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Years active
  
1969 - 1996

Parents
  
Charlie Glover

Spouse
  
Tara Prem (m. 1954–1997)

Role
  
Character actor

Name
  
Brian Glover


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Born
  
2 April 1934 (
1934-04-02
)

Occupation
  
Wrestler, teacher, actor, writer

Died
  
July 24, 1997, London, United Kingdom

Books
  
Campion: Dancers in Mourning, American Werewolf in London, Brewing for Victory: Tes2, Death Angel

Movies and TV shows
  
Kes, Alien 3, An American Werewolf, The Company of Wolves, Campion

Similar People
  
David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Ralph Brown, Colin Welland, Peter Davison

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Brian Glover (2 April 1934 – 24 July 1997) was an English character actor, writer and wrestler. Glover was a professional wrestler, teacher, and finally a film, television and stage actor. He once said, "You play to your strengths in this game, and my strength is as a bald-headed, rough-looking Yorkshireman".

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Early life

Glover was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, but grew up in Barnsley. His father was a wrestler, performing as the "Red Devil". He attended Barnsley Grammar School and the University of Sheffield, where he supplemented his student grant with appearances as a professional wrestler, going under the ring name "Leon Arras the Man From Paris". In 1954 he married his first wife Elaine and became a teacher at the same Barnsley school where he had been a pupil. He taught English and French from 1954 until 1970, some of it at Longcar Central School Barnsley where he met Barry Hines who was also teaching there. He managed to combine this with regular performances as "Leon Arras", whose appearances included bouts on World of Sport, and in Paris, Milan, Zurich and Barcelona.

Career

Glover's first acting job came playing Mr Sugden, the comically overbearing sports teacher in Ken Loach's film Kes (a job offered to him when Barry Hines, who wrote the film, suggested him to the director). Although untrained, Glover proved to be a skilled and flexible character actor, using techniques learnt during his wrestling career. His large bald head, stocky build, and distinctive voice, with his Yorkshire accent, garnered him many roles as tough guys and criminals. He also played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and had a recurring role in the classic sitcom Porridge as dim-witted prison inmate Cyril Heslop who, when accused of being illiterate, utters the memorable line "I read a book once! Green, it was." He played Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop, and lent his voice to a number of animated characters, including the "gaffer" of the "Tetley Tea Folk" in a long-running series of television advertisements for Tetley tea, the voice behind the slogan, 'Bread with nowt taken out' for Allinson's bakery and the voice of "Big Pig", the mascot for the long running Now That's What I Call Music! album series, appearing on the TV adverts for Now 3, Now 4 and Now 5. He also appeared in An American Werewolf in London, The First Great Train Robbery, Jabberwocky, Alien 3, Leon the Pig Farmer and as General Douglas in a Bollywood hit 1942: A Love Story. He appeared seven times in Play for Today, in three of them as part of a recurring trio of Yorkshiremen: The Fishing Party, Shakespeare or Bust and Three for the Fancy.

Glover's performance in Kes led to parts at the Royal Court Theatre, London, notably in Lindsay Anderson's The Changing Room (1971). A season with Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company followed, where appropriately enough his roles included Charles the wrestler in As You Like It, and a robust Peter in Romeo and Juliet. For the Royal National Theatre he appeared in The Mysteries (as God, creating the world with the help of a real fork-lift truck), Saint Joan and Don Quixote.

His performance in The Mysteries secured additional work in the commercial theatre. The Canterbury Tales (West End) was followed by a return to television and the Play for Today series, both as writer and performer and, in turn, more screen roles. Glover went on to play "Lugg", the endearing rogue manservant to Albert Campion in the series Campion and the role of a crook, "Griffiths", in the Doctor Who story Attack of the Cybermen in 1985. He played Edouard Dindon in the original London cast of La Cage aux Folles. In 1991 he starred in the second episode of Bottom – "Gas" – as "Mr Rottweiler". His last film was John Godber's rugby league comedy Up 'n' Under (1998). He was also the voice for the UNO Upholstery TV adverts in 1995 and 1996.

