" | |
2008–09 | Sons of Anarchy | Officer Vic Trammel | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2009 | Raising the Bar | Frank Lewis | Episode: "Bobbi Ba-Bing" |
2010 | Cold Case | A.C. | Episode: "Shattered" |
2012 | Southland | Darrell Miller | Episode: "Underwater" |
2014 | Scorpion | Agent Thomas Keeler | Episode: "A Cyclone" |
Major Crimes | Joe Wyatt | Episode: "Trial by Fire" | |
2015 | Battle Creek | Clarence | Episode: "Old Wounds" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Derek Thompson | Episode: "Perverted Justice" | |
2016 | Suits | Leonard Bailey | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
Family Time | Herbie | Episode: "Daddie Donnie" | |
2017 | Grown Folks | Plot Salesman | Episode: "Snitches Get Stitches" |
2018 | Greenleaf | Vernon | Episode: "Chain of Command" |
Shameless | Jacob | Episode: "Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian." | |
2019 | 9-1-1 | Dennis Jenkins | Episode: "Athena Begins" |
2020–22 | A House Divided | Abeo | Recurring Cast: Season 3–4 |
2021 | Sangre Negra... Black Blood | Julian 'Windy City' Lewis | Episode: "RockBottom" & "Diary of a Hit" |
References
[edit]- ^ Volume II, Issue 7 - South Central (1992), Blacklisted Culture, 1 April 2021, archived from the original on 5 June 2024, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ Glenn Plummer Talks Playing OG Bobby Johnson In 'South Central' and His New Movie 'The Block Trilogies', Apple, archived from the original on 5 June 2024, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ Glenn Plummer Talks Growing Up In Richmond CA, Acting, Colors, South Central, and Tubi Movies., YouTube, 28 December 2023, archived from the original on 5 June 2024, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ Black & Streaming: From Dame Dash Studios' 'Black Money' to Glenn Plummer in 'Black Lies,' Here Are the 12 Films and Series to Watch This Weekend on Destah.com, Atlanta Black Star, 8 September 2023, archived from the original on 5 June 2024, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ "Menace II Society at 30 - A Bleak Nightmare Then, a Milestone Now", The New York Times, 15 June 2023, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ Menace II Society at 25, Passion of the Weiss, 27 September 2018, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ The Cast of 'Speed' Then and Now, Screen Crush, 21 June 2013, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ Reviews - The Salton Sea, Roger Ebert, 17 May 2002, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ Pastime (1991), American Film Institute, 13 August 1991, archived from the original on 6 May 2023, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ "'Pastime' (PG)", The Washington Post, 13 September 1991, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ Behold a New Tale of Teeth & Blood, Dread Central, 4 February 2015, archived from the original on 27 May 2023, retrieved 5 June 2024
- ^ Teaser Trailer for Mahal Empire Productions' Bikers vs. Werewolves, Horror Society, 22 March 2024, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ Bikers vs. Werewolves Stars Jake Busey, Glenn Plummer, Michael Pare, James Duval and Robert LaSardo – Official Teaser Trailer, Horror Asylum, 22 March 2024, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ News and Announcements, Stag Mountain Films, 1 February 2024, retrieved 11 June 2024
- ^ Lockdown - 2025 (2021) Review and Overview of Sci-Fi Thriller, Movies and Mania, 4 July 2021, retrieved 11 June 2024