Brian Glover

Personal Info

Birthday

April 2, 1934

Day of Death

1997-07-24

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Brian Glover

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

Doctor Who

Minder

The Sweeney

Performance

The Famous Five

Porridge

All Creatures Great and Small

The Protectors

Filmography

2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Stiff Upper Lips
as Eric
Up 'n' Under
as Jack, Doreen's Father
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
as Lars
1996
Bob's Weekend
as The Boss
1994
1942: A Love Story
as General Douglas
Prince of Jutland
as Caedman
1993
Leon the Pig Farmer
as Brian Chadwick
Anna Lee: Headcase
as Selwyn Price
1992
Six Characters in Search of An Author
as Production Assistant
Alien³
as Andrews
Masters of the Canvas
as Self
1991
Kafka
as Castle Hechman
1990
The World of Eddie Weary
as Strip Club MC
1988
To Kill a Priest
as Judge
1986
The McGuffin
as Man in Brown
1985
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
as Griffiths
1984
The Company of Wolves
as Amorous Boy's Father
Laughterhouse
as Father Christmas
Ordeal by Innocence
as Executioner
1983
Red Monarch
as Nikita Krushchev
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Painter: The Workers
1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bottom
An American Werewolf in London
as Chess Player
1979
Black Jack
as Narrator (uncredited)
1978
The First Great Train Robbery
as Captain Jimmy
Absolution
as the first policeman
The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon
as Im
1977
Jabberwocky
as Armourer
Joseph Andrews
as Gaoler
Sweeney!
as Mac
1976
It's No Joke Living in Barnsley
as Self
Trial by Combat
as Sidney Gore
1975
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Furnaceman
Waiting at the Field Gate
as Gallat
Brannigan
as Jimmy-the-Bet
1974
Initiation
as Nobby
Three for the Fancy
as Art
1973
Speech Day
as Mr Warboys
O Lucky Man!
as Plantation Foreman/Bassett
Shakespeare or Bust
as Art
1972
A Day Out
as Henry Boothroyd
The Fishing Party
as Art
1970
Kes
as Mr. Sugden