HAWAII

Glenn Cannon, SAG Hawaii Branch President

Glenn has been a SAG member since 1957, SAG Hawaii Branch President for the last 16 years, and is continuing in that position for another three-year term. Originally from Philadelphia, in the 1950's he appeared in numerous off-Broadway plays as well as in major roles on Broadway, live TV dramas, and principal roles in two motion pictures shot in New York City. Glenn moved to Hollywood in the early 60's and made numerous guest appearances in a variety of TV series. He relocated to Honolulu in 1968 to accept a position as Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of Hawaii, and was soon appearing in recurring roles on "Hawaii Five-0" (District Attorney John Manicote) and "Magnum, P.I." (Dr. Ibold). He subsequently played guest roles in all of the series shot in Honolulu, including the currently filming "Lost," and the feature film "Picture Bride." Glenn is also a union rep in the professors' union at University of Hawaii. As a child during the Great Depression, Glenn was inculcated with the importance of union solidarity by his late father.

Scott Rogers, SAG Hawaii National Board Representative

Scott has been a member of SAG and AFTRA for over 30 years.  In 1994, after living and working in Los Angeles for more than 25 years, Scott moved to Hawai`i with his wife, actress Jeanne Bardwell, in order to raise their  two children in a safe and sane environment. They opened The Academy of Film (www.AmericanFilmActor.com) in 2000 to train actors for film and television.  Scott served as acting coach for 20th Century Fox Studios under a 3-year, exclusive contract.  He still serves as acting coach on many of the film and television projects that shoot in Hawai`i (some $150 to $200 million worth of production shoots in the islands, each year), and has been an outspoken advocate for actors for the last ten years.  He is a SAG National Board Member, serves on the national Financial Core Task Force, and is chair of the SAG Conservatory for the Hawaii branch.  Scott supports a single union for actors because, in his words - "United we'll stand, divided we'll surely fall.  If we had merged years ago we would obviously be much better off today."