Glover also wrote over 20 plays and short films. In 1982 he was a guest presenter in series six of Friday Night Saturday Morning, a late-night BBC chat show.

Personal life

Glover was married twice, secondly to television producer Tara Prem, the daughter of TV actor Bakhshi Prem. He had two children, one daughter from his first marriage and one son from his second marriage. Glover developed a brain tumour and died in a London hospital on 24 July 1997. He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.


Filmography

Actor
1998
Up 'n' Under as
Jack, Doreen's father
1997
Stiff Upper Lips as
Eric
1997
Snow White: A Tale of Terror as
Lars
1996
Bob's Weekend as
The Boss
1995
Rumble (TV Series) as
Johnny Pecs
- Episode #1.6 (1995) - Johnny Pecs
- Episode #1.5 (1995) - Johnny Pecs
- Episode #1.4 (1995) - Johnny Pecs
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - Johnny Pecs
- Episode #1.2 (1995) - Johnny Pecs
- Episode #1.1 (1995) - Johnny Pecs
1994
1942: A Love Story as
General Douglas
1994
Anna Lee (TV Series) as
Selwyn Price
- Requiem (1994) - Selwyn Price
- The Cook's Tale (1994) - Selwyn Price
- Diversion (1994) - Selwyn Price
- Stalker (1994) - Selwyn Price
- Dupe (1994) - Selwyn Price
1994
Royal Deceit as
Caedman
1993
Little Red Tractor Stories (TV Series) as
Narrator
- The Day of the Big Surprise/Lambs on a Real Farm (1993) - Narrator (voice)
- The Day of Molehills & Windmills/A Real Farm (1993) - Narrator (voice)
- The Day Stan's World Turned Upside Down/Wheat and Windmills (1993) - Narrator (voice)
- The Day That Auntie Ellie Went for a Swim / Lambs on a Real Farm (1993) - Narrator (voice)
- The Day That Jeremy Came to Stay (1993) - Narrator (voice)
- Little Red Tractor to the Rescue / A Visit to a Real Farm (1993) - Narrator (voice)
1993
The Bill (TV Series) as
Ken Farley
- Broken (1993) - Ken Farley
1993
Anna Lee: Headcase (TV Movie) as
Selwyn
1992
Angry George Irons (Short)(voice)
1992
Performance (TV Series) as
Production Assistant
- Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992) - Production Assistant
1992
Leon the Pig Farmer as
Brian Chadwick
1992
Alien³ as
Harold Andrews
1992
Press Gang (TV Series) as
Dr. Threeways
- UnXpected (1992) - Dr. Threeways
1991
Kafka as
Castle Henchman
1991
Bottom (TV Series) as
Mr. Rottweiller
- Gas (1991) - Mr. Rottweiller
1991
The Les Dennis Laughter Show (TV Series)
- Episode #5.6 (1991)
1990
The World of Eddie Weary (TV Movie) as
Strip Club MC
1989
Mystery!: Campion (TV Series) as
Magersfontein Lugg
- Mystery Mile: Part 2 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Mystery Mile: Part 1 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Flowers for the Judge: Part 2 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Flowers for the Judge: Part 1 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Dancers in Mourning: Part 2 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Dancers in Mourning: Part 1 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Sweet Danger: Part 2 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Sweet Danger: Part 1 (1990) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Death of a Ghost: Part 2 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Death of a Ghost: Part 1 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- The Case of the Late Pig: Part 2 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- The Case of the Late Pig: Part 1 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Police at the Funeral: Part 2 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Police at the Funeral: Part 1 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Look to the Lady: Part 2 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
- Look to the Lady: Part 1 (1989) - Magersfontein Lugg
1989
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Mr Dawson
- Here and There (1989) - Mr Dawson
1989
The Nineteenth Hole (TV Series) as
Goatman
- Episode #1.3 (1989) - Goatman
1988
To Kill A Priest as
