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Glenn Quinn

Glenn Quinn (Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn), Irish actor (1970–2002) who played Mark Healy on Roseanne and Doyle on Angel; died of accidental heroin overdose at 32.

Glenn Robbins

Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor born 1956 in Melbourne, known as Uncle Arthur on The Comedy Company, Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures, and Kel Knight in Kath & Kim.

Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix (1952-2010), American character actor born William Glenn Scott in Bessemer, Alabama; played Otho in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, voiced the Mayor in The Nightmare Before Christmas, and advocated for gay rights in Alabama.

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange (George Glenn Strange, 1899-1973), American character actor and former cowboy; played Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films and Sam the bartender on Gunsmoke, distinguishing him from other Glenn/Glen Stranges.

Glenn Talbot

Glenn Talbot, also Major or Colonel Glenn Talbot, is a Marvel Comics U.S. Air Force officer created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, debuting in Tales to Astonish #61 (1964) as a Hulk-hunting rival of Bruce Banner for Betty Ross, distinct from the MCU's Graviton version.

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly (1955–2017), American actress and Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member, star of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, and Mr. Holland's Opus; two Emmy nominations for Lonesome Dove and Bastard Out of Carolina; died of pulmonary embolism complications.

Glenrothan

Glenrothan is a 2025 British comedy-drama and Brian Cox's feature directorial debut, starring Cox as Sandy and Alan Cumming as Donal, estranged brothers reunited at a Scottish Highland whisky distillery; released by Lionsgate in UK cinemas 17 April 2026 after a Toronto premiere.

Gliding Over All

"Gliding Over All" (also spelled "Gliding O'er All", from Walt Whitman) is Breaking Bad season 5 episode 8, the 54th episode and mid-season finale: written by Moira Walley-Beckett, directed by Michelle MacLaren, aired September 2, 2012; features the ten-man prison killings montage and ends with Hank realizing Walt is Heisenberg.

Glitch (Australian TV series)

Glitch is an Australian supernatural drama (2015-2019, ABC/Netflix) created by Tony Ayres and Louise Fox, in which dead residents of the fictional town Yoorana return to life; three seasons, AACTA and Logie winner.

Glitch (글리치)

Glitch (글리치) is a 2022 South Korean Netflix limited series, 10 episodes released October 7, 2022, directed by Roh Deok and written by Jin Han-sae, starring Jeon Yeo-bin and Nana as women investigating a boyfriend's disappearance, aliens, and a cult.

Glitch Productions

Glitch Productions (formerly Glitchy Boy) is an independent Sydney-based Australian animation studio founded in 2017 by brothers Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul, creators of Meta Runner, Murder Drones, and The Amazing Digital Circus, self-funded chiefly through merchandise.

Glitch Techs

Glitch Techs is a 2020 Nickelodeon-produced animated sci-fi comedy on Netflix, created by Eric Robles and Dan Milano, about teens Miko and High Five hunting video game monsters; two seasons, 19 episodes, ended 2020.

Glitter (film)

Glitter is a 2001 American drama film starring Mariah Carey as singer Billie Frank, directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made.

Glob Herman

Glob Herman (Robert Herman) is a Marvel Comics mutant, created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver, debuting in New X-Men #117 (2001). His transparent bio-paraffin body is flammable; he moved from Omega Gang delinquent to X-Men ally, distinct from the Hulk foe Glob.

Globe Theatre

Globe Theatre: Elizabethan open-air playhouse built 1599 on Bankside, Southwark, from timbers of the Theatre; home of Shakespeare's Lord Chamberlain's/King's Men; burned 1613, rebuilt 1614, demolished 1644; reconstructed 1997 as Shakespeare's Globe.

Glória

Glória is a Portuguese historical spy thriller television series, the first original series Netflix produced in Portugal, set in 1968 during the Cold War in the village of Glória do Ribatejo.

Gloria (1980 film)

Gloria (1980) is John Cassavetes's Columbia Pictures crime drama starring Gena Rowlands as an ex-gun moll protecting a boy from the mob; it shared the 1980 Venice Golden Lion and earned Rowlands an Oscar nomination.

Gloria (American TV series)

Gloria (1982–1983) is a one-season CBS sitcom spin-off of All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place, starring Sally Struthers as divorced single mother Gloria Stivic working for veterinarians in Fox Ridge, New York; it ranked 18th in Nielsen ratings but was not renewed.

Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell is a 2019 A24 drama directed by Sebastián Lelio, remaking his 2013 Chilean film Gloria with Julianne Moore as a Los Angeles divorcée; 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic, $5.6M US gross.

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven (July 23, 1925 – July 30, 2016), American actress and singer of 1940s-50s MGM musicals (Two Girls and a Sailor, Summer Stock), soap operas, and the 1997 film Out to Sea.

Gloria Foster

Gloria Foster (1933–2001), American actress known as the Oracle in The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded; three-time Obie winner for stage work including In White America and Having Our Say.

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame (Gloria Hallward, 1923-1981), American actress and film noir icon; Oscar winner for The Bad and the Beautiful, known for Crossfire, In a Lonely Place, The Big Heat.

Gloria Guida

Gloria Guida, Italian actress and singer born 1955 in Merano, star of 1970s commedia sexy all'italiana films like La liceale and Avere vent'anni; wife of Johnny Dorelli.

Gloria Hunniford

Gloria Hunniford (Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, born 10 April 1940, Portadown) is a Northern Irish broadcaster, singer, and Loose Women and Rip Off Britain presenter, first woman with a daily BBC Radio 2 show (1982), OBE 2017, founder of the Caron Keating Foundation.

Gloria Leonard

Gloria Leonard (Gale Sandra Klinetsky, 1940–2014), American adult film actress and publisher of High Society magazine; pioneer of Celebrity Skin and phone sex lines, Free Speech Coalition president 1998.

Gloria Obianyo

Gloria Obianyo (born 1995) is a British actress trained at Rose Bruford College. Known for Uriel in Good Omens, Dune, High Life, and Outlander; she won the 2022 Ian Charleson Award for Paradise and the 2026 UK Theatre Award for As You Like It.

Gloria Reuben

Gloria Reuben (born 1964, Toronto) is a Canadian-American actress, singer, and author, Emmy-nominated as HIV-positive Jeanie Boulet on ER, a Lucille Lortel winner for Stuff Happens, jazz recording artist, and memoirist.

Gloria Stivic

Gloria (Bunker) Stivic is a fictional character on All in the Family (1971-1979), daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker, wife of Michael "Meathead" Stivic, played by Sally Struthers, two-time Emmy-winning role, later star of the 1982-1983 spin-off Gloria.

Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart, born Gloria Frances Stewart, was an American actress, painter, and printmaker. She was a 1930s Hollywood leading lady and the oldest Academy Award nominee for Titanic.

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), American silent-film superstar at Paramount and United Artists producer; Oscar-nominated for Sadie Thompson, The Trespasser, and Sunset Boulevard; founder of Multiprises.