Glenn E. Plummer (born August 18, 1961) is an American film and television actor. Plummer was featured as Bobby "Badass" 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
Plummer was born in Richmond, California.[3]
Career
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
Film
| 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 | Bobby "Badass" 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 | Clarence McGee Sr. | [15] | |
| 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 | |
| City Boy | "Unc" | ||
| Bang Bang | Darnell Washington | ||
| Isleen Pines | The Man | ||
| Deadly Ruphoria | Romeon Kingston |
Television
| 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 II | Hank Barr | Episode: "The Promise" | |
| 1988–1989 | L.A. Law | Lyle Torrey | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 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 "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 "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!" | |
| 2008–2009 | 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." | |
| 2019-2024 | 9-1-1 | Dennis Jenkins | Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 8 |
| 2020–2022 | A House Divided | Abeo | Recurring Cast: Season 3–4 |
| 2021 | Sangre Negra... Black Blood | Julian "Windy City" Lewis | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2024 | The Block Trilogies | Uncle Connie | Main Cast |
References
- ^ 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
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