Bruce Hubert Glover (Bruce Glover), born May 2, 1932, died of natural causes on March 12, 2025. He was 92. His son, actor Crispin Glover, announced the news in an Instagram post on March 29th. Glover is survived by his only remaining son Crispin after his wife, Betty Glover, died in 2016. He is best known for portraying the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film Diamond are Forever in 1971. He starred alongside Sean Connery, who played the MI6 agent James Bond.
The Life and Career of Bruce Glover
Bruce Glover was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Eva Elvira and Herbert Homan Glover, who were of English, Czech, and Swedish descent. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953, where he served for 2 years and served 6 months in Korea. Glover’s acting career began in 1959 when he played the character Stevendore in the film, “Never Steal Anything Small”. From there, he would make appearances in a total of 47 films, including The Thomas Crown Affair, Diamonds are Forever, Walking Tall parts 1, 2, and the final chapter, Chinatown, CHiPs, and Six Days in Paradise, to name a few.
Although Glover tested himself in comedy in 2001, playing the role of a wheelchair user in the film “Ghost World”, he was typically cast as crooks, cops, and other assorted tough guys. In the 1950s, despite never taking acting classes himself, Glover began teaching acting. In the 1970s, he instructed acting classes with The Indian Actors Workshop and had various studios around the Los Angeles area. Glover even went as far as to add levels to his West Los Angeles residence to accommodate an acting studio in the 1990s. Before his death, Bruce Glover would make appearances in more than 100 films and TV shows throughout his career.
The James Bond Villain
Bruce Glover’s most high-profile role came in 1971 when he landed the role of the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever. He starred alongside Putter Smith’s character Mr. Kidd and Sean Connery as James Bond. The film was the 6th film in the franchise, grossing an impressive $115 million worldwide. Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd were 2 of the Bond franchise’s more memorable evildoers posing arm-in-arm, finishing each other’s statements and cracking morbid jokes after each kill. Together, they take out a dentist by placing a scorpion down his shirt, drown a school teacher in a river, and attempt to burn 007 alive in a crematorium after sealing him in a coffin.
With more failed attempts came more ideas. They attempt to bury Bond in a pipeline outside of Las Vegas, which, once again, is unsuccessful. They then attempt to blow him up by posing as servers on a cruise liner and serving 007 a bomb disguised as a cake. However, Bond is too smart for the duo and recognizes the smell of Mr. Wint’s aftershave. In the end, Bond manages to set Mr. Kidd on fire and pull Mr. Wint’s arms through his legs, attach the bomb to his coat, and throw the villain overboard.
Conclusion
Bruce Glover was an inspiration to many. Through his teachings, he has helped people from all walks of life get the acting training they needed. He was a self-taught actor as it just came naturally to him. He had an instinctual, not theoretical, and practical approach to acting. He honed his skills during his early years while performing in theater, where he sometimes did a play a week. He said it was simple, think the thoughts of the character and have a conversation. “Live it till the end and laugh when you can”, said Bruce Glover. May he rest in peace.
