Bruce Glover Movies and Career Information

Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of homosexual assassin Mr. Wint in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. He is also the father of actor Crispin Glover. Glover was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Eva Elvira (née Hedstrom) and Herbert Homan Glover. He began acting with numerous appearances in TV shows including My Favorite Martian (1963), Perry Mason (The Case of the Golden Girls (1965)), The Rat Patrol (1966), Hawk (1966), The Mod Squad (1968) and Bearcats! (1971). His performance alongside Putter Smith, as two hit men trying to eliminate Sean Connery in the James Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever (1971), was equally chilling and humorous, stamping Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd as two of the most popular villains of the entire 007 series. Glover played a motorcycle gang leader known as Bach, challenging Malloy and Reed in the Adam-12 episode "A Sound Like Thunder" Log 103 (1969). He also played a redneck thug harassing well meaning teenagers in the drama Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), appeared in Black Gunn (1972) and One Little Indian (1973), was leaning on hustler James Coburn to repay his