Biographie
Between 1955 and 1960, Glenn Cannon lived in New York City. He performed on Broadway in A Moon for the Misbegotten and The Good Woman of Setzuan, and appeared Off Broadway in 20 plays, including notable productions such as The Three Penny Opera at the Theatre DeLys and The Iceman Cometh at Circle in the Square. His touring roles featured leads in West Side Story, Tea and Sympathy, and I Can Get It for You Wholesale. On television, he took on leading and supporting roles in live network productions including Studio One (1948), Playwrights '56 (1955), Camera Three (1954), and Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). During this period, he also acted in two New York-based films: Cop Hater (1958) and Mad Dog Coll (1961), both of which continue to air on late-night U.S. television.
From 1960 to 1965, Cannon was based in Los Angeles, where he appeared in supporting and starring television roles in series such as Combat! (1962), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), The Gallant Men (1962), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), Johnny Staccato (1959), No Time for Sergeants (1964), and The Outer Limits (1963).
Between 1965 and 1968, he served as an actor-director-teacher with the Stanford Repertory Theatre, an Equity company of nine actors supplemented by Stanford theatre students. This pilot project, funded for three years by the Rockefeller Foundation, saw Cannon directing 15 stage productions during his tenure in California.
In 1968, Cannon joined the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a drama professor. Soon after, he was cast as District Attorney John Manicote on Hawaii Five-O (1968), a recurring role he played for eight years on the CBS series. He later portrayed Dr. Ibold for eight years on Magnum, P.I. (1980), and appeared in principal roles on Tour of Duty (1987) and Jake and the Fatman (1987). He also acted in several made-for-TV movies filmed in Honolulu and had a recurring role as Dr. Landowski on the short-lived CBS series Island Son (1989) alongside Richard Chamberlain. His credits include Miracle Landing (1990), based on the true story of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, and the feature film Picture Bride (1994), which starred Toshirō Mifune and Tamlyn Tomita.
Since settling in Hawaii, Cannon has continued teaching while actively engaging in acting and directing for the stage. To date, he has directed over 108 plays at venues such as Kennedy Theatre, Diamond Head Theatre, and Manoa Valley Theatre. His Hawaii stage performances include leading roles in Othello (Iago), J.B. (The Devil), The Sunshine Boys (Willie), Death of a Salesman (Willy Loman), Follies (Buddy), and I'm Not Rappaport (Nat), among others. His contributions have been recognized by the local theatre community, earning him 11 Po'okela Awards for Excellence in Directing and one for Best Actor since the awards were established in 1983 by the Hawaii State Theatre Council.
