Julian Wyatt Glover, CBE (born 27 March 1935 in London, England) is an English actor.
He is best-known for his villainous roles in some of the most iconic franchises in the history of screen entertainment, such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Game of Thrones.
His second wife since 1968, Isla Blair, is an actress in her own right.
Film Roles
- 1959 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Snug
- 1963 Tom Jones as Northerton
- 1967 Quatermass and the Pit as Colonel Breen
- 1967 Theatre of Death as Dr. Charles Marquis
- 1970 Wuthering Heights as Hindley Earnshaw
- 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra as Gapon
- 1974 The Internecine Project as Arnold Pryce-Jones
- 1974 Juggernaut as Commander Marder
- 1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as General Maximilian Veers
- 1981 For Your Eyes Only as Aristotle Kristatos
- 1987 The Fourth Protocol as Brian Harcourt-Smith
- 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Walter Donovan
- 1990 Treasure Island as Dr. Livesey
- 1991 King Ralph as King Gustav of Finland
- 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Aragog
- 2004 Troy as Triopas
- 2022 Tár as Andris Davis
Television Roles
- 1965-1969 The Avengers as Rupert Lasindall / Major Peter Rooke / Masgard / Vogel
- 1965-1979 Doctor Who as Richard the Lionheart / Scaroth / Count Scarlioni / Captain Tancredi ("The Crusade" and "City of Death")
- 1975 Space: 1999 as Jarak
- 1978 Blake's 7 as Kayn ("Breakdown")
- 1985 Remington Steele as Inspector Lombard
- 2007-2011 Silent Witness as Henry Markham / István Sándor
- 2011-2016 Game of Thrones as Grand Maester Pycelle
- 2012 Merlin as Lochru
Video Game Roles
- 2008 Bow Street Runner as John Fielding (replacing Iain Glen from the series on which the game is based, City of Vice)
Tropes:
- Actor-Inspired Element: Glover is remarkably spry for a man in his 80s. This was included in Game of Thrones, with scenes added in which it is clear that Pycelle is not as weak and feeble as he appears.
- Evil Brit: Plays these kind of roles a lot.
- Evil Old Folks: He can still plays villains well into his eighties.
- Evil Sounds Deep: His rich smooth voice nicely suits his many evil characters.
- Fake Nationality: Often plays characters from other nations, even Americans on occasion.
- Faux Affably Evil: Many of his characters are the image of civility and upper class manners at first glance. Then they do something really evil to show their true nature.
- Manof Wealth And Taste: His specialty is playing characters who are wealthy, cultured and enjoy showing it off as they do evil.
- Wicked Cultured: He plays a lot of villains who are or at least imagine themselves to be this.
- What Could Have Been: He was actually considered for the role of James Bond in Live and Let Die. He ended up playing the main villain in For Your Eyes Only.
