Brian Glover
- Acting
- April 2, 1934 · Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- July 24, 1997
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
Filmography
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' · Self
- Stiff Upper Lips · Eric
- Up 'n' Under · Jack, Doreen's Father
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror · Lars
- Bob's Weekend · The Boss
- Rumble · Johnny Pecs
- 1942: A Love Story · General Douglas
- Anna Lee · Selwyn Price
- Prince of Jutland · Caedman
- Leon the Pig Farmer · Brian Chadwick
- Anna Lee: Headcase · Selwyn Price
- Angry George Irons
- Six Characters in Search of An Author · Production Assistant
- Alien³ · Andrews
- Masters of the Canvas · Self
- The Making of 'Alien³' · Self
- Kafka · Castle Hechman
- Performance · Floor Manager
- Bottom · Mr. Rottweiller
- The World of Eddie Weary · Strip Club MC
- The Nineteenth Hole · Goatman
- Campion · Magersfontein Lugg
- Press Gang · Dr. Threeways
- To Kill a Priest · Judge
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers · Adolf Verloc
- Daytime Live
- Lost Empires · Tommy Beamish
- The McGuffin · Man in Brown
- The Mysteries · God / Cayphas
- Talking Proper · Self
- Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen · Griffiths
- The Company of Wolves · Amorous Boy's Father
- Laughterhouse · Father Christmas, Writer
- Bottle Boys
- Ordeal by Innocence · Executioner
- Red Monarch · Nikita Krushchev
- Britannia Hospital · Painter: The Workers
- Wogan · Self
- A Midsummer Night's Dream · Bottom
- Death Angel · Spectator (uncredited), Writer
- An American Werewolf in London · Chess Player
- Sounding Brass · Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- Thicker Than Water · Writer
- Minder · Yorkie
- Black Jack · Narrator (uncredited)
- The First Great Train Robbery · Captain Jimmy
- The BBC Television Shakespeare · Bottom
- Return of the Saint · Sam Plackett
- The Famous Five · Tiger Dan
- Absolution · the first policeman
- The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon · Im
- Sense of Place · Im
- Send in the Girls · Promoter / MC, Writer
- Hazell · Writer
- The South Bank Show · Self
- An Audience with... · Self
- All Creatures Great and Small · Mr Dawson
- Target · Labour Party Agent
- Secret Army · Cpl. Emil Schnorr
- Jabberwocky · Armourer
- Joseph Andrews · Gaoler
- Raffles · Billy Purvis
- Sweeney! · Mac
- Summer Season · Writer
- It's No Joke Living in Barnsley · Self
- Sunshine in Brixton · Writer
- The Chester Mystery Plays
- Plays for Britain · Writer
- Trial by Combat · Sidney Gore
- Keep an Eye on Albert · Writer
- The Old Curiosity Shop · Furnaceman
- Shades of Greene · Adams
- Shadows · Jim Debbitts
- Quiller · Sergeant
- Waiting at the Field Gate · Gallat
- Brannigan · Jimmy-the-Bet
- The Sweeney · Moose
- Initiation · Nobby
- Pig Bin · Writer
- Porridge · Heslop