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Guest-star file · Series 1

Julian Glover

as Henry Trace in The Killings at Badger's Drift

The Empire Strikes Back · Indiana Jones

The Midsomer part

Who did Julian Glover play?

Glover appears as Henry Trace in The Killings at Badger's Drift, a member of the first case's complicated village circle. It is one of several classical-theatre veterans featured in the programme's opening film.

This overview explains the character's place in the story without identifying the killer or final outcome.

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Acting career

Performer biography.

Julian Glover has worked extensively in classical theatre, including productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His screen career stretches across decades of British television and international film.

Film audiences know him as General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He later played Grand Maester Pycelle in Game of Thrones, bringing another generation of viewers to his work.

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