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.
Glenn Plummer | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1961 Richmond, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editPlummer was born in Richmond, California.[3]
Career
editGlenn 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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