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Julian Glover

Actor | * 03/27/1935 (89) | London (United Kingdom (UK))
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Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television, and film roles. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Glover's well-known film roles have included being a high-profile villain in several major motion picture franchises: General Maximilian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). He has also appeared as Brian Harcourt-Smith in The Fourth Protocol (1987), voiced the giant Acromantula spider Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and appeared as conductor Andris Davis in the psychological drama Tár (2022). Glover has also appeared frequently on television, especially... ()
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Primarily a classical stage actor, Julian Glover trained at the National Youth Theatre, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and became a familiar face to British television viewers by appearing in many popular series during the 1960s and 1970s. His talent for accents and cold expression made him an ideal choice for playing refined villains. During the 1980s, Glover achieved some fame in Hollywood by playing roles in such popular films as Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to ...

Troy

R

2004 | 3.6/5 | 2h 43min
Adventure, History, War, Action
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In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and th ...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

PG-13

1989 | 3.9/5 | 2h 7min
Adventure, Action
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture L ...

The Empire Strikes Back

PG

1980 | 4.2/5 | 2h 4min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first. ...

For Your Eyes Only

PG

1981 | 3.3/5 | 2h 7min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Julian Glover

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Movies with Julian Glover as Actor(79)

as himself2023 Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
as Father Luke Reitel2022 Pulcinella
as Lord Ashford2022 Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
as Angus2022 Nobody Has to Know
as Andris Davis2022 TÁR
as Sebastian2021 Nemesis
as Magnus2021 The Toll
as Alfred Graves2021 The Laureate
as Self (archive footage)2018 Nothing Like a Dame
as Jim2017 Amy and Sophia
as Sir Edward2017 We Still Steal the Old Way
as Louis Hartman2016 Brash Young Turks
as Lord Clarence Beaverbrook2016 Gangster Kittens
as the Old Man2015 Backtrack
2013 Mr Invisible
as John Jones2012 U.F.O.
as The Teacher2012 The Halloween Kid
as General Veers (voice)2012 LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
as George2012 Airborne
as Geeles2011 Exit
as himself2011 Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
as Duke of Wellington2009 The Young Victoria
as Lucien2009 Perfect
as Susan's Father2008 Shoot on Sight
as Robert Esseker2008 Mirrors
as Lord Lyman2006 Scoop
as 80 year old Blind Man2006 Big Nothing
as Kahro (voice)2004 Strings
as Triopas2004 Troy
as himself2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
as Col. Hatchard2002 Two Men Went To War
as Burt Smallwood2002 The Book of Eve
as Aragog (voice)2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Prince de Conde2000 Vatel
as General Willis1998 The Dance of Shiva
as Bielert1995 The Infiltrator
as Matthew1994 Power and Lovers
as King Gustav1991 King Ralph
as Joseph Haydn1991 Not Mozart: Letters, Riddles and Writs
as Dr. Livesey1990 Treasure Island
as Igor Judge QC1990 Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Walter Donovan1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1988 Tusks
as Alfred1987 Hearts of Fire
as Colonel McGraw1987 The Secret Garden
as Don Card1987 Cry Freedom
as Brian Harcourt-Smith1987 The Fourth Protocol
as Col. Creighton1984 Kim
as Crawford1983 Heat and Dust
as King Richard1982 Ivanhoe
as Aristotle Kristatos1981 For Your Eyes Only
as Philip II1981 The Search for Alexander the Great
as General Veers1980 The Empire Strikes Back
as Alexander Dubcek1980 Invasion
as Duke of Buckingham1979 Henry VIII
as The Constable of France1979 Henry V
as Teddy1977 The Brute
as (voice)1977 Gulliver's Travels
1975 Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
as Esau1974 The Story of Jacob and Joseph
as Cmdr. Marder1974 Juggernaut
as Arnold Pryce-Jones1974 The Internecine Project
as Lodge1974 Dead Cert
as Knight1974 Luther
as Fegelein1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1972 Antony and Cleopatra
as Gapon1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
as Colonel Moffat1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Hindley Earnshaw1970 Wuthering Heights
as Andy Royal1970 The Last Grenade
as Shrdlu1969 Alfred the Great
as Shrdlu1969 The Adding Machine
as Anton1968 The Magus
as Charles Marquis1967 Theatre of Death
as Colonel Breen1967 Quatermass and the Pit
as Dr. Matthew Langdon1966 I Was Happy Here
as Don Fortune1965 The Alphabet Murders
as Malachi Sullivan1964 Girl with Green Eyes
as Northernton1963 Tom Jones

TV Shows/Series with Julian Glover as Actor(54)

as himself2020 The George Lucas Talk Show
as Mark Viner2018 Black Earth Rising
as Ralph2014 Inside No. 9
as Eunapius2013 Atlantis
as Grand Maester Pycelle2011 Game of Thrones
as Lochru2008 Merlin
as Claude Monet - older2006 The Impressionists
as himself2003 In Search of Shakespeare
2002 Born and Bred
as William Laurence2000 Waking the Dead
as William Lawrence2000 Waking the Dead
1997 Trial & Retribution
as Leoric Ashby1994 Cadfael
1988 Wish Me Luck
as Arnold Richardson1986 Casualty
as Sebastian Farrow1986 Casualty
1986 Lovejoy
as Kilian von Roggenburg1985 Jenseits der Morgenröte
as Himself - Reader1984 Six Centuries of Verse
as Paul Dombey1983 Dombey and Son
1983 By the Sword Divided
1983 Taggart
1982 Q.E.D.
as Lord Revelstoke1982 Nancy Astor
as Inspector Lombard1982 Remington Steele
as Duncan Scott / Police Inspector Stokesay1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Professor Kayn1978 Blake's 7
as Bernard Stone1975 The Sweeney
1975 Rumpole of the Bailey
as Jarak1975 Space: 1999
as Shroder1975 Quiller
as Zaminski1974 QB VII
as Gifford1973 Thriller
1971 Jason King
as Alfred Barton1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1970 Play for Today
as Frank1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 Paul Temple
as Anderson1968 The Champions
1967 Callan
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre
1964 The Wednesday Play
as Count Scarlioni / Scaroth1963 Doctor Who
1963 Espionage
1962 Out of This World
as Ramon Falconi1962 The Saint
as Hilloram1962 The Saint
1962 Z-Cars
as Peter Rooke1961 The Avengers
as Masgard1961 The Avengers
as Rupert1961 The Avengers
1959 No Hiding Place
as Lewis Naylor1955 Dixon of Dock Green
as Colonel McGraw1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Julian Wyatt Glover
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 03/27 1935 (March) in London (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 89 years + 29 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bristol Grammar School, Alleyn's School
Spouses (current/former): Isla Blair, Eileen Atkins
Children: Jamie Glover
Siblings: Robert Wyatt
Father: Gordon Glover
Mother: Honor Wyatt
Other names for Julian Glover (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Julian Wyatt Glover"
Julian Glover frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (40x, Actor)
Michael Sheard (18x, Actor)
Pat Gorman (17x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (16x, Actor)
Christopher Benjamin (15x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (15x, Actor)
John Bennett (15x, Actor)
T. P. McKenna (15x, Actor)
Brian Blessed (14x, Actor)
Peter Copley (14x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (14x, Actor)
George Lucas (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8245, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024