Glenn Plummer

When I was preparing to write this post, I didn’t even know his name.  I just always remembered him as the lead actor whose work was exceptional in the film, South Central (1992). Glenn Plummer landed on the map in the 1992 hood drama, South Central. With a sincerity and sensitivity that is hard to match on the screen, he portrayed “Deuce” gang member and ex-con, Bobby Johnson.  He was very, very good in this movie. He clearly understood the character.
    
Though I’m pleased he has sustained regular work over the past two decades, I am disappointed Hollywood has ignored this gifted actor and denied him the meaty roles for which his talent is worthy.
    
His film credits include supporting roles in various films; mostly Z-list movies.
    
He played Pernell, a criminal facing a life sentence, in the Hughes Brothers’ hood drama, Menace II Society (1993). His role was small. But he did his job well.
    
He portrayed rap artist Jeriko One in the film, Strange Days (1995). His role was small. It was what it was.
    
He was in Showgirls (1995). He played James Smith, a struggling dancer/choreographer. He was good in the role but it, like the others, limited him.
    
He was cast in Up Close and Personal (1996) as cameraman Ned Jackson (who also happens to be a pianist). His character pops in and out of the movie. He hangs around a bit at the end. It was a very small role. He did his job; the best he could do, with what he had.
    
In 2003, he played pool shark and gangster, Chico, in Poolhall Junkies (2003).
    
In Saw II (2005), he didn’t really have much of a role. He did with it what he could.
    
In the film, El Cortez (2006) he convincingly played Jack Clay, a heroin dealer. It was not a role with which he really had an opportunity to showcase his talent. Nevertheless, he was solid in his supporting role.
    
Okay, I can keep repeating the same thing or I can say…
    
Given his tenure in the business and the range of his talent, Glenn Plummer should be a household name. Sadly, he is not. I would like to see him play meaty leading roles in quality films. I would like him to receive good offers.

Comments

[Kevin Smith]

Glenn is a great actor!! I am trying to find a movie he co-starred in, in which he and the leading actor were transporting drugs across the desert and ended up in a run-down shack in the desert. I saw the movie once and cannot remember the name.