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Colin Clive

Actor

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Also Known As

Clive Greig

Birth Place

France

Born

January 20, 1898

Died

June 25, 1937

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Biography

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Clive reprised his stage success in the 1930 filming of "Journey's End," helmed by James Whale. A talented actor with a real flair for tension bordering on hysteria, he is probably best known for his portrayals of Dr. Frankenstein in Whale's two masterworks of the macabre, "Frankenstein" (1931) and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)....

Filmography

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History Is Made at Night (1937)

The Woman I Love (1937)

Captain [Thelis]

Widow from Monte Carlo (1936)

Eric [Reynolds]

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

[Baron] Henry Frankenstein

Clive of India (1935)

Capt. Johnstone

Mad Love (1935)

Photos & Videos

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Key, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Fancy Me Forgetting You?

Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) -- (Movie Clip) She's Alive!

Family & Companions

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Jean de Casalis

Wife

Actor. Married until his death; born in 1897; died on August 16, 1966.

Biography

Clive reprised his stage success in the 1930 filming of "Journey's End," helmed by James Whale. A talented actor with a real flair for tension bordering on hysteria, he is probably best known for his portrayals of Dr. Frankenstein in Whale's two masterworks of the macabre, "Frankenstein" (1931) and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

History Is Made at Night (1937)

The Woman I Love (1937)

Captain [Thelis]

Widow from Monte Carlo (1936)

Eric [Reynolds]

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

[Baron] Henry Frankenstein

Clive of India (1935)

Capt. Johnstone

Mad Love (1935)

The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)

The Right to Live (1935)

Maurice [Trent]

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)

Bertrand Berkeley

One More River (1934)

Sir Gerald Corven

Jane Eyre (1934)

[Edward] Rochester

Looking Forward (1933)

Geoffrey [Fielding]

Christopher Strong (1933)

Sir Christopher Strong

Lily Christine (1932)

Frankenstein (1931)

Henry Frankenstein

The Stronger Sex (1931)

Journey's End (1930)

Captain Stanhope

Life Events

1930

Film acting debut

Photo Collections

Mad Love - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Mad Love - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Mad Love - Lobby Cards

Mad Love - Lobby Cards

Christopher Strong - Lobby Cards

Here are a few Lobby Cards from Christopher Strong (1933), starring Katharine Hepburn. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Frankenstein - Lobby Cards

Here are several Lobby Cards from Universal's Frankenstein (1931), starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, and Boris Karloff. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Videos

Key, The (1934) -- (Movie Clip) Fancy Me Forgetting You? Deciding to take a room because of a tune heard upstairs, Willliam Powell as British officer Bill, newly assigned to Dublin, 1920, finds out his neighbors are old friend Andy (Colin Clive), an intelligence officer, and wife Norah (Edna Best), whom he also knows, in The Key, 1934.

Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) -- (Movie Clip) She's Alive! A spoiler in that it comes a good 70-minutes into the picture, evil Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) has forced Baron Frankenstein (Colin Clive) to create a bride for the monster (Boris Karloff), and darned if it doesn’t work, Elsa Lanchester in the title role, with mixed result, in James Whale’s electric Bride Of Frankenstein, 1935.

Frankenstein (1931) -- (Movie Clip) It's Alive! Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) in his triumphant scene, Waldman (Edward Van Sloan), Victor (John Boles) and Elizabeth (Mae Clarke) his audience, brings his creation to life, in James Whale's Frankenstein, 1931.

Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Gods And Monsters The doctor (Colin Clive) is persuaded by professor turned blackmailing partner Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) to observe his own work, offering a now famous phrase, then little people (including Joan Woodbury, Pop Byron, Norman Ainsley, Peter Shaw), in James Whale's Bride Of Frankenstein, 1935.

Mad Love (1935) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Gladly Give My Own Two Hands Paris surgeon Gogol (Peter Lorre), who is thus far not sinister, only obsessed with actress Yvonne (Frances Drake), concludes he cannot save her injured pianist husband’s hands, then remembers, without telling her, the ones left over from the execution he just witnessed, in Mad Love, 1935.

Frankenstein (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Mr. Carl Laemmle Feels The famous opening, Edward Van Sloan (who will play "Dr. Waldman") speaks presumably of Mr. Laemmle senior, introducing Universal's landmark Frankenstein, 1931, starring Boris Karloff.

Frankenstein (1931) -- (Movie Clip) He's Just Resting The first scene, Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive), already pretty cracked, and aide Fritz (Dwight Frye), with designs on a body being buried somewhere in central Europe, in James Whale's Frankenstein, 1931.

Christopher Strong (1933) -- (Movie Clip) -- I've Always Wanted To Fly Katharine Hepburn's first scene in her second movie, as aviatrix Cynthia, captured by Harry (Ralph Forbes) on a treasure-hunt, Colin Clive (title character) also a trophy for his daughter, Harry's girlfriend, Monica (Helen Chandler), in Christopher Strong, 1933, directed by Dorothy Arzner.

History Is Made At Night (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Struggle First appearance of Charles Boyer, no indication of who he might be, but in the next hotel room he overhears Irene (Jean Arthur) being threatened by her chauffeur (Ivan Lebedeff), hired by her husband (Colin Clive) to incriminate her, early in Frank Borzage's History Is Made At Night, 1937.

History Is Made At Night (1937) -- (Movie Clip) You'd Let Him Die? Irene (Jean Arthur) home from a Paris night out with a new beau, has forgotten he saved her by posing as a jewel thief, confronted by her villainous tycoon husband (Colin Clive) and a detective (Georges Renavent), in Frank Borzage's History Is Made At Night, 1937.

One More River -- (Movie Clip) Rough Handling Lady Clare (Diana Wynyard) settling in London with uncle Sir Lawrence (Henry Stephenson) when without warning Sir Gerald (Colin Clive), the abusive husband she abandoned in Ceylon, arrives with promises, in One More River, 1934, from the John Galsworthy novel.

Girl From Tenth Avenue, The - (Original Trailer) A working girl (Bette Davis) reforms an alcoholic lawyer (Ian Hunter) who was recently dumped. Now on track, his ex wants him back in The Girl From Tenth Avenue (1935).

Bride of Frankenstein - (Re-issue trailer) To save his wife, Baron Frankenstein must build a mate for his monster in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), starring Boris Karloff.

Widow From Monte Carlo, The - (Original Trailer) The Widow From Monte Carlo (1936) enlists an American thief (Warren William) to save her from blackmail.

Looking Forward - (Original Trailer) MGM faces the Great Depression in Looking Forward (1933) with Lionel Barrymore as a 40-year employee laid off from his job.

Mad Love - (Original Trailer) A mad doctor grafts the hands of a murderer on to a concert pianist's wrists in Mad Love (1935) starring Peter Lorre.

Key, The (1934) -- (Original Trailer) A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man in The Key (1934) starring William Powell.

Frankenstein - (Original Trailer) A crazed scientist creates a living being from body parts, not realizing it has a madman's brain in Frankenstein (1931), starring Boris Karloff.

Christopher Strong - (Original Trailer) Katharine Hepburn is an aviatrix whose affair with a married man could cost her her career in Dorothy Arzner's Christopher Strong (1933).

Companions

Jean de Casalis

Wife

Actor. Married until his death; born in 1897; died on August 16, 1966.

Bibliography

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