Glenn Shadix

William Glenn Scott (né Shadix, April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010), known professionally as Glenn Shadix, was an American actor, known for his role as Otho in Tim Burton's horror comedy film Beetlejuice and as the voice of the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas.[1]

Glenn Shadix
Shadix in 2004
Born	William Glenn Shadix (1952-04-15)April 15, 1952 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Died	September 7, 2010(2010-09-07) (aged 58) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Cause of death	Blunt trauma following a fall
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–2010

Early life

Shadix was born in Bessemer, Alabama. His surname was legally changed to "Scott" when his mother, Annie Ruth (née Livingston), remarried a few years after his birth,[2] although he would use his original surname when working as an actor. He attended Birmingham–Southern College for two years, studying with absurdist playwright-director Arnold Powell.[3]

Career

He lived in Manhattan, New York City prior to moving to Hollywood in 1977. He got his breakthrough film role in Beetlejuice as interior decorator Otho, while appearing in The Groundlings comedy troupe and performing in the stage play Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, portraying Gertrude Stein.[4] Beetlejuice filmmaker Tim Burton went on to cast Shadix in 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes. Throughout the 1990s he had small roles on iconic television shows, including Cheers, Roseanne, and Seinfeld.[5]

In 1995, Shadix was cast as Ray Cathode in the Space Mountain queue advertisements when the ride was sponsored by FedEx.

In 2005, Shadix was cast as the voices of the Brain and Monsieur Mallah in season five of the Teen Titans animated series. His other voice work includes the aforementioned Nightmare, and episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures and Justice League Unlimited (where he played Tobias Whale and Steven Mandragora). He reprised his Nightmare Before Christmas role in the video game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge, and the Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts II.

His television work included the HBO drama Carnivàle, the NBC television comedy Seinfeld, in which he played Jerry's landlord, and playing the roles of giant brothers Typhoon and Typhon in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. On stage, Shadix was set to begin rehearsals for a Birmingham production of Alan Bennett's History Boys. He also recorded a promo for Red Bar Radio.

Personal life

Shadix was openly gay throughout his life. According to an interview with the Truth Wins Out website, he came out to his parents at the age of 17. They then enrolled him in "ex-gay therapy", which included shock treatments. When this failed to change his orientation, he attempted suicide by overdosing with Elavil. His parents rushed him to a hospital, where he survived a three-day coma. After the incident, his parents began to accept his sexuality.[6][7]

In 2007, after spending 30 years in Los Angeles, he retired to his native Bessemer, Alabama, where he purchased a Queen Anne-style, Victorian-era home. The house was completely destroyed in a fire on December 13, 2008. Shadix told reporters, "I have lost my dream."[8]

