Seamon Glass

Seamon Glass (26 September 1925 – 12 July 2016) was an American actor and author. He acted in film and television from the early 1960s to the early 1990s. He appeared in the films This Is Not a Test (1962), Deliverance (1972), Bootleggers (1974), and Winterhawk. He had also appeared in Star Trek, in the episode Mudd's Women.

Background

He was born in Brooklyn, New York on 26 September 1925.[1] He died in Los Angeles on 12 July 2016.[2] Glass had a brief professional boxing career in 1960 in Los Angeles, compiling a record of 1-2.

Career

1960s

He was the lead actor in the 1962 film, This Is Not A Test, a film about a trooper who sets up a roadblock to catch a criminal then hears on the radio that there is going to be a nuclear attack.[3][4][5]

1970s

Glass was memorable as the menacing 'First Griner' in John Boorman's 1972 film Deliverance. He played staff member Tim Donahue in the 1978 film, The Other Side of Hell. A story about an mental inmate played by Alan Arkin who regains his sanity and wants to leave the hospital.[6][7][8]

Publication

References

  1. ↑ Aveleyman Seamon Glass
  2. ↑ Seamon Glass
  3. ↑ MRQE This Is Not a Test (1962)
  4. ↑ The Gettysburg Times September 12, 1970 Page Five This Week's Television Movie Guide, Sunday, 12:30 (15-21)
  5. ↑ Pittsburgh Post Gazette May 2, 1965 Friday, May 7, 5:00 P.M. 2-Early Show
  6. ↑ Boca Raton News Friday, August 1, 1980 Page 15 freedom flight
  7. ↑ Imdb The Other Side of Hell (1978)
  8. ↑ The Milwaukee Journal Tuesday, January 17, 1978 Page 6 Shows to Watch By Paul Henniger
  9. ↑ Half-Assed Marines Seamon Glass
  10. ↑ Readings Half-Assed Marines, Seamon Glass

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.