Colin Clive
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 January 1900 · Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
- Died
- 25 June 1937
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.
Known for
Acting 27
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 1998Universal Horror as (archive footage)
- 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
- 1967Report as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
- 1942The Ghost of Frankenstein as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)
- 1937Lancer Spy as Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)
- 1937The Woman I Love as Capt. Thelis
- 1937History Is Made at Night as Bruce Vail
- 1935The Widow from Monte Carlo as Eric Reynolds
- 1935The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo as Bertrand Berkeley
- 1935Mad Love as Stephen Orlac
- 1935The Girl from 10th Avenue as John Marland
- 1935Bride of Frankenstein as Henry Frankenstein
- 1935The Right to Live as Maurice Trent
- 1935Clive of India as Capt. Johnstone
- 1934Jane Eyre as Edward Rochester
- 1934One More River as Sir Gerald Corven
- 1934The Key as Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr
- 1933Looking Forward as Geoffrey Fielding
- 1933Christopher Strong as Sir Christopher Strong
- 1932Lily Christine as Rupert Harvey
- 1931Frankenstein as Henry Frankenstein
- 1931The Stronger Sex as Warren Barrington
- 1930Journey's End as Denis Stanhope