Portrait of Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Acting

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.

Born: April 2, 1934

Place of Birth: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Filmography

2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

as Self (archive footage)

1998
1998
Up 'n' Under

as Jack, Doreen's Father

1996
Bob's Weekend

as The Boss

1994
1942: A Love Story

as General Douglas

1994
Anna Lee

as Selwyn Price

1994
1993
Leon the Pig Farmer

as Brian Chadwick

1992
1992
Alien³

as Andrews

1991
Kafka

as Castle Hechman

1991
Performance

as Floor Manager

1991
Bottom

as Mr. Rottweiller

1989
Campion

as Magersfontein Lugg

1989
Press Gang

as Dr. Threeways

1988
1986
Lost Empires

as Tommy Beamish

1986
The McGuffin

as Man in Brown

1985
The Mysteries

as God / Cayphas

1984
The Company of Wolves

as Amorous Boy's Father

1984
Laughterhouse

as Father Christmas

1984
Ordeal by Innocence

as Executioner

1983
Red Monarch

as Nikita Krushchev

1982
Britannia Hospital

as Painter: The Workers

1982
Wogan

as Self

1979
Minder

as Yorkie

1979
Black Jack

as Narrator (uncredited)

1978
1978
Return of the Saint

as Sam Plackett

1978
The Famous Five

as Tiger Dan

1978
Absolution

as the first policeman

1978
1977
Target

as Labour Party Agent

1977
Secret Army

as Cpl. Emil Schnorr

1977
Jabberwocky

as Armourer

1977
1977
Raffles

as Billy Purvis

1977
Sweeney!

as Mac

1976
Trial by Combat

as Sidney Gore

1975
1975
Shadows

as Jim Debbitts

1975
Quiller

as Sergeant

1975
Brannigan

as Jimmy-the-Bet

1975
The Sweeney

as Moose

1974
Porridge

as Heslop

1973
Speech Day

as Mr Warboys

1973
O Lucky Man!

as Plantation Foreman/Bassett

1972
A Day Out

as Henry Boothroyd

1972
1972
1970
Kes

as Mr. Sugden

1963
Doctor Who

as Griffiths

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Chuck Windell