Brian Glover

Person

Brian Glover

Born 2 April 1934 Died 24 July 1997, aged 63 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
21age in their first credit on record (1955)
43years on screen and counting
9credits in 1978, their busiest year
84dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Stiff Upper Lips poster Age: 64

Stiff Upper Lips

1998
as Eric
Up 'n' Under poster Age: 63

Up 'n' Under

1998
as Jack, Doreen's Father
Snow White: A Tale of Terror poster Age: 63

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

1997
as Lars
Bob's Weekend poster Age: 62

Bob's Weekend

1996
as The Boss
1942: A Love Story poster Age: 60

1942: A Love Story

1994
as General Douglas
Prince of Jutland poster Age: 59

Prince of Jutland

1994
as Caedman
Leon the Pig Farmer poster Age: 58

Leon the Pig Farmer

1993
as Brian Chadwick
No poster
Age: 58

Anna Lee: Headcase

1993
as Selwyn Price
Angry George Irons poster Age: 58

Angry George Irons

1993
Six Characters in Search of An Author poster Age: 58

Six Characters in Search of An Author

1992
as Production Assistant
Alien³ poster Age: 58

Alien³

1992
as Andrews
Kafka poster Age: 57

Kafka

1991
as Castle Hechman
No poster
Age: 55

The World of Eddie Weary

1990
as Strip Club MC
To Kill a Priest poster Age: 54

To Kill a Priest

1988
as Judge
The McGuffin poster Age: 51

The McGuffin

1986
as Man in Brown
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen poster Age: 50

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen

1985
as Griffiths
The Company of Wolves poster Age: 50

The Company of Wolves

1984
as Amorous Boy's Father
Laughterhouse poster Age: 50

Laughterhouse

1984
as Father Christmas
Ordeal by Innocence poster Age: 50

Ordeal by Innocence

1984
as Executioner
Red Monarch poster Age: 49

Red Monarch

1983
as Nikita Krushchev
Britannia Hospital poster Age: 48

Britannia Hospital

1982
as Painter: The Workers
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster Age: 47

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981
as Bottom
An American Werewolf in London poster Age: 47

An American Werewolf in London

1981
as Chess Player
The First Great Train Robbery poster Age: 44

The First Great Train Robbery

1978
as Captain Jimmy
Absolution poster Age: 44

Absolution

1978
as the first policeman
The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon poster Age: 44

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon

1978
as Im
Jabberwocky poster Age: 42

Jabberwocky

1977
as Armourer
Joseph Andrews poster Age: 42

Joseph Andrews

1977
as Gaoler
Sweeney! poster Age: 42

Sweeney!

1977
as Mac
The Chester Mystery Plays poster Age: 42

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976
Trial by Combat poster Age: 41

Trial by Combat

1976
as Sidney Gore
The Old Curiosity Shop poster Age: 41

The Old Curiosity Shop

1975
as Furnaceman
Waiting at the Field Gate poster Age: 41

Waiting at the Field Gate

1975
as Gallat
Brannigan poster Age: 40

Brannigan

1975
as Jimmy-the-Bet
No poster
Age: 40

Initiation

1974
as Nobby
Three for the Fancy poster Age: 40

Three for the Fancy

1974
as Art
Speech Day poster Age: 38

Speech Day

1973
as Mr Warboys
O Lucky Man! poster Age: 38

O Lucky Man!

1973
as Plantation Foreman/Bassett
Shakespeare or Bust poster Age: 38

Shakespeare or Bust

1973
as Art
A Day Out poster Age: 38

A Day Out

1972
as Henry Boothroyd
The Fishing Party poster Age: 38

The Fishing Party

1972
as Art
The Rank and File poster Age: 37

The Rank and File

1971
Kes poster Age: 36

Kes

1970
as Mr. Sugden
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 61

Rumble

1995
Anna Lee poster Age: 59

Anna Lee

1994
as Selwyn Price
Performance poster Age: 57

Performance

1991
as Floor Manager
Bottom poster Age: 57

Bottom

1991
as Mr. Rottweiller
No poster
Age: 55

The Nineteenth Hole

1989
as Goatman
Campion poster Age: 54

Campion

1989
as Magersfontein Lugg
Press Gang poster Age: 54

Press Gang

1989
as Dr. Threeways
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster Age: 53

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988
as Adolf Verloc
No poster
Age: 53

Daytime Live

1987
Lost Empires poster Age: 52

Lost Empires

1986
as Tommy Beamish
The Mysteries poster Age: 51

The Mysteries

1985
as God / Cayphas
No poster
Age: 46

Sounding Brass

1980
as Horace Gilbert Bestwick
Minder poster Age: 45

Minder

1979
as Yorkie
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster Age: 44

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978
as Bottom
Return of the Saint poster Age: 44

Return of the Saint

1978
as Sam Plackett
The Famous Five poster Age: 44

The Famous Five

1978
as Tiger Dan
No poster
Age: 44

Sense of Place

1978
as Im
No poster
Age: 43

Send in the Girls

1978
as Promoter
All Creatures Great and Small poster Age: 43

All Creatures Great and Small

1978
as Mr Dawson
Target poster Age: 43

Target

1977
as Labour Party Agent
Secret Army poster Age: 43

Secret Army

1977
as Cpl. Emil Schnorr
Raffles poster Age: 42

Raffles

1977
as Billy Purvis
Shades of Greene poster Age: 41

Shades of Greene

1975
as Adams
Shadows poster Age: 41

Shadows

1975
as Jim Debbitts
No poster
Age: 41

Quiller

1975
as Sergeant
The Sweeney poster Age: 40

The Sweeney

1975
as Moose
Porridge poster Age: 40

Porridge

1974
as Heslop
Not on Your Nellie poster Age: 39

Not on Your Nellie

1974
as Battling Bill
No poster
Age: 39

Second City Firsts

1973
as Gallat
Centre Play poster Age: 39

Centre Play

1973
as Nobby
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? poster Age: 38

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

1973
as Flint
The Protectors poster Age: 38

The Protectors

1972
as Allen
The Frighteners poster Age: 38

The Frighteners

1972
as Porter
The Regiment poster Age: 37

The Regiment

1972
No poster
Age: 36

On the House

1970
as Bagley
Paul Temple poster Age: 35

Paul Temple

1969
Sez Les poster Age: 35

Sez Les

1969
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 31

BBC Play of the Month

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 31

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as The Guard
Doctor Who poster Age: 29

Doctor Who

1963
as Griffiths
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 21

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Chuck Windell
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