Roy Glenn

Roy Glenn

June 3, 1914 · 112 years old

Roy Edwin Glenn (June 3, 1914 – March 12, 1971) was an American actor.

Known For

8 titles
1
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967 · 1h 48m · Movie

A White couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her Black fiancé.

7.8
2
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 · 1h 38m · Movie

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.

6.3
3
Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

1956 · 1h 39m · Movie

Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's sister.

7.3
4
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · 2h 8m · Movie

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

8.0
5
Carmen Jones

Carmen Jones

1954 · 1h 45m · Movie

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

6.7
6
Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

1968 · 2h 21m · Movie

An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.

6.1
7
A Man Called Peter

A Man Called Peter

1955 · 1h 59m · Movie

The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46. Based on real events.

7.1
8
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

1959 · 1h 50m · Movie

Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes, and respect.

6.2