Judge
1988
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Adolf Verloc
- Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent' (1988) - Adolf Verloc
1987
Emu's Wide World (TV Series) as
Sir Reginald Rake
- Episode #2.4 (1987) - Sir Reginald Rake
- Episode #2.3 (1987) - Sir Reginald Rake
- Episode #2.2 (1987) - Sir Reginald Rake
- Episode #2.1 (1987) - Sir Reginald Rake
1987
Carrott Confidential (TV Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1987)
1986
Lost Empires (TV Mini Series) as
Tommy Beamish
- Episode #1.4 (1986) - Tommy Beamish
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Tommy Beamish
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Tommy Beamish
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Tommy Beamish
1986
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Man in Brown
- The McGuffin (1986) - Man in Brown
1985
The Mysteries (TV Series) as
God / Cayphas
- Domesday (1986) - God
- The Passion (1985) - Cayphas
- The Nativity (1985) - God
1985
South of the Border (TV Series) as
Edgar Rowley
- An Uneventful Sort of Day (1985) - Edgar Rowley
- Vive the Difference (1985) - Edgar Rowley
- Another Bloody Sunday (1985) - Edgar Rowley
- A Man of Principle (1985) - Edgar Rowley
- Room in the Inn (1985) - Edgar Rowley
- I Want to Go Home (1985) - Edgar Rowley
- A Defeated Man (1985) - Edgar Rowley
1985
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) as
Oggie Buttercluff
- Keeping Britain Tidy (1985) - Oggie Buttercluff
1985
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Griffiths
- Attack of the Cybermen: Part Two (1985) - Griffiths
- Attack of the Cybermen: Part One (1985) - Griffiths
1984
Bottle Boys (TV Series)
1984
The Company of Wolves as
Amorous Boy's Father
1984
Ordeal by Innocence as
Executioner
1984
Foxy Lady (TV Series) as
Dollar Lomax
- Episode #2.3 (1984) - Dollar Lomax
1983
Red Monarch (TV Movie) as
Khrushchev
1982
Educating Marmalade (TV Series) as
Sister Conception / Wrestler
- Marmalade at the Albert Hall (1983) - Wrestler
- The Nativity Play (1982) - Sister Conception
- The Convent of the Blessed Limit (1982) - Sister Conception
1982
Waveband (Short)
1982
Britannia Hospital as
Painter: The Workers
1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV Movie) as
Bottom
1981
An American Werewolf in London as
Chess Player
1981
People from the Forest (TV Movie) as
Nikita Khrushchev
1980
Minder (TV Series) as
Yorkie
- The Beer Hunter (1980) - Yorkie
1980
Sounding Brass (TV Series) as
Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- H.G. and the Exploding Orange (1980) - Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- H.G. and the Indian Job (1980) - Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- H.G. and the Takeover Bid (1980) - Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- H.G. and the Battle of Waterloo (1980) - Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- H.G. and the Hundred Years (1980) - Horace Gilbert Bestwick
- H.G. and the Whit Marches (1980) - Horace Gilbert Bestwick
1979
Hazell (TV Series) as
Harry The Ear
- Hazell and the Greasy Gunners (1979) - Harry The Ear
1978
Absolution as
First Policeman
1978
The Great Train Robbery as
Captain Jimmy
1978
Return of the Saint (TV Series) as
Sam Plackett
- Signal Stop (1978) - Sam Plackett
1978
Target (TV Series) as
Labour Party Agent
- Queen's Pardon (1978) - Labour Party Agent
1978
The Famous Five (TV Series) as
Tiger Dan
- Five Go Off in a Caravan (1978) - Tiger Dan
1978
Sense of Place (TV Series) as
Im
- The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon (1978) - Im
1978
Send in the Girls (TV Series) as
Promoter / MC
- The Wild Bunch (1978) - Promoter / MC
1977
Secret Army (TV Series) as
Cpl. Emil Schnorr
- Growing Up (1977) - Cpl. Emil Schnorr
1977
Jabberwocky as
Armourer
1977
Joseph Andrews as
Gaoler
1977
Raffles (TV Series) as
Billy Purvis
- A Costume Piece (1977) - Billy Purvis
1977
Sweeney! as
Mac
1976
Shadows (TV Series) as
Jim Debbitts
