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Colin Clive

Actor
Born January 20, 1900Died June 25, 1937 (37 years)
Colin Clive was born to a British colonel and his wife in St. Malo, France on 20 January 1900. His schooling was at the Convent of the Holy Cross, Boscombe, and Stonyhurst College, in preparation for entering Sandhurst, the British royal military academy. Unfortunately, a riding accident shattered the young man's knee and disqualified him for military service. Clive entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, making his debut in 1919 as 'Claude' in The Eclipse. After almost ten years of touring, he was chosen for the role of 'Stanhope' in the war play Journey's End, replacing Laurence Olivier who had another commitment. Journey's End was Clive's beginning and his end. Both the actor and the character were alcoholics - Clive to relieve monstrous stage fright, Stanhope to numb the agonies of war. When Journey's End was filmed in 1929, Clive started his film career. He made 18 films, each stylish, quirky, and highly individualistic. Colin Clive died in Los Angeles, California on 25 June 1937, of tuberculosis worsened by chronic alcoholism. He was 37 years old.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Known For
  • Frankenstein
  • Bride of Frankenstein
  • Mad Love
  • Christopher Strong
  • History Is Made at Night
  • The Girl from 10th Avenue
  • Report
  • Jane Eyre
  • The Right to Live
  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
  • Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Filmography

2021
2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film · as Henry Frankenstein (archive Footage)
2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Henry Frankenstein (clip From Frankenstein (1931))
2002
2002
The Universe According to Universal · as Henry Frankenstein
1998
Universal Horror · as (archive Footage)
1994
1990
1984
Terror in the Aisles · as Henry Frankenstein
1979
The Horror Show · as Cast
1967
Report · as Henry Frankenstein (archive Footage - Bride Of Frankenstein (1935))
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein · as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)
1937
Lancer Spy · as Col. Fenwick (rehearsed Only) (uncredited)
1937
The Woman I Love · as Capt. Thelis
1937
History Is Made at Night · as Bruce Vail
1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo · as Eric Reynolds
1935
1935
Mad Love · as Stephen Orlac
1935
The Girl from 10th Avenue · as John Marland
1935
Bride of Frankenstein · as Henry Frankenstein
1935
The Right to Live · as Maurice Trent
1935
Clive of India · as Capt. Johnstone
1934
Jane Eyre · as Edward Rochester
1934
One More River · as Sir Gerald Corven
1934
The Key · as Capt. Andrew 'andy' Kerr
1933
Looking Forward · as Geoffrey Fielding
1933
Christopher Strong · as Sir Christopher Strong
1931
Frankenstein · as Henry Frankenstein
1930
Journey's End · as Denis Stanhope

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