Colin Clive
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2014 · Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 2007 · Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Universal Horror as (archive footage)
- 1991 · Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 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 · The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo as Bertrand Berkeley
- 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
- 1932 · Lily Christine as Rupert Harvey
- 1931 · Frankenstein as Henry Frankenstein
- 1931 · The Stronger Sex as Warren Barrington
- 1930 · Journey's End as Denis Stanhope