- Julian Glover
Infobox Actor
name = Julian Glover
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caption = Julian Glover, 2007
birthname = Julian Wyatt Glover
birthdate = birth date and age|1935|3|27
birthplace =Hampstead ,England
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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1950s-present
spouse =Eileen Atkins (1957-1966)Isla Blair (1968-present)
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laurenceolivierawards = Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1992)
Best Actor (1993)
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awards =Julian Wyatt Glover (born
March 27 1935 ) is an Englishactor .Biography
Early life
Glover was born in
Hampstead , the son of Honor (née Wyatt), a close friend of the novelistBarbara Pym , and C. Gordon Glover, aBBC radio producer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Julian-Glover.html Julian Glover Biography (1935-) ] ] He attendedBristol Grammar School inBristol ,England , where he was in the same class as actorsTimothy West and "Darth Vader " actorDavid Prowse , and alsoAlleyn's School inDulwich .Career
Glober trained at the
National Youth Theatre and performed with theRoyal Shakespeare Company . In the early 1950s he appeared in several shows atUnity Theatre, London During the 1960s and 1970s, Glover frequently appeared in Britishtelevision shows, including "The Avengers", "Doctor Who " and "Blake's 7 ".Julian Glover also appeared in 1967's "Quatermass and the Pit", a
Hammer Studios adaptation of Nigel Kneale's 1950sBBC television original, in which he portrayed Quatermass' nemesis, Colonel Breen, a military man, initially skeptical of the ancient origin of an archaeologically excavated extraterrestrial spacecraft who is later ironically in thrall to the murderous energy released from the craft.Glover 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 "" (1980), the ruthlessAris Kristatos in theJames Bond film "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), and the deceptive American NaziWalter Donovan in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade " (1989). During the 1980s he played the leading role in theBBC 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 due to play the role of Mr. Brownlow in the 2008 West End revival of the musical "
Oliver! ", which opens in December at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.He is an Associate Member of
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .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, actorJamie Glover , currently starring in the second series of Waterloo Road on theBBC . In 2006, he held the role of Edward Alleyn Club President. [ [http://www.edwardalleynclub.com/en/About_The_Edward_Alleyn_Club/History History - Edward Alleyn Club ] ]Awards
* His performance in the title role of the
Royal Shakespeare Company 's staging ofHenry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, at theBarbican Centre inLondon , earned him theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1993.
* He was awarded theLaurence Olivier Award in 1993 (1992 season) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Henry V at theRoyal Shakespeare Company .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) - Burt Smallwood
*"Vatel" (2000) - Prince de Condé
*"The House of Angelo " (1997) - Sir Robert Willoughby
*"Power and Lovers " (1994) - Matthew
*"King Ralph " (1991) - King Gustav
*"Letters, Riddles and Writs " -Joseph Haydn
*"Treasure Island" (1990) - Dr. Livesey
*"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
*"" (1980) - General Veers
*"Invasion" (1980) -Alexander Dubcek
*" 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
*"" (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. NorthertonReferences
External links
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