
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

Minder
1979
as Yorkie

Wogan
1982
as Self

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Secret Army
1977
as Cpl. Emil Schnorr

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

The Sweeney
1975
as Moose

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mr Dawson

The South Bank Show
1978
as Self - God

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

Centre Play
1973
as Nobby

Campion
1989
as Magersfontein Lugg

Target
1977
as Labour Party Agent

Bottom
1991
as Mr. Rottweiller

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
as Flint

Porridge
1974
as Heslop

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Adolf Verloc

The Famous Five
1978
as Tiger Dan

Paul Temple
1969

Raffles
1977
as Billy Purvis
Quiller
1975
as Sergeant

Sez Les
1969

The Regiment
1972

Shadows
1975
as Jim Debbitts

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

An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Chess Player

The Company of Wolves
1984
as Amorous Boy's Father

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

Jabberwocky
1977
as Armourer

O Lucky Man!
1973
as Plantation Foreman/Bassett

Prince of Jutland
1994
as Caedman

Kafka
1991
as Castle Hechman

Red Monarch
1983
as Nikita Krushchev

The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Furnaceman

Britannia Hospital
1982
as Painter: The Workers
The World of Eddie Weary
1990
as Strip Club MC

Ordeal by Innocence
1984
as Executioner

Sweeney!
1977
as Mac

Absolution
1978
as the first policeman

Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Brian Chadwick

To Kill a Priest
1988
as Judge

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)

1942: A Love Story
1994
as General Douglas

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Bottom

Black Jack
1979
as Narrator (uncredited)

Joseph Andrews
1977
as Gaoler

Up 'n' Under
1998
as Jack, Doreen's Father

Stiff Upper Lips
1998
as Eric
Anna Lee: Headcase
1993
as Selwyn Price

The McGuffin
1986
as Man in Brown

A Day Out
1972
as Henry Boothroyd

Waiting at the Field Gate
1975
as Gallat

Six Characters in Search of An Author
1992
as Production Assistant

The Chester Mystery Plays
1976

Trial by Combat
1976
as Sidney Gore

Bob's Weekend
1996
as The Boss

Shakespeare or Bust
1973
as Art

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985
as Griffiths

Laughterhouse
1984
as Father Christmas

The Fishing Party
1972
as Art

The Rank and File
1971

Talking Proper
1985
as Self

Speech Day
1973
as Mr Warboys

Three for the Fancy
1974
as Art

Masters of the Canvas
1992
as Self
Initiation
1974
as Nobby

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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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
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978) — as Captain Jimmy
- Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) — as Lars
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