Edward Amatrudo (born February 9, 1956) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Glenn Goodman, Juliette Barnes's manager, in the ABC television drama series, Nashville. He appeared on a recurring basis starting with the pilot episode, aired in October 2012.
Career
Amatrudo graduated from American Academy of Dramatic Arts and in the 1980s and 90s appeared in a number of theatre and screen productions.
His feature film roles include Chains of Gold (1991), Traces of Red (1992), Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993), Drop Zone (1994), Bad Boys (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996) and Bully (2001), among others
On television, he guest-starred on Walker, Texas Ranger (1997), Profiler (1998), Chicago Hope (1999), and NYPD Blue (1999).
In 2000s, Amatrudo worked as real estate broker in Nashville.
In 2010s, he returned to acting, appearing in Drop Dead Diva (2010) and Army Wives (2011) before his role in Nashville (2012–18). Amatrudo also played the role of Clive Davis in the television film, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013). In 2022, he made a guest appearance in the 4th season of Stranger Things.
Filmography
Film
1991: Chains of Gold – Peter 1991: Popcorn – Boy Friend 1992: Traces of Red – Emilio 1993: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway – Henry's Dad 1994: Drop Zone – Detective Fox 1995: Bad Boys – Ether Van Boss 1996: Up Close & Personal – Miami Reporter 2001: Bully – Mr. Kent 2016: Blue Mountain State: Rise of Thadland 2017: Catastrópico – Mark Stevens 2018: One Last Thing – Dr. Richards 2020: The Secrets We Keep – Albert Sonnderquist 2021: A Week Away – Mark 2022: Best Laid Plans – Chief McCoy 2025: The Alto Knights – Rudolph Halley 2025: A Cherry Pie Christmas – Brian Parker
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 1989 Miami Vice Tommy T. 1 episode 1996 Hello, She Lied Lawyer Hayes TV movie, aka Miami Hustle 1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Lloyd Becker 1 episode 1998 Profiler Craig Spaulding 1 episode 1999 Chicago Hope Dr. Donald Berlinger 1 episode 1999 NYPD Blue Carl Epstein 2 episodes 2010 Drop Dead Diva Gordon Leith 1 episode 2011 Army Wives Dr. George Kane 1 episode Nashville Glenn Goodman Regular cast 2013 CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Clive Davis TV movie 2014 Halt and Catch Fire Professor 1 episode 2018 Chicago Fire Roger Norwood 1 episode 2019 The Resident Ted Harris 1 episode 2022 Stranger Things Director Hatch 1 episode 2024, 2025 Found James Trent 2 episodes
References
External links
Ed Amatrudo at Apple TV+