Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister
Birth date:	11 March 1960
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Aboresh, Salateen, Thomas Edison
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	See Credits Section
Main time period active:	1984, 2007, 2020
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	Sink or Swim, Juliet Bravo, The Bill, Casualty, Soldier Soldier, Sherlock Holmes, Prime Suspect, Bramwell, Midsomer Murders, A Touch of Frost, Heartbeat, Hustle, Spooks, Law & Order: UK, The Musketeers, Close to the Enemy, Journey's End, Cold Feet
IMDb profile

Robert Glenister (born 11 March 1960) played Salateen in The Caves of Androzani, Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror and Aboresh in the Big Finish audio story Absolution. He is one of a handful of actors to appear in both the classic and modern versions of Doctor Who, as well as a Big Finish story.

Career

His appearance in Androzani was only his second TV appearance, following one on the sitcom Sink or Swim, which co-starred Peter Davison. He went on to appear in shows such as Only Fools and Horses, A Touch of Frost and Law & Order: UK, the last starring Freema Agyeman.

Personal Life

Robert is the brother of Philip Glenister and brother-in-law of fellow Big Finish actor Beth Goddard.

Credits

Television

Doctor Who

• The Caves of Androzani - Salateen
• Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror - Thomas Edison

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

• Absolution - Aboresh

External links

• Robert Glenister at the Internet Movie Database