Known for:	The Silence of the Lambs, Training Day, The Hunt for Red October
Birth name:	Theodore Scott Glenn
Birthday:	26 January 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Height:	6' (1.83 m)

Rode along with the Chicago Fire Dept.'s Squad 5 in preperation for his role in Backdraft. Has a small part in Apocalypse Now. The lead role was originally given to Harvey Keitel, who went on to succeed Glenn in the role of Jack Crawford in the The Silence of the Lambs prequel, Red Dragon. Was a close friend of Toshirô Mifune. Is one of three actors to play Jack Crawford in the Hannibal Lecter films. He played the role in The Silence of the Lambs, while Dennis Farina played the role in Manhunter, and Harvey Keitel played the role in Red Dragon. Served in the United States Marine Corps in the early 1960s. Despite being left-handed, he was so dedicated to playing right-handed astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff, that he used his right hand for writing and other important actions on-screen. Shares the role of astronaut Alan Shepard with his The Silence of the Lambs cast mate Ted Levine. His The Silence of the Lambs character, Jack Crawford, was written out of the adaptation of the sequel, Hannibal. Nevertheless, he was able to work with Clarice Starling later that year by appearing in The Shipping News with Julianne Moore. Portrayed an ex-CIA agent in Man on Fire. Denzel Washington portrayed an ex-CIA agent on the remake of Man on Fire. Both actors played corrupt cops on Training Day.

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