Brian Glover
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1934-04-02
- Died
- 1997-07-24
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Brian Glover was an English character actor, writer and wrestler. Glover was a professional wrestler (as 'Leon Arras the Man From Paris'), teacher, and finally a film, television and stage actor, and the voice of Tetley Tea. He was married to writer Tara Prem from 1954 until his death in 1997.
Known For
TV Shows (44)
Doctor Who
1963
as Griffiths
Wogan
1982
as Self
Minder
1979
as Yorkie
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Sweeney
1975
as Moose
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Chuck Windell
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Guard
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mr Dawson
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self - God
Performance
1991
as Floor Manager
Centre Play
1973
as Nobby
The Protectors
1972
as Allen
Return of the Saint
1978
as Sam Plackett
Daytime Live
1987
Secret Army
1977
as Cpl. Emil Schnorr
Target
1977
as Labour Party Agent
Bottom
1991
as Mr. Rottweiller
Paul Temple
1969
Second City Firsts
1973
as Gallat
Press Gang
1989
as Dr. Threeways
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Bottom
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
as Flint
Porridge
1974
as Heslop
Campion
1989
as Magersfontein Lugg
The Famous Five
1978
as Tiger Dan
Raffles
1977
as Billy Purvis
Shadows
1975
as Jim Debbitts
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Adolf Verloc
Sez Les
1969
The Frighteners
1972
as Porter
The Regiment
1972
Quiller
1975
as Sergeant
Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Battling Bill
Anna Lee
1994
as Selwyn Price
Sounding Brass
1980
as Horace Gilbert Bestwick
The Mysteries
1985
as God / Cayphas
Shades of Greene
1975
as Adams
Sense of Place
1978
as Im
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Goatman
On the House
1970
as Bagley
Lost Empires
1986
as Tommy Beamish
Send in the Girls
1978
as Promoter
Rumble
1995
as Johnny Pecs
Movies (48)
Alien³
1992
as Andrews
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Chess Player
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Amorous Boy's Father
Jabberwocky
1977
as Armourer
Talking Proper
1985
as Self
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Captain Jimmy
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
as Lars
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Executioner
Initiation
1974
as Nobby
Kes
1970
as Mr. Sugden
Prince of Jutland
1994
as Caedman
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Plantation Foreman/Bassett
Brannigan
1975
as Jimmy-the-Bet
Absolution
1978
as the first policeman
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Furnaceman
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Painter: The Workers
To Kill a Priest
1988
as Judge
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Angry George Irons
1993
The Fishing Party
1972
as Art
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
as Eric
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Brian Chadwick
Red Monarch
1983
as Nikita Krushchev
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Gaoler
Anna Lee: Headcase
1993
as Selwyn Price
Kafka
1991
as Castle Hechman
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
as Art
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Bottom
Sweeney!
1977
as Mac
Trial by Combat
1976
as Sidney Gore
Up 'n' Under
1998
as Jack, Doreen's Father
1942: A Love Story
1994
as General Douglas
Black Jack
1979
as Narrator (uncredited)
The McGuffin
1986
as Man in Brown
Laughterhouse
1984
as Father Christmas
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
as Strip Club MC
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985
as Griffiths
Waiting at the Field Gate
1975
as Gallat
A Day Out
1972
as Henry Boothroyd
Speech Day
1973
as Mr Warboys
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1992
as Production Assistant
Bob's Weekend
1996
as The Boss
The Rank and File
1971
Masters of the Canvas
1992
as Self
The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
1978
as Im
It's No Joke Living in Barnsley
1976
as Self
Three for the Fancy
1974
as Art
About Brian Glover
Brian Glover was an English character actor, writer and wrestler. Glover was a professional wrestler (as 'Leon Arras the Man From Paris'), teacher, and finally a film, television and stage actor, and the voice of Tetley Tea. He was married to writer Tara Prem from 1954 until his death in 1997. With 92 credits spanning from 1955 to 2003, Brian Glover has appeared in 48 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian Glover Movies
- Alien³ (1992) — as Andrews
- An American Werewolf in London (1981) — as Chess Player
- The Company of Wolves (1984) — as Amorous Boy's Father
- Jabberwocky (1977) — as Armourer
- Talking Proper (1985) — as Self
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