Biography
Julian Glover is an English actor. Born Julian Wyatt Glover on 27 March 1935 in Hampstead, London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has appeared in numerous stage productions and British television series from the 1960s onwards.
His film roles include General Maximilian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). On television he played Grand Maester Pycelle in Game of Thrones (2011–2016) and provided the voice of Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). He received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 for services to drama.
Glover has been married to actress Isla Blair since 1968; their son Jamie Glover is also an actor.
