Person
Brian Glover
Acting · 1934–1997 · 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
Wogan
Self
Doctor Who
Griffiths
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Minder
Yorkie
The Sweeney
Moose
The South Bank Show
Self - God
Centre Play
Nobby
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Guard
All Creatures Great and Small
Mr Dawson
Performance
Floor Manager
Filmography
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)
- 1998Stiff Upper LipsEric
- 1998Up 'n' UnderJack, Doreen's Father
- 1997Snow White: A Tale of TerrorLars
- 1996Bob's WeekendThe Boss
- 1995Rumble
- 19941942: A Love StoryGeneral Douglas
- 1994Anna LeeSelwyn Price
- 1994Prince of JutlandCaedman
- 1993Leon the Pig FarmerBrian Chadwick
- 1993Anna Lee: HeadcaseSelwyn Price
- 1993Angry George Irons
- 1992Six Characters in Search of An AuthorProduction Assistant
- 1992Alien³Andrews
- 1992Masters of the CanvasSelf
- 1991KafkaCastle Hechman
- 1991PerformanceFloor Manager
- 1991BottomMr. Rottweiller
- 1990The World of Eddie WearyStrip Club MC
- 1989The Nineteenth HoleGoatman
- 1989CampionMagersfontein Lugg
- 1989Press GangDr. Threeways
- 1988To Kill a PriestJudge
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersAdolf Verloc
- 1987Daytime Live
- 1986Lost EmpiresTommy Beamish
- 1986The McGuffinMan in Brown
- 1985The MysteriesGod / Cayphas
- 1985Talking ProperSelf
- 1985Doctor Who: Attack of the CybermenGriffiths
- 1984The Company of WolvesAmorous Boy's Father
- 1984LaughterhouseFather Christmas
- 1984Ordeal by InnocenceExecutioner
- 1983Red MonarchNikita Krushchev
- 1982Britannia HospitalPainter: The Workers
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1981A Midsummer Night's DreamBottom
- 1981Death AngelWriter
- 1981An American Werewolf in LondonChess Player
- 1980Sounding BrassHorace Gilbert Bestwick
- 1980Thicker Than WaterWriter
- 1979MinderYorkie
- 1979Black JackNarrator (uncredited)
- 1978The First Great Train RobberyCaptain Jimmy
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareBottom
- 1978Return of the SaintSam Plackett
- 1978The Famous FiveTiger Dan
- 1978Absolutionthe first policeman
- 1978The Day Dumbfounded Got His PylonIm
- 1978Send in the GirlsPromoter
- 1978HazellWriter
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelf - God
- 1978An Audience with...Self
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallMr Dawson
- 1977TargetLabour Party Agent
- 1977Secret ArmyCpl. Emil Schnorr
- 1977JabberwockyArmourer
- 1977Joseph AndrewsGaoler
- 1977RafflesBilly Purvis
- 1977Sweeney!Mac
- 1976Summer SeasonWriter
- 1976It's No Joke Living in BarnsleySelf
- 1976Sunshine in BrixtonWriter
- 1976The Chester Mystery Plays
- 1976Plays for BritainWriter
- 1976Trial by CombatSidney Gore
- 1975Keep an Eye on AlbertWriter
- 1975The Old Curiosity ShopFurnaceman
- 1975Shades of GreeneAdams
- 1975ShadowsJim Debbitts
- 1975QuillerSergeant
- 1975Waiting at the Field GateGallat
- 1975BranniganJimmy-the-Bet
- 1975The SweeneyMoose
- 1974InitiationNobby
- 1974Pig BinWriter
- 1974PorridgeHeslop
- 1974Three for the FancyArt
- 1974Not on Your NellieBattling Bill
- 1973If a Man AnswersWriter
- 1973Second City FirstsGallat
- 1973Centre PlayNobby
- 1973Speech DayMr Warboys
- 1973O Lucky Man!Plantation Foreman/Bassett
- 1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Flint
- 1973Shakespeare or BustArt
- 1972A Day OutHenry Boothroyd
- 1972The ProtectorsAllen
- 1972The FrightenersPorter
- 1972The Fishing PartyArt
- 1972The Regiment
- 1971The Rank and File
- 1970On the HouseBagley
- 1970KesMr. Sugden
- 1969Paul Temple
- 1969Sez Les
- 1965BBC Play of the Month
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Guard
- 1963Doctor WhoGriffiths
- 1955Dixon of Dock GreenChuck Windell
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