- Dark Encounter (1976) - Jim Debbitts
1976
A Dirty Knight's Work as
Sidney Gore
1976
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
- Chester Mystery Cycle (1976)
1976
Shades of Greene (TV Series) as
Adams
- The Case for the Defence (1976) - Adams
1975
Mr. Quilp as
Furnaceman
1975
The Wild West Show (TV Series) as
Melvyn
- Melvyn's Marauders (1975) - Melvyn
1975
Quiller (TV Series) as
Sergeant
- Any Last Request (1975) - Sergeant
1975
Second City Firsts (TV Series) as
Gallat
- Waiting at the Field Gate (1975) - Gallat
1975
Brannigan as
Jimmy-the-Bet
1975
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Chuck Windell
- Baubles, Bangles and Beads (1975) - Chuck Windell
1975
Not on Your Nellie (TV Series) as
Battling Bill
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1975) - Battling Bill
1975
The Sweeney (TV Series) as
Moose
- Thin Ice (1975) - Moose
1974
Centre Play (TV Series) as
Nobby
- Initiation (1974) - Nobby
1974
Porridge (TV Series) as
Heslop
- Men Without Women (1974) - Heslop
- The Hustler (1974) - Heslop
- New Faces, Old Hands (1974) - Heslop
1974
You'll Never Walk Alone (TV Movie) as
Maurice Pouncey
1971
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Art / Mr. Warboys
- Three for the Fancy (1974) - Art
- Speech Day (1973) - Mr. Warboys
- Shakespeare or Bust (1973) - Art
- The Fishing Party (1972) - Art
- The Rank and File (1971)
1973
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Allen
- Quin (1973) - Allen
1973
O Lucky Man! as
Plantation Foreman / Bassett (Power Station Guard)
1973
The Regiment (TV Series) as
Sgt. Dyke
- Courtship (1973) - Sgt. Dyke
1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (TV Series) as
Flint
- No Hiding Place (1973) - Flint
1973
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
The Guard
- Playthings (1973) - The Guard
1972
A Day Out (TV Movie) as
Boothroyd
1972
Full House (TV Series documentary) as
Mr. Spew
- Episode #1.5 (1972) - Mr. Spew
1972
Sez Les (TV Series)
- Episode #6.1 (1972)
- Episode #5.5 (1972)
1972
The Frighteners (TV Series) as
Porter
- The Minder (1972) - Porter
1972
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Fred Henshaw
- Episode #1.1195 (1972) - Fred Henshaw
- Episode #1.1194 (1972) - Fred Henshaw
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Waites
- Party Piece (1971) - Waites
1971
On the House (TV Series) as
Bagley
- Will the Real Harvey Micklethwaite Please Stand Up? (1971) - Bagley
1969
Kes as
Mr. Sugden
1967
Smashing Time as
Gangster Entering Party (uncredited)
Writer
1995
Rumble (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.6 (1995) - (writer)
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - (writer)
1984
Singleton's Pluck
1981
Theatre Box (TV Series) (by - 1 episode)
- Death Angel (1981) - (by)
1975
Play for Today (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Thicker Than Water (1980) - (writer)
- Keep an Eye on Albert (1975) - (writer)
1979
Hazell (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Hazell and the Greasy Gunners (1979) - (writer)
1978
Television Club (TV Series) (writer - 9 episodes)
- A School in Time: Push for Poem (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: One-Horse Town (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: Roller Rats (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: Freshwater Shark (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: All Time Great (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: El Dorado (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: Jolling Tomorrow (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: What's in a Name? (1978) - (writer)
- A School in Time: Schoolditz (1978) - (writer)
1978
Send in the Girls (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Wild Bunch (1978) - (writer)
-
Second City Firsts (TV Series) (1 episode, 1973) (writer - 2 episodes, 1974 - 1976)
- Summer Season (1976) - (writer)
- Pig Bin (1974) - (writer)
- If a Man Answers (1973)
1976
