Julian Glover
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"I was a pretty serious contender when Sean Connery gave up [the role of James Bond]. But we all knew Roger Moore was going to get it." --Julian Glover to the London SUNDAY TIMES, August 27, 1997
Biography
A popular character player of stage, screen and TV, Julian Glover has been cast primarily in villainous roles (e.g., "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" 1989), a number of which have an intriguingly Teutonic edge. After receiving his training at RADA, the tall actor noted for his patrician air made his stage debut in 1953 and his London stage debut in 1961. Glover, who joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1970s, excelled in playing character roles, often in classical plays like "Much Ado About Nothing," "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Cyrano de Bergerac." He won critical praise and an Olivier Award for his supporting performance in "Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2" in 1993 and headlined the 1997 revival of "Chips With Everything."
Glover made his feature debut in Tony Richardson's "Tom Jones" (1963), was Hindley Earnshaw in the 1970 remake of "Wuthering Heights" and played the rebel military leader General Veers in "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). Despite being considered for the role of James Bond when Sean Connery relinquished the role, Glover was passed over in favor of Roger Moore, but he did get to play one of 007's archvillains in "For Your Eyes Only" (1981). His 80s credits include roles in "Heat and Dust" (1983) and "Cry Freedom" (1987), but the actor has tened to concentrate on stge and TV work. His last screen role to date was a King Gustav in the rather lame John Goodman comedy "King Ralph" (1991).
On TV, Glover won praise for his performance as Esau in the Biblical "The Story of Jacob and Joseph" (ABC, 1974) and for his performance in the miniseries "QB VII" (ABC, 1974). Glover was the evil Dr. Kilkiss bent on world domination in the short-lived adventure series "Q.E.D." (CBS, 1982) and played a recurring role on NBC's "Remington Steele."
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Life Events
1953
Stage debut in "Pantomime" in Bromley, England
1961
London stage debut, "Altona"
1963
Feature debut, "Tom Jones"
1971
Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
1974
Had featured role in the ABC miniseries "QB VII"
1974
Appeared in first US co-production, "Luther"
1974
American TV-movie debut, portrayed Esau in, "The Story of Jacob and Joseph" (ABC)
1980
Played General Veers in "The Empire Strikes Back"
1982
TV series debut, as a regular, "Q.E.D." (CBS)
1985
Cast in a recurring role on NBC's "Remington Steele"
1989
Appeared in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
1991
Last film role to date, as King Gustav in the comedy "King Ralph"
1993
Earned critical praise for his stage role in "Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2"
1997
Starred in the London stage revival of "Chips With Everything"
2002
Was the voice of Aragog in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
2004
Cast as Triopas in Wolfgang Petersen's epic "Troy"
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Notes
"I was a pretty serious contender when Sean Connery gave up [the role of James Bond]. But we all knew Roger Moore was going to get it." --Julian Glover to the London SUNDAY TIMES, August 27, 1997
