Colin Clive 01/20/1900 , (124 years old) in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France

Known for department

Acting

Biography

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.

poster Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Henry Frankenstein

poster Frankenstein (1931)

Henry Frankenstein

poster The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)

poster Mad Love (1935)

Stephen Orlac

poster Christopher Strong (1933)

Sir Christopher Strong

poster Universal Horror (1998)

(archive footage)

poster Clive of India (1935)

Capt. Johnstone

poster Jane Eyre (1934)

Edward Rochester

poster Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Dr. Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)

poster Report (1967)

Henry Frankenstein (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

poster Journey's End (1930)

Denis Stanhope

poster One More River (1934)

Sir Gerald Corven

poster The Key (1934)

Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr

poster Lancer Spy (1937)

Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)

poster The Stronger Sex (1931)

Warren Barrington

poster Looking Forward (1933)

Geoffrey Fielding

poster Lily Christine (1932)

Rupert Harvey

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