Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Colin Clive
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 25Series: 0
TMDB ID: 2923
IMDb ID: nm0166972
Known for: Acting
Born: January 20, 1900
Died: June 25, 1937
Age: 37
Place of birth: Saint-Malo, Brittany, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1930 - 2025
Years active: 96
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q445538
Also known as
Colin Glenn Clive-Greig
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.
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Movie credits linked with Colin Clive.
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)
2014 Movie
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Movie
7.1
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
1998 Movie
6.1
Report
as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
1967 Movie
5.8
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)
1942 Movie
5.7
Lancer Spy
as Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)
1937 Movie
The Woman I Love
as Capt. Thelis
1937 Movie
6.6
History Is Made at Night
as Bruce Vail
1937 Movie
5.0
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Eric Reynolds
1935 Movie
6.3
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as Bertrand Berkeley
1935 Movie
7.0
Mad Love
as Stephen Orlac
1935 Movie
6.5
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as John Marland
1935 Movie
7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
as Henry Frankenstein
1935 Movie
4.4
The Right to Live
as Maurice Trent
1935 Movie
4.7
Clive of India
as Capt. Johnstone
1935 Movie
5.0
Jane Eyre
as Edward Rochester
1934 Movie
4.7
One More River
as Sir Gerald Corven
1934 Movie
4.6
The Key
as Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr
1934 Movie
6.2
Looking Forward
as Geoffrey Fielding
1933 Movie
5.8
Christopher Strong
as Sir Christopher Strong
1933 Movie
Lily Christine
as Rupert Harvey
1932 Movie
7.5
Frankenstein
as Henry Frankenstein
1931 Movie
The Stronger Sex
as Warren Barrington
1931 Movie