Plays for Britain (TV Series) (script - 1 episode)
- Sunshine in Brixton (1976) - (script)
1974
Sporting Scenes (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- A Drink Out of the Bottle (1974) - (writer)
Miscellaneous
1979
Black Jack (this film was also made by)
Thanks
2014
Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
- Programa Express: Pack Alien (Blu-ray) (2014) - (in memory of)
Self
1996
Bottom Fluff (Video) as
Self
1993
That's Showbusiness (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist / Self / Various
- Episode #8.8 (1996) - Self - Panelist
- Episode #6.25 (1994) - Self / Various
- Episode #5.6 (1993) - Self - Panelist
1996
Call My Bluff (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.8 (1996) - Self
1994
Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd (TV Special documentary) as
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1994
The Beautiful Frame (TV Movie) as
Self / Mr Sugden
1993
Friday Night (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.20 (1993) - Self
1992
The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1991
Surprise! Surprise! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #8.10 (1991) - Self
1991
You Bet! (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.1 (1991) - Self
1989
A Royal Gala (TV Special) as
Self
1989
The Pyramid Game (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.14 (1989) - Self
1985
Wogan (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #9.2 (1989) - Self
- Episode #8.105 (1988) - Self
- Episode #5.37 (1985) - Self
- Episode #5.34 (1985) - Self
1988
ITV Wrestling (TV Series) as
Self - Wrestler
- The Final Bell (1988) - Self - Wrestler (as Leon Arras)
1988
Comic Relief (TV Special) as
Self
1986
Harty (TV Series) as
Self
- Harty's Christmas Party (1986) - Self
1986
Gallery (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.6 (1986) - Self
1986
6 O'Clock Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 May 1986 (1986) - Self
1985
Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985
Forty Minutes (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Talking Proper (1985) - Self
1984
In at the Deep End (TV Series) as
Self
- Auctioneer (1984) - Self
1983
Bookmark (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.1 (1983) - Self - Guest
1983
Question Time (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.16 (1983) - Self
1982
Did You See..? (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.17 (1983) - Self
- Episode #3.21 (1982) - Self
- Episode #3.9 (1982) - Self
1982
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- Episode #6.8 (1982) - Self - Host
1981
Parkinson (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #10.36 (1981) - Self
1980
The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) as
God
- The Passion (National Theatre's updating of medieval plays) (1980) - God
1976
It's No Joke Living in Barnsley (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Presenter
1975
The Book Programme (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #3.10 (1975) - Self
1974
Don't Ask Me (TV Series)
1964
World of Sport (TV Series)(1964)
Archive Footage
2022
Calendar (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 22 September 2022 (2022) - Self
2018
Walk Like a Panther as
Self
2017
Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Barry Norman (2017) - Self (uncredited)
2013
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Andrews
- Alien³ (2013) - Andrews
2009
The Cold War (Video documentary short) as
Griffiths
2007
British Film Forever (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) - Self
2006
Best of ITV Wrestling: A to Z (Video) as
Leon Arras
2003
The Making of 'Alien³' (Video documentary) as
Self
2001
Ronnie Barker Interview (Video short) as
Heslop (uncredited)
1990
Washes Whiter (TV Series documentary) as
Whitbread Beer commercial
- Big! Big! Big! (1990) - Whitbread Beer commercial (uncredited)

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