Played in the mini-series by: Ray Walston Glendon Pequod Bateman is an elderly widower from Woodsville, New Hampshire; at the time of the Super Flu outbreak he is fifty-seven years old. Prior to the plague he taught sociology at the town's community college. Bateman is the first survivor encountered by Stu Redman after his escape from the Stovington Plague Center. A cheerful, eccentric misanthrope, Glen is intelligent, keenly observant, and very talkative. He enjoys amateur painting (at which he is terrible), and suffers from terrible arthritis in his joints. For many, including and maybe most importantly Stu, Glen is a sounding board and a voice of sanity in an insane world. William H. Macy seems to fit the role of Bateman perfectly. His characters, while often similar in nature are generally good natured, if not quirky. Furthermore his accolades include a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Fargo as well as nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards. Macy not only fits the age requirement of Bateman (whereas Ray Walston was 80 years old when he played the role), he has both the acting pedigree and ability to portray characters with slightly off centre personalities, making him a great choice to play the loquacious Glen Bateman.
A self professed Stephen King/Star Wars geek and pop culture neophyte, Scott tends to spend much of his time alone pondering life's greatest mysteries.....he also depends heavily on his son Liam, a great sounding board, to set him straight on Star Wars issues and gives him advice on what EXACTLY he's doing wrong.
