Glenn Shadix

William Glenn Shadix (born April 15, 1952) is an American actor, known for his role as “Otho” in Tim Burton's horror/comedy film Beetlejuice. Shadix was born in Bessemer, Alabama. He attended Birmingham-Southern College for two years, studying with absurdist playwright-director Arnold Powell. He lived in New York City prior to moving to Hollywood in the late 1970s. He got his breakthrough film role in Beetlejuice while doing a stage play, portray... more

William Glenn Shadix (born April 15, 1952) is an American actor, known for his role as “Otho” in Tim Burton's horror/comedy film Beetlejuice. Shadix was born in Bessemer, Alabama. He attended Birmingham-Southern College for two years, studying with absurdist playwright-director Arnold Powell. He lived in New York City prior to moving to Hollywood in the late 1970s. He got his breakthrough film role in Beetlejuice while doing a stage play, portraying Gertrude Stein. According to Shadix, it was the play that his agent warned him against doing, since it was a role that seemed too risky. But the actor went on instinct and played the role. As fate would have it, Tim Burton was one of the people sitting in the audience that night. Shadix became personal friends with Burton while making Beetlejuice, and the two would go on to make two more films together: 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes. In 2005, Shadix was cast as the Brain and Monsieur Mallah... less