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Encyclopedia > Julian Glover
Julian Glover

Julian Glover
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. Image File history File links Glover2. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Major General Maximilian Veers, one of the most talented tacticians in the Imperial Army, was the Imperial General who led the assault on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

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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. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behaviour between two or more humans. ... Barbara Mary Crampton Pym (June 2, 1913 - January 11, 1980) was an English novelist. ...


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. Bristol Grammar School is a co-educational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... View from Cumberland Basin of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and Newport. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Timothy West CBE (born October 20, 1934) is a British film, stage and television actor. ... Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... David Prowse in 2006 David Prowse, MBE (born July 1, 1935) is an English body-builder, weightlifter and actor, most widely known for his role as the physical form of Darth Vader. ...


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 1967's Quatermass and the Pit where he portrayed Quatermass' nemesis, Colonel Breen. The London-based National Youth Theatre or NYT is the United Kingdoms leading organisation for young people in the field of theatre. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company. ... The Avengers is a British 1960s television series featuring secret agents in a fantasy 1960s Britain. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... Blakes 7 is a British science fiction television series made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for their BBC 1 channel. ... By the Sword Divided is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1985. ... The 1967 advertising poster for the films UK release. ...


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 Aristotle 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). This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Major General Maximilian Veers, one of the most talented tacticians in the Imperial Army, was the Imperial General who led the assault on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... Aristotle Kristatos, sometimes referred to as Aris Kristatos, is a James Bond villain from the Ian Fleming short story Risico found in the anthology For Your Eyes Only. ... Flemings commissioned image of James Bond to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond 007. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ...


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. Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by David Heyman Distributed by Warner Brothers Release date November 15, 2002 Runtime 161 min. ... In the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling, Rubeus Hagrid owns many magical pets, including some which are believed by the wizarding community to be impossible to domesticate. ...


He is an Associate Member of RADA. Rada is the term for council or assembly borrowed by Polish from Middle High German Rat (council) and later passed into Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages. ...


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. In 2006 he held the role of Edward Alleyn Club President [1]. Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE (born June 16, 1934 in London, England) is a British writer and an award-winning film and theatre actress. ... Isla Blair (born 29 September 1944, Bangalore, India) is a British actress, best known for her television roles. ... Jamie Glover plays Andrew Treneman in Waterloo Road (TV series) Category: ... Waterloo Road is a BBC television drama series set in Rochdale[1], and is about a failing comprehensive school. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Alleyns School Alleyns School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, South-East London. ...


Awards

Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company. ... Henry IV can refer to Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV of England Henry IV of France Henry IV of Castile Henry IV, Duke of Breslau or plays by William Shakespeare: Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Barbican Arts Centre and lakeside terrace Interior - concert hall foyer; library and gallery above Interior - concert hall with orchestra The Barbican Arts Centre opened in 1982, after a long and at times painful gestation which dated right back to the area having been badly bombed during World War II. Situated... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Title page of the first quarto (1600) The Cronicle History of Henry the fift is a play by William Shakespeare based on the life of King Henry V of England. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company. ...

Filmography

Julian Glover as Maximilian Veers, commanding an Imperial AT-AT walker in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Julian Glover as Maximilian Veers, commanding an Imperial AT-AT walker in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

General Maximilian Veers This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... General Maximilian Veers This is a screenshot of a copyrighted movie or television program. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... Scoop is a 2006 UK-set romantic comedy/murder mystery written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane, and Allen himself. ... Strings is a mythic fantasy film about the son of the slain ruler who sets out to revenge his father, but finds out things that forces him to see the conflict between two peoples differently from what he has learned. ... Troy is a movie that was released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, which is described in Homers Iliad and other Greek myths as having taken place in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around the 13th or 12th century BC; however, the plot differs greatly from Homer (see deviations... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling, is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ... Prince of Condé is a title in French peerage, attributed for the first time to Louis of Bourbon, brother of Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendome and uncle of Henry IV of France. ... King Ralph (first released on February 15, 1991) is a British film starring American actor John Goodman in the title role of Ralph Jones. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ... Cry Freedom is a feature film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in the late 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. ... The Fourth Protocol is a novel written by Frederick Forsyth and published in August 1984. ... Originally written by Scott Richardson, Hearts of Fire was rewritten by Joe Eszterhas because the studio felt that Richardson was, in their eyes, a baby writer and not experienced enough to take on the responsibility of a starring vehicle for Bob Dylan. ... Heat and Dust (1983) is a Merchant Ivory Productions award winning film, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based upon her novel, Heat and Dust. ... For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond 007. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... First Edition of Gullivers Travels Gullivers Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers tales literary sub-genre. ... The Internecine Project is a 1974 film written by Mort W. Elkind, Barry Levinson and Jonathan Lynn and directed by Ken Hughes which tells about a former secret agent, Robert Elliot being promoted to a government advisor. ... Hitler: The Last Ten Days is a 1973 film depicting the days leading up to Adolf Hitlers suicide. ... Luther is the title of several movies about the life of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant Reformation. ... Charlton Heston film of Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra is a 1972 film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare made by the Rank Organisation. ... Nicholas and Alexandra, ... is a 1971 biographical film which tells the story of the last of Russias monarchs, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra. ... Father Gapon Georgi Apollonovich Gapon (Russian: ; 1870 – April 10, 1906) was a Russian Orthodox priest and a popular working class leader before the Russian Revolution of 1905. ... The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer is a British 1970 cult satire film staring and written by Peter Cook. ... The Adding Machine was a 1923 play by Elmer Rice, and is generally considered to be the first American Expressionist play. ... The Magus is a 1968 film directed by Guy Green. ... The 1967 advertising poster for the films UK release. ... The Alphabet Murders is a film based on the novel The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, starring Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.edwardalleynclub.com/en/About_The_Edward_Alleyn_Club/History

External links

Preceded by
Michael Lonsdale
Official James Bond villain actor
1981
Succeeded by
Louis Jourdan
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The Indiana Jones series
Films Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Temple of DoomThe Last CrusadeIndiana Jones 4
Television The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Characters Indiana JonesWillie ScottMarion RavenwoodElsa Schneider
Marcus BrodySallahShort RoundHenry Jones, Sr.Walter DonovanRene BelloqColonel DietrichArnold TohtColonel VogelMola Ram • Club Obi-Wan Triad
Cast Harrison FordSean ConneryCorey CarrierSean Patrick Flanery
George HallRiver PhoenixJohn Rhys-DaviesDenholm ElliottJulian GloverWolf KahlerRonald LaceyPaul FreemanAmrish PuriMichael Byrne
Crew George LucasSteven SpielbergFrank MarshallJohn Williams

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Julian Glover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (148 words)
Julian Glover in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Julian Wyatt Glover (born March 27, 1935) is a British actor.
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.
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