Julian Glover, English actor
Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Glover's well-known film roles have included General Maximilian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only (1981), Brian Harcourt-Smith in The Fourth Protocol (1987) and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). He also voiced the giant Acromantula spider Aragog in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
Glover has also appeared frequently on television, especially in Britain, including guest appearances in cult series such as The Avengers, The Saint, Thriller, Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and Remington Steele. He played the recurring supporting role of Grand Maester Pycelle in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011—2016) and appeared as General Beauvilliers in the BBC drama Spies of Warsaw (2013).
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- 26Feb
Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. - 16Mar
Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht. - 25May
Big Ten Conference
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. - 25Jun
Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established. - 15Sep
Swastika
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.