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My Take
Glenn Shadix is one of those character actors whose face you know long before you learn the name. To me he'll always be Otho, the pretentious interior designer in Beetlejuice, all arched eyebrows and withering disdain, then the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas, a two-faced civic puppet that somehow felt warm. That range, live action and voice, comedy and menace, is exactly what makes a Tim Burton ensemble work. He came out of Alabama and Birmingham-Southern College, far from Hollywood. Losing him in 2010 felt early. He gave villains and oddballs a humanity that lingered well past the credits.
Overview
William Glenn Shadix-Scott (April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his roles as Otho Fenlock in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice and the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Glenn Shadix
- Name (Japanese)
- グレン・シャディックス
- Reading
- ぐれん・しゃでぃっくす
- Born
- April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Bessemer, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / voice actor / stage actor / comedian
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Birmingham–Southern College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.