Julian Glover
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| Julian Glover | |
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 Julian Glover, 2007 |
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| Born | Julian Wyatt Glover March 27, 1935 Hampstead, England |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Atkins (1957-1966) Isla Blair (1968-present) |
Julian Wyatt Glover (born March 27, 1935) is an English actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Glover was born in Hampstead, the son of Honor (née Wyatt), a close friend of the novelist Barbara Pym, and C. Gordon Glover, a BBC radio producer.[1] He attended Bristol Grammar School in Bristol, England, where he was in the same class as actors Timothy West and "Darth Vader" actor David Prowse, and also Alleyn's School in Dulwich.
[edit] Career
Glober trained at the National Youth Theatre and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. During the 1960s and 1970s, Glover frequently appeared in British television shows, including The Avengers, Doctor Who and Blake's 7. He also appeared in 1967's Quatermass and the Pit where he portrayed Quatermass' nemesis, Colonel Breen. He also appeared opposite Roger Moore in the episode of the Saint titled "Invitation to Danger."
He made some of his most notable appearances during the 1980s as the Imperial General Maximilian Veers in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the ruthless Aris Kristatos in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981), and the deceptive American Nazi Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). During the 1980s he played the leading role in the BBC television drama series, By the Sword Divided
He also appeared in the 2002 film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as the voice of the giant spider Aragog.
He is an Associate Member of RADA.
[edit] Personal life
Glover is twice married to actresses; Eileen Atkins in 1957 (divorced 1966) and since 1968, Isla Blair with whom he has a son, actor Jamie Glover, presently starring in the second series of Waterloo Road on the BBC. In 2006, he held the role of Edward Alleyn Club President.[2]
[edit] Awards
- His performance in the title role of the Royal Shakespeare Company's staging of Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, at the Barbican Centre in London, earned him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1993.
- He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1993 (1992 season) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Henry V at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
[edit] Filmography
- The Young Victoria (2008) - Duke of Wellington
- Mirrors (2008) - Robert Esseker
- Scoop (2006) – Lord Lyman
- Strings (2004) - Kahro (English version voice)
- Troy (2004) - Triopas
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Aragog (voice)
- Two Men Went to War (2002) - Col. Hatchard
- The Book of Eve (2002)
- Vatel (2000) - Prince de Condé
- The House of Angelo (1997) - Sir Robert Willoughby
- Power and Lovers (1994) - Matthew
- King Ralph (1991) - King Gustav
- Tusks (1990) - Ian Taylor
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Walter Donovan
- Cry Freedom (1987) - Don Card
- The Fourth Protocol (1987) - Brian Harcourt-Smith
- Hearts of Fire (1987) - Alfred
- Heat and Dust (1983) - Crawford, the District Collector
- Ivanhoe (1982) - King Richard
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) - Aristotle Kristatos
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - General Veers
- Doctor Who - City of Death (1979) - Scaroth/Count Scarlioni
- The Brute (1977) - Teddy
- Gulliver's Travels (1977) - (voice)
- Space 1999 - Alpha Child (1975) - Jarak
- The Internecine Project (1974) - Arnold Pryce-Jones
- Terror on the Britannic (1974) - Commander Marder
- Dead Cert (1974) - Lodge
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) - Fegelein
- Luther (1973) - The Knight
- Antony and Cleopatra (1972) - Proculeius
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) - Gapon
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) - Col. Moffat
- Wuthering Heights (1970) - Hindley Earnshaw
- The Last Grenade (1970) - Andy Royal
- The Adding Machine (1969) - Shrdlu
- Alfred the Great (1969) - Shrdlu
- The Magus (1968) - Anton
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - Col. Breen
- Blood Fiend (1966) - Charles Marquis
- Doctor Who - The Crusade (1965) - Richard the Lionheart
- The Alphabet Murders (1965) - Don Fortune
- Time Lost and Time Remembered (1965) - Dr. Matthew Langdon
- Girl with Green Eyes (1964) - Malachi Sullivan
- Tom Jones (1963) - Lt. Northerton
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Julian Glover at the Internet Movie Database
- Julian Glover recording of him reading his own version of Beowulf
| Preceded by Michael Lonsdale |
Official James Bond villain actor 1981 |
Succeeded by Louis Jourdan |
