Illustrated portrait of Glenn ShadixFLM.RED

GLENN
SHADIX

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Otho and the Mayor of Halloween Town

Glenn Shadix was a character actor remembered as Otho in Beetlejuice and the voice of the Mayor in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Characters in Burton’s worlds

Shadix worked in theatre, film and television. In Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988), he played Otho, an interior designer caught up in the film’s supernatural comedy.

He later voiced the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), directed by Henry Selick and produced by Burton. His later work with Burton included Planet of the Apes (2001).

His other screen credits include Heathers and Demolition Man. Shadix died in 2010 at age 58, according to his manager.

The films below are those available on FLM.RED and do not represent his complete career.

Selected performances

1988

Beetlejuice

He plays interior designer Otho.

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

He voices the Mayor of Halloween Town.

2001

Planet of the Apes

He appears in Tim Burton’s film.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.