Colin Clive
January 20, 1900 (126 years old) in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
Colin Clive (January 20 1900 - June 25, 1937) was a French-born British actor known for playing tumultuous characters which often mirrored his personal life. He is most famous for his role as Dr. Henry Frankenstein in the 1931 film Frankenstein and its 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein. 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. He died from complications of tuberculosis originating from his severe alcoholism at only the youthful age of 37.
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- 2025 · Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 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