Comments on: Glenn Abbott

By: Rider11

Rider11 — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:45:53 +0000

18. The actor you seem to be referring to is Geoffrey Lewis, a longtime actor-stuntman who also happens to be the father of Juliette Lewis. However, Lewis was 5-9 and Abbott was 6-6 (if memory of the back of his card serves). I'd cast a vote for Ronny Cox (6-2), although I can't fight the feeling that there is another actor he resembles from that era that I can't quite put my finger on.

By: Hugh Jorgan

Hugh Jorgan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:54:41 +0000

17. 15,16 the guy you are thinking of plays the ring leader of 3 thugs who whip the sheriff to death in High Plains Drifter. Its Clint Eastwood that actually paints the town red as he returns like an avenging angel and of course rids the town of the 3 baddies. I have no idea what the actor's name is.

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:59:09 +0000

16. 15 : Pedro's got it! According to IMDB he was in the original Salem's Lot and I do vaguely remember him in High Plains Drifter, too. He was in a ton of other things and apparently continues to get roles (such as "old man" and "crazy old man"), but never actually appeared in the Incredible Hulk: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507212/ GatesFan's astute suggestion of Clu Gulager 14 , who actually does look more like Glenn Abbott than the guy I was thinking of, may have figured in blurrily to my Glenn Abbott 1970s character actor thoughts. Interestingly, he was never in the Incredible Hulk either. So who the hell was getting tossed around by Lou Ferrigno? Glenn Abbott?

By: Pedro

Pedro — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:08:54 +0000

15. Can't find the guy's name, but in addition to the Hulk episode, he was in the original Salem's Lot, and was a bad guy in one of the Clint Eastwood westerns. Maybe the one where he takes over the town and paints it red? Help, please?

By: GatesFan

GatesFan — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:16:34 +0000

14. First time posting, long time fan of your writing. Had to chime in here because as soon as I saw where you were going with this post, I know that you were thinking about Clu Gulager.
Here’s the best photo I could find of him, relatively close to his vintage, “Glenn Abbott evoking” glory days:

http://www.psychotronicvideo.com/wow/inner_views/gulager/gulager6.html

By: Catfish326

Catfish326 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:49:56 +0000

13. Glenn Abbott pitched for the '73 A's (a little) and the '74 A's championship teams, AND the '84 Tigers. I did not recall that he was part of the '84 Tigers. Poor guy never appeared in the post-season for any of those championship teams.

By: Basilisc

Basilisc — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:56:55 +0000

12. Willem Dafoe?

By: Ennui Willie Keeler

Ennui Willie Keeler — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:35:55 +0000

11. Glenn Abbott was the Jack Elam of the four man nohitter that the A's pitched on 9/28/75. I'm happy that they got that out of their system that week instead of the noext.

By: Jeb

Jeb — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:50:31 +0000

10. Actually he looks like Ronnie Cox from "Deliverance" and "Beverly Hills Cop" fame.

By: philthyrat

philthyrat — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:56:59 +0000

9. Looks kind of like Mike Farrell who played BJ Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H (pre-mustache, of course).