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

Wogan

BBC Play of the Month

The Sweeney

All Creatures Great and Small

An Audience with...

The South Bank Show

All Movies (48)

• Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stiff Upper Lips1998 · as Eric
• Up 'n' Under1998 · as Jack, Doreen's Father
• Snow White: A Tale of Terror1997 · as Lars
• Bob's Weekend1996 · as The Boss
• 1942: A Love Story1994 · as General Douglas
• Prince of Jutland1994 · as Caedman
• Leon the Pig Farmer1993 · as Brian Chadwick
• Anna Lee: Headcase1993 · as Selwyn Price
• Angry George Irons1993
• Six Characters in Search of An Author1992 · as Production Assistant
• Alien³1992 · as Andrews
• Masters of the Canvas1992 · as Self
• Kafka1991 · as Castle Hechman
• The World of Eddie Weary1990 · as Strip Club MC
• To Kill a Priest1988 · as Judge
• The McGuffin1986 · as Man in Brown
• Talking Proper1985 · as Self
• Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen1985 · as Griffiths
• The Company of Wolves1984 · as Amorous Boy's Father
• Laughterhouse1984 · as Father Christmas
• Ordeal by Innocence1984 · as Executioner
• Red Monarch1983 · as Nikita Krushchev
• Britannia Hospital1982 · as Painter: The Workers
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1981 · as Bottom
• An American Werewolf in London1981 · as Chess Player
• Black Jack1979 · as Narrator (uncredited)
• The First Great Train Robbery1978 · as Captain Jimmy
• Absolution1978 · as the first policeman
• The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon1978 · as Im
• Jabberwocky1977 · as Armourer
• Joseph Andrews1977 · as Gaoler
• Sweeney!1977 · as Mac
• It's No Joke Living in Barnsley1976 · as Self
• The Chester Mystery Plays1976
• Trial by Combat1976 · as Sidney Gore
• The Old Curiosity Shop1975 · as Furnaceman
• Waiting at the Field Gate1975 · as Gallat
• Brannigan1975 · as Jimmy-the-Bet
• Initiation1974 · as Nobby
• Three for the Fancy1974 · as Art
• Speech Day1973 · as Mr Warboys
• O Lucky Man!1973 · as Plantation Foreman/Bassett
• Shakespeare or Bust1973 · as Art
• A Day Out1972 · as Henry Boothroyd
• The Fishing Party1972 · as Art
• The Rank and File1971
• Kes1970 · as Mr. Sugden

All TV Shows (42)

• Rumble1995
• Anna Lee1994 · as Selwyn Price
• Performance1991 · as Floor Manager
• Bottom1991 · as Mr. Rottweiller
• The Nineteenth Hole1989 · as Goatman
• Campion1989 · as Magersfontein Lugg
• Press Gang1989 · as Dr. Threeways
• The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988 · as Adolf Verloc
• Daytime Live1987
• Lost Empires1986 · as Tommy Beamish
• The Mysteries1985 · as God / Cayphas
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Sounding Brass1980 · as Horace Gilbert Bestwick
• Minder1979 · as Yorkie
• The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · as Bottom
• Return of the Saint1978 · as Sam Plackett
• The Famous Five1978 · as Tiger Dan
• Send in the Girls1978 · as Promoter
• The South Bank Show1978 · as Self - God
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self
• All Creatures Great and Small1978 · as Mr Dawson
• Target1977 · as Labour Party Agent
• Secret Army1977 · as Cpl. Emil Schnorr
• Raffles1977 · as Billy Purvis
• Shades of Greene1975 · as Adams
• Shadows1975 · as Jim Debbitts
• Quiller1975 · as Sergeant
• The Sweeney1975 · as Moose
• Porridge1974 · as Heslop
• Not on Your Nellie1974 · as Battling Bill
• Second City Firsts1973 · as Gallat
• Centre Play1973 · as Nobby
• Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?1973 · as Flint
• The Protectors1972 · as Allen
• The Frighteners1972 · as Porter
• The Regiment1972
• On the House1970 · as Bagley
• Paul Temple1969
• Sez Les1969
• BBC Play of the Month1965
• Doctor Who1963 · as Griffiths
• Dixon of Dock Green1955 · as Chuck Windell