Julian Glover
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| Birth name | Julian Wyatt Glover |
| Born | March 27, 1935 (age 72) London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Isla Blair (28 September 1968-present) Eileen Atkins (1957-1966) (divorced) |
| Notable roles | "Maximilian Veers" in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back "Walter Donovan" in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
Julian Wyatt Glover (born March 27, 1935) is an English actor.
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[edit] Life and work
Glover was born in London, the son of Gordon Glover, a BBC radio producer, and Honor Wyatt, a close friend of the novelist Barbara Pym.
He attended Bristol Grammar School in Bristol, England, where he was in the same class as actor Timothy West. "Darth Vader" actor David Prowse was also in the same year there.
He 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, Blake's 7 and By the Sword Divided.
He also appeared in films such as 1967's Quatermass and the Pit where he portrayed Quatermass' nemesis, Colonel Breen.
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 villain Aristotle Kristatos in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981), and the deceptive and manipulative American Nazi villain Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
He also made a cameo appearance 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.
He is twice married to actresses; Eileen Atkins (divorced 1966) and, since 1968, Isla Blair with whom he has a son, actor Jamie Glover who is presently starring in the second series of Waterloo Road on the BBC.
[edit] Awards
- His performance in the title role of the Royal Shakespeare Company's staging of Henry IV, Parts 1 and 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
- 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
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) - Aristotle Kristatos
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - General Veers
- The Brute (1977) - Teddy
- Gulliver's Travels (1977) - (voice)
- 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
- 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] External links
- Julian Glover at the Internet Movie Database
- Lower Storpington - An Avengers Fan Site
| Preceded by Michael Lonsdale |
Official James Bond villain actor 1981 |
Succeeded by Louis Jourdan |
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| Films | Raiders of the Lost Ark • The Temple of Doom • The Last Crusade • Indiana Jones 4 | |
| Television | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | |
| Characters | Indiana Jones • Willie Scott • Marion Ravenwood • Elsa Schneider Marcus Brody • Sallah • Short Round • Henry Jones, Sr. • Walter Donovan • Rene Belloq • Colonel Dietrich • Arnold Toht • Colonel Vogel • Mola Ram • Club Obi-Wan Triad |
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| Cast | Harrison Ford • Sean Connery • Corey Carrier • Sean Patrick Flanery George Hall • River Phoenix • John Rhys-Davies • Denholm Elliott • Julian Glover • Wolf Kahler • Ronald Lacey • Paul Freeman • Amrish Puri • Michael Byrne |
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| Crew | George Lucas • Steven Spielberg • Frank Marshall • John Williams | |