Death

On September 7, 2010, according to Shadix's sister, Susan Gagne, he fell in the kitchen at his condominium in Birmingham, Alabama, and died of blunt trauma to his head. Shadix had mobility problems and was in a wheelchair.[1][9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Twin Oaks Customer
1988	Beetlejuice	Otho
1988	Sunset	Roscoe Arbuckle
1989	Heathers	Father Ripper
1989	Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon	Chet	TV movie
1990	Meet the Applegates	Greg Samson
1991	Bingo	Duke
1992	Sleepwalkers	Mr. Fallows
1993	Demolition Man	Associate Bob
1993	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Mayor of Halloween Town (voice)	[10]
1994	Dark Side of Genius	Leon Bennini
1994	My Summer Story	Leopold Doppler, Manager of Orpheum Theater
1994	Love Affair	Anthony Rotundo
1995	Dunston Checks In	Lionel Spalding
1996	Multiplicity	Building Inspector
1996	The Empty Mirror	Hermann Göring
1997	Men	Neil
1997	Sparkler	Announcer
1998	Chairman of the Board	Larry
1999	Storm	Nate	Direct-to-video
1999	Bartok the Magnificent	Townspeople (voice)[10]	Direct-to-video
2000	Red Dirt	Virgil Cunningham
2000	More Dogs Than Bones	Geoff
2001	Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase	Tar Monster (voice)	Direct-to-video Uncredited
2001	Fast Sofa	Apartment Manager
2001	Planet of the Apes	Senator Nado
2001	Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth!	Peter
2002	The Day the Dolls Struck Back	Narrator (voice)	Direct-to-video
2003	Sol Goode	Casting Director
2003	Rose's	Sheriff Winslow
2004	To Kill a Mockumentary	Karl	Direct-to-video
2007	The Final Curtain	Jack Strong
2009	Tom Cool
2010	Finding Gauguin	Monsieur Vollard
2011	The Little Engine That Could	Arkana (voice)	Direct-to-video, (final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1987	The Golden Girls	Musician	Episode: "Diamond in the Rough
1990	Roseanne	Jay	Episode: "Chicken Hearts"
1991	Seinfeld	Harold	Episode: "The Apartment"
1992	Night Court	Dermot Drake	Episode: "The 1992 Boat Show"
1992	Cheers	Bernard	Episode: "The Beer Is Always Greener"
1993	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Ralph Scorpius	Episode: "Hex and the Single Guy"
1994	Dinosaurs	Ray / Monster (voices)	2 Episodes
1994–1995	Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills	Nimbar	40 Episodes	[10]
1994	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Guard Monster (voice)	Episode: "Monsters, Get Real/Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don't"	[10]
1995–1996	The Mask: Animated Series	Lonnie the Shark (voice)	4 Episodes
1995	Bobby's World	Additional voices	Episode: "Bobby the Genius"
1995	Life with Louie	Additional voices	Episode: "Lake Winnibigoshish"
1996	Quack Pack	Professor Tobar / Dr. Emile (voices)	2 Episodes
1996–1998	The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor	Additional voices	26 Episodes
1997	What a Cartoon!	Doctor (voice)	Episode: "Snoot's New Squat"	[10]
1997	Duckman	Army Leader Guest (voice)	Episode: "Duckman and Cornfed in 'Haunted Society Plumbers'""
1997	Extreme Ghostbusters	Mirror Demon (voice)	Episode: "The Ghostmakers"
1997–1998	The New Adventures of Zorro	Additional voices	26 Episodes
1997	Cow and Chicken	Prisoner #1 / Poopy	2 episodes
1998	Jumanji	Mr. Shattuck (voice)	Episode: "Return of Squint"
1999	Thanks	Dr. Addington	6 episodes
1999	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Caligula	Episode:"Salem, the Boy"
1999	Rocket Power	Mayor (voice)	Episode: "D is for Dad/Banned on the Run"
2000	Men in Black: The Series	Additional voices	Episode: "The Spectacle Syndrome"
2000–2001	Stainboy	Sgt. Glen Dale / Charity Home Matron / TV Announcer #2 (voices)	6 Episodes
2001–2002	Jackie Chan Adventures	Tso Lan / Xiao Fung (voices)	5 Episodes
2002	Time Squad	Man / King of Troy (voices)	Episode: "Never Look A Trojan in the Gift Horse"
2003	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	'Look At This' Producer (voice)	Episode: "Swirly: Experiment 383"
2003–2005	Carnivàle	Val Templeton	5 episodes
2004–2005	All Grown Up!	Santa / The Tree / Karl Bender (voices)	2 Episodes
2004	The Batman	Arthur 'Artie' Brown / The Cluemaster (voice)	Episode: "Q & A"	[10]
2005	Xiaolin Showdown	Giant Spider (voice)	Episode: "Dangerous Minds"
2005	Justice League Unlimited	Steven Mandragora (voice)	Episode: "Double Date"	[10]
2005–2006	Teen Titans	The Brain / Monsieur Mallah (voices)	6 Episodes	[10]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Demolition Man	Associate Bob	Archive footage from Demolition Man
2004	The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge	Mayor of Halloween Town
2005	Kingdom Hearts II		English Dub
2007	Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix		Posthmous release
2017	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix

References

1. "Glenn Shadix, Actor in 'Beetlejuice,' Dies at 58". The New York Times. September 9, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
2. Gary Childress. "Bio Tales Photo Gallery (Getting there was more than half the fun..)". GlennShadix.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
3. Wilson, Claire M. (July 7, 2010) "Glenn Shadix". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
4. "Glenn Shadix: From Alabama To Hollywood And Back". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787187/
6. Late Bessemer-born Beetlejuice actor Glenn Shadix said he had 'ex-gay' shock therapy. blog.al.com. September 8, 2010.
7. "Actor and Bessemer native Glenn Shadix, who died Tuesday, appeared in more than 70 films and TV shows, from 'Beetle Juice' to 'Seinfeld'". Blog.al.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
8. "Beetlejuice Actor's House Burns", TMZ.com, December 23, 2008
9. Carlton, Bob (September 7, 2010). "Bessemer native and "Beetlejuice" actor Glenn Shadix dies following a fall in his condo". al.com/. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
10. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Glenn-Shadix/

External links

• Glenn Shadix on IMDb
• Glenn Shadix at Find a Grave