Brian Glover

Brian Glover was an English actor and writer, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in April 1934 and dead in July 1997. He is placed in the sport atlas because, before his acting career began, he worked as a schoolteacher and wrestled professionally on the side. His father Charles Glover had also been a wrestler, and Glover appeared in the ring under the name Leon Arras the Man From Paris, a name he took over from a wrestler who failed to arrive for a match he covered. His style leaned heavily on comedy and catchphrases, and his bouts included television appearances on World of Sport as well as matches in Paris, Milan, Zurich and Barcelona. He left teaching in 1970 for acting, where his first role as the sports teacher in the film Kes launched a long career in film, television and theatre, and he later used what he had learned as a wrestler as a fight arranger and in his stage and screen work.