Which actor played Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

Julian Glover played Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Walter Donovan is an American businessman who finances the search for the Holy Grail. He approaches Indiana Jones after Indiana’s father, Henry Jones Sr., disappears while working on the Grail investigation. Donovan presents himself as a patron of archaeology, but his true allegiance is to the Nazi cause.

Glover’s performance makes Donovan a polished and manipulative antagonist. He works with Elsa Schneider and seeks the Grail’s power for personal gain. In the film’s climax, Donovan drinks from the wrong Grail and rapidly ages before dying.

Julian Glover is an English actor whose career includes extensive stage and screen work. His other notable roles include General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back and Grand Maester Pycelle in Game of Thrones. Walter Donovan is distinct from René Belloq, the principal rival in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and from Jürgen Voller in Dial of Destiny.