Brian Glover
Known for Acting · 86 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 (38)
Doctor Who
1963
as Griffiths
Wogan
1982
as Self
Minder
1979
as Yorkie
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Sweeney
1975
as Moose
Secret Army
1977
as Cpl. Emil Schnorr
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mr Dawson
The South Bank Show
1978
as Self - God
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Performance
1991
as Floor Manager
The Protectors
1972
as Allen
Daytime Live
1987
Return of the Saint
1978
as Sam Plackett
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Chuck Windell
Press Gang
1989
as Dr. Threeways
Campion
1989
as Magersfontein Lugg
Centre Play
1973
as Nobby
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
as Flint
Target
1977
as Labour Party Agent
Porridge
1974
as Heslop
Bottom
1991
as Mr. Rottweiller
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Adolf Verloc
Paul Temple
1969
The Famous Five
1978
as Tiger Dan
Raffles
1977
as Billy Purvis
Quiller
1975
as Sergeant
Sez Les
1969
Shadows
1975
as Jim Debbitts
The Regiment
1972
The Frighteners
1972
as Porter
Anna Lee
1994
as Selwyn Price
Lost Empires
1986
as Tommy Beamish
Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Battling Bill
On the House
1970
as Bagley
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Goatman
The Mysteries
1985
as God / Cayphas
Sounding Brass
1980
as Horace Gilbert Bestwick
Rumble
1995
Movies (48)
Alien³
1992
as Andrews
The Company of Wolves
1984
as Amorous Boy's Father
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Chess Player
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Captain Jimmy
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997
as Lars
Kes
1970
as Mr. Sugden
Brannigan
1975
as Jimmy-the-Bet
Red Monarch
1983
as Nikita Krushchev
Jabberwocky
1977
as Armourer
Prince of Jutland
1994
as Caedman
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Plantation Foreman/Bassett
Kafka
1991
as Castle Hechman
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
as Strip Club MC
Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Executioner
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Painter: The Workers
To Kill a Priest
1988
as Judge
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Furnaceman
Absolution
1978
as the first policeman
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Gaoler
Sweeney!
1977
as Mac
1942: A Love Story
1994
as General Douglas
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Brian Chadwick
Black Jack
1979
as Narrator (uncredited)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Anna Lee: Headcase
1993
as Selwyn Price
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
as Eric
Up 'n' Under
1998
as Jack, Doreen's Father
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Bottom
The McGuffin
1986
as Man in Brown
Trial by Combat
1976
as Sidney Gore
Waiting at the Field Gate
1975
as Gallat
A Day Out
1972
as Henry Boothroyd
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1992
as Production Assistant
The Rank and File
1971
Laughterhouse
1984
as Father Christmas
Speech Day
1973
as Mr Warboys
Shakespeare or Bust
1973
as Art
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985
as Griffiths
The Fishing Party
1972
as Art
Talking Proper
1985
as Self
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
Masters of the Canvas
1992
as Self
Initiation
1974
as Nobby
Three for the Fancy
1974
as Art
Bob's Weekend
1996
as The Boss
The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
1978
as Im
It's No Joke Living in Barnsley
1976
as Self
Angry George Irons
1992
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 86 credits spanning from 1955 to 2003, Brian Glover has appeared in 48 films and 38 TV shows.
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- Alien³ (1992) — as Andrews
- The Company of Wolves (1984) — as Amorous Boy's Father
- An American Werewolf in London (1981) — as Chess Player
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978) — as Captain Jimmy
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) — as Lars
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