Colin Clive
Birthday
1900/01/20
Day of death
1937/06/25 (37 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
Also know as
Colin Glenn Clive-Greig
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,...Read more
Acting
(1935) Bride of Frankenstein
as Henry Frankenstein
(1931) Frankenstein
as Henry Frankenstein
(1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)
(1937) History Is Made at Night
as Bruce Vail
(1935) Mad Love
as Stephen Orlac
(1930) Journey's End
as Denis Stanhope
(1933) Christopher Strong
as Sir Christopher Strong
(1935) The Right to Live
as Maurice Trent
(1934) The Key
as Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr
(1937) Lancer Spy
as Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)
(1934) One More River
as Sir Gerald Corven
(1991) Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
(1935) The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as Bertrand Berkeley
(1934) Jane Eyre
as Edward Rochester
(1935) The Girl from 10th Avenue
as John Marland
(2014) Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
(1935) The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Eric Reynolds
(1937) The Woman I Love
as Capt. Thelis
(1933) Looking Forward
as Geoffrey Fielding
(1935) Clive of India
as Capt. Johnstone
(1931) The Stronger Sex
as Warren Barrington
(1932) Lily Christine
as Rupert Harvey
(2007) Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
(1967) Report
as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))