Colin Clive

Born: 1900-01-20 in Saint-Malo, Brittany, France

Died: 1937-06-25

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

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

History Is Made at Night as Bruce Vail
Lancer Spy as Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)
The Woman I Love as Capt. Thelis

1935

Bride of Frankenstein as Henry Frankenstein
Mad Love as Stephen Orlac
Clive of India as Capt. Johnstone
The Widow from Monte Carlo as Eric Reynolds
The Girl from 10th Avenue as John Marland
The Right to Live as Maurice Trent
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo as Bertrand Berkeley

1934

One More River as Sir Gerald Corven
Jane Eyre as Edward Rochester
The Key as Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr

1933

Christopher Strong as Sir Christopher Strong
Looking Forward as Geoffrey Fielding

1932

Lily Christine as Rupert Harvey

1931

Frankenstein as Henry Frankenstein
The Stronger Sex as Warren Barrington

1930

Journey's End as Denis Stanhope