Glenn Fleshler

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Glenn Fleshler
Education New York University (MFA)
Occupation Actor
Years active1993–present
SpouseJocelyn Greene
Children1

Glenn Fleshler is an American actor. On television, he is noted as a recurring cast member on Boardwalk Empire who portrayed real-life bootlegger George Remus, for appearing on Billions , and as Errol Childress in the first season of the crime drama True Detective . He also starred as Chechen mob boss, Goran Pazar in the HBO black comedy series Barry (2018–2022). He had a supporting role in the 2019 film Joker .

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Early life and education

Fleshler was born to a Jewish family [1] and studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Performing Arts, from which he has an MFA. [2]

Career

Film

Fleshler's first major film was 1998's A Price Above Rubies . More recently, he has appeared in such films as Blue Jasmine (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), God's Pocket (2014), The Rendezvous (2016) and Joker (2019).

Television

Fleshler's television credits include Billions , Barry , Sex and the City , Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Fringe , Third Watch , Bored to Death , The Good Wife , FBI: Most Wanted, The Following . He portrayed George Remus in seasons 2–4 of Boardwalk Empire , and Errol Childress in Season 1 of True Detective . He played Dr. Cordell Doemling, Mason Verger's physician and henchman, in season 3 of Hannibal . He played Judge Roth in the miniseries The Night Of . He was also cast as Officer Christopher Lasky in episode 3 of the 2019 revival of The Twilight Zone .

Theater

Fleshler's Broadway credits include Death of a Salesman , Guys and Dolls , Arcadia , Good Night, and Good Luck and The Merchant of Venice . Off-Broadway, he has appeared in such plays as Measure for Measure and Pericles, Prince of Tyre .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 A Price Above Rubies Chief Gabbai
2000Astronomy of ErrorsErnie Gishi
2002GarmentoTony
2006The ShovelDeputy HudsonShort film
2010 Henry's Crime Audience FriendUncredited
All Good Things Sidney Greenhaus
2011 Margaret 1st Man
2013 The Immigrant Political Hack
Blue Jasmine Hal & Jasmine's Friend
Gods Behaving Badly Landauer
Delivery Man Coffee Shop Owner
God's Pocket Coleman Peets
2014 The Cobbler Jeffrey
A Most Violent Year Arnold Kline
2015 Rock the Kasbah Army Warrant Officer
2016 The Rendezvous Conrad Hanley
2017 Suburbicon Ira Sloan
2018 Irreplaceable You Mean Phil
The Seagull Shamrayev
2019 High Flying Bird Intimidating Seton Colleague
Joker Randall
2021 Werewolves Within Emerson Flint
Clean Michael
2024 Young Woman and the Sea James Sullivan
Lake George Armen
TBAOn the End [3] Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street Killer with Black Hair and Blonde EyebrowsEpisode: "Gone for Goode"
1998 Sex and the City ShmuelEpisode: "Secret Sex"
2002 The Job KentEpisode: "Betrayal"
2002–2008 Law & Order Various3 episodes
2002–2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Various5 episodes
2003 Third Watch Gary Barnes2 episodes
2008 Fringe RonEpisode: "Power Hungry"
2009 Bored to Death BartenderEpisode: "Stockholm Syndrome"
2010 Damages Detective Milton Trammell6 episodes
The Good Wife Carl LandersEpisode: "Breaking Fast"
2010–2012 Delocated Pavel Mirminsky7 episodes
2011–2013 Boardwalk Empire George Remus 9 episodes
2014 True Detective Errol Childress3 episodes
Resurrection Mikey Enders3 episodes
2015 The Following Neil2 episodes
Elementary Trey McCannEpisode: "The Best Way Out Is Always Through"
Hannibal Dr. Cordell Doemling3 episodes
2016 BrainDead Aaron Blades2 episodes
The Night Of Judge Roth3 episodes
2016–2023 Billions Orrin Bach38 episodes
2018 Waco Tony Prince4 episodes
Maniac SebastianEpisode: "Furs by Sebastian"
2018–2022 Barry Goran Pazar9 episodes
2019 The Twilight Zone Officer LaskyEpisode: "Replay"
Watchmen FredEpisode: "This Extraordinary Being"
2020–2021 For Life Capt. Frank FosterMain; 13 episodes
2022 The Thing About Pam Russ FariaMain; 6 episodes
FBI: Most Wanted Caleb WalshEpisode: "Overlooked"
2024 Fallout Sorrel BookerEpisode: "The Trap"

Video games

YearTitleRole
2003 Manhunt Smilie
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Timur

References

  1. Bloom, Nate (March 25, 2018). "Zach Braff's new show; Camp Ramah on 'Goldbergs'; Judd Apatow's new Gary Shandling doc". The Jewish News of Northern California. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. "Glenn Fleshler Resume" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. Tim Blake Nelson, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Lois Smith, Anna Chlumsky & More To Star In Drama ‘On The End’ From Filmmaker Ari Selinger