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Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Known for: Acting

Born 02/04/1934
Died 1997-07-24
Place of birth Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Griffiths

1963

Wogan Series ★ 5,6

Wogan

Self

1982

The South Bank Show Series ★ 5,6

The South Bank Show

Self - God

1978

Thirty-Minute Theatre Series ★ 4,2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

The Guard

1965

Minder Series ★ 7,2

Minder

Yorkie

1979

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,2

BBC Play of the Month

1965

All Creatures Great and Small Series ★ 7,8

All Creatures Great and Small

Mr Dawson

1978

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

The Sweeney Series ★ 8,1

The Sweeney

Moose

1975

Series ★ 3,5

Daytime Live

1987

Dixon of Dock Green Series ★ 6,0

Dixon of Dock Green

Chuck Windell

1955

The BBC Television Shakespeare Series ★ 6,0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Bottom

1978

Secret Army Series ★ 7,8

Secret Army

Cpl. Emil Schnorr

1977

Performance Series ★ 6,3

Performance

Floor Manager

1991

The Protectors Series ★ 6,1

The Protectors

Allen

1972

Press Gang Series ★ 7,5

Press Gang

Dr. Threeways

1989

Return of the Saint Series ★ 7,0

Return of the Saint

Sam Plackett

1978

An American Werewolf in London Film ★ 7,4

An American Werewolf in London

Chess Player

1981

Alien³ Film ★ 6,4

Alien³

Andrews

1992

Centre Play Series ★ 7,0

Centre Play

Nobby

1973

Series

Second City Firsts

Gallat

1973

Target Series ★ 7,0

Target

Labour Party Agent

1977

Bottom Series ★ 7,9

Bottom

Mr. Rottweiller

1991

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Series ★ 7,7

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Flint

1973

Paul Temple Series ★ 7,2

Paul Temple

1969

Porridge Series ★ 8,2

Porridge

Heslop

1974

Campion Series ★ 6,5

Campion

Magersfontein Lugg

1989

The Famous Five Series ★ 7,5

The Famous Five

Tiger Dan

1978

Raffles Series ★ 8,4

Raffles

Billy Purvis

1977

The Frighteners Series ★ 8,5

The Frighteners

Porter

1972

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers Series ★ 8,0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Adolf Verloc

1988

Talking Proper Film

Talking Proper

Self

1985

Snow White: A Tale of Terror Film ★ 6,1

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Lars

1997

Bottle Boys Series ★ 7,3

Bottle Boys

1984

The First Great Train Robbery Film ★ 6,7

The First Great Train Robbery

Captain Jimmy

1978

Quiller Series ★ 10,0

Quiller

Sergeant

1975

Sez Les Series ★ 6,3

Sez Les

1969

Not on Your Nellie Series ★ 6,0

Not on Your Nellie

Battling Bill

1974

Series

Sounding Brass

Horace Gilbert Bestwick

1980

Kes Film ★ 7,4

Kes

Mr. Sugden

1970

Shadows Series ★ 6,8

Shadows

Jim Debbitts

1975

The Regiment Series ★ 4,5

The Regiment

1972

Shades of Greene Series ★ 8,5

Shades of Greene

Adams

1975

Anna Lee Series ★ 6,9

Anna Lee

Selwyn Price

1994

Series

Sense of Place

Im

1978

Jabberwocky Film ★ 6,0

Jabberwocky

Armourer

1977

The Company of Wolves Film ★ 6,3

The Company of Wolves

Amorous Boy's Father

1984

Series ★ 6,0

On the House

Bagley

1970

Lost Empires Series ★ 5,8

Lost Empires

Tommy Beamish

1986

Series ★ 6,7

The Nineteenth Hole

Goatman

1989

Series

Send in the Girls

Promoter / MC

1978

Brannigan Film ★ 6,0

Brannigan

Jimmy-the-Bet

1975

Kafka Film ★ 6,4

Kafka

Castle Hechman

1991

O Lucky Man! Film ★ 6,8

O Lucky Man!

Plantation Foreman/Bassett

1973

The Mysteries Series

The Mysteries

God / Cayphas

1985

To Kill a Priest Film ★ 6,2

To Kill a Priest

Judge

1988

Ordeal by Innocence Film ★ 5,1

Ordeal by Innocence

Executioner

1984

The Old Curiosity Shop Film ★ 4,8

The Old Curiosity Shop

Furnaceman

1975

Prince of Jutland Film ★ 5,4

Prince of Jutland

Caedman

1994

Absolution Film ★ 6,5

Absolution

the first policeman

1978

Britannia Hospital Film ★ 6,2

Britannia Hospital

Painter: The Workers

1982

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 5,5

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Bottom

1981

The Chester Mystery Plays Film

The Chester Mystery Plays

1976

Sweeney! Film ★ 6,7

Sweeney!

Mac

1977

Series

Rumble

Johnny Pecs

1995

Death Angel Film

Death Angel

Spectator (uncredited)

1981

Angry George Irons Film ★ 10,0

Angry George Irons

1993

Trial by Combat Film ★ 7,8

Trial by Combat

Sidney Gore

1976

The Fishing Party Film ★ 8,5

The Fishing Party

Art

1972

Film ★ 8,0

Initiation

Nobby

1974

Joseph Andrews Film ★ 5,4

Joseph Andrews

Gaoler

1977

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' Film ★ 7,8

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Self (archive footage)

2003

Stiff Upper Lips Film ★ 5,6

Stiff Upper Lips

Eric

1998

Up 'n' Under Film ★ 5,2

Up 'n' Under

Jack, Doreen's Father

1998

1942: A Love Story Film ★ 6,0

1942: A Love Story

General Douglas

1994

Leon the Pig Farmer Film ★ 5,4

Leon the Pig Farmer

Brian Chadwick

1993

The Rank and File Film ★ 6,8

The Rank and File

1971

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen Film ★ 7,0

Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen

Griffiths

1985

Waiting at the Field Gate Film

Waiting at the Field Gate

Gallat

1975

Red Monarch Film ★ 5,7

Red Monarch

Nikita Krushchev

1983

Film ★ 7,0

The World of Eddie Weary

Strip Club MC

1990

The McGuffin Film ★ 6,5

The McGuffin

Man in Brown

1986

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon Film

The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon

Im

1978

Bob's Weekend Film ★ 9,0

Bob's Weekend

The Boss

1996

The Making of 'Alien³' Film ★ 5,5

The Making of 'Alien³'

Self

1992

Shakespeare or Bust Film ★ 10,0

Shakespeare or Bust

Art

1973

Black Jack Film ★ 7,0

Black Jack

Narrator (uncredited)

1979

Three for the Fancy Film ★ 8,0

Three for the Fancy

Art

1974

Laughterhouse Film ★ 5,8

Laughterhouse

Father Christmas

1984

A Day Out Film ★ 5,5

A Day Out

Henry Boothroyd

1972

It's No Joke Living in Barnsley Film ★ 6,0

It's No Joke Living in Barnsley

Self

1976

Speech Day Film ★ 9,0

Speech Day

Mr Warboys

1973

Film ★ 6,0

Anna Lee: Headcase

Selwyn Price

1993

Masters of the Canvas Film

Masters of the Canvas

Self

1992

Six Characters in Search of An Author Film ★ 6,0

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Production Assistant

1992