Edward Erskholme Clive was a Welsh stage actor and director who had a prolific acting career in Britain and America. He also played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood movies between 1933 and his death. E. E. Clive was born on 28 August 1879 in Blaenavon in Monmouthshire. Clive studied for a medical career, and had completed four years of medical studies at St Bartholomew's Hospital before switching his focus to acting at age 22. Touring the provinces for a decade, Clive became an expert at virtually every sort of regional dialect in the British Isles. He moved to the US in 1912, where after working in the Orpheum vaudeville circuit he set up his own stock company in Boston. By the 1920s, his company was operating in Hollywood; among his repertory players were such up-and-comers as Rosalind Russell. He also worked at the Broadway in several plays. E. E. Clive made his film debut as a village police constable in 1933's The Invisible Man with Claude Rains, then spent the next seven years showing up in wry supporting and bit parts, where he often portrayed comical versions of English stereotypes. He often played butlers, reporters, aristocrats, shopkeepers and cabbies during his short film career. Though his roles were often small, Clive was a well-known and prolific character actor of his time. Among his best-known roles was the incompetent Burgomaster in James Whale's horror classic Bride of Frankenstein (1935). He was a semi-regular as Tenny the Butler in Paramount Pictures' Bulldog Drummond B series, starring John Howard; he also played butlers in other movies like Bachelor Mother with David Niven and Ginger Rogers. In 1939, Clive appeared in The Little Princess as the lawyer Mr. Barrows, and the first two entries of the classic Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone. One of Clive's last roles was Sir William Lucas in the 1940 literature adaption Pride and Prejudice (1940) with Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson. E. E. Clive died on 6 June 1940, of a heart ailment, in his Hollywood home. He was survived by his wife Eleanor and their child. Clive was a member of the Euclid lodge of Freemasons in Boston.
Edward Erskholme Clive was a Welsh stage actor and director who had a prolific acting career in Britain and America. He also played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood movies between 1933 and his death. E. E. Clive was born on 28 August 1879 in Blaenavon in Monmouthshire. Clive studied for a medical career, and had completed four years of medical studies at St Bartholomew's Hospital before switching his focus to acting at age 22. Touring the provinces for a decade, Clive became an expert at virtually every sort of regional dialect in the British Isles. He moved to the US in 1912, where after working in the Orpheum vaudeville circuit he set up his own stock company in Boston. By the 1920s, his company was operating in Hollywood; among his repertory players were such up-and-comers as Rosalind Russell. He also worked at the Broadway in several plays. E. E. Clive made his film debut as a village police constable in 1933's The Invisible Man with Claude Rains, then spent the next seven years showing up in wry supporting and bit parts, where he often portrayed comical versions of English stereotypes. He often played butlers, reporters, aristocrats, shopkeepers and cabbies during his short film career. Though his roles were often small, Clive was a well-known and prolific character actor of his time. Among his best-known roles was the incompetent Burgomaster in James Whale's horror classic Bride of Frankenstein (1935). He was a semi-regular as Tenny the Butler in Paramount Pictures' Bulldog Drummond B series, starring John Howard; he also played butlers in other movies like Bachelor Mother with David Niven and Ginger Rogers. In 1939, Clive appeared in The Little Princess as the lawyer Mr. Barrows, and the first two entries of the classic Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone. One of Clive's last roles was Sir William Lucas in the 1940 literature adaption Pride and Prejudice (1940) with Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson. E. E. Clive died on 6 June 1940, of a heart ailment, in his Hollywood home. He was survived by his wife Eleanor and their child. Clive was a member of the Euclid lodge of Freemasons in Boston.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Release Date:02/09/1964
Flowing Gold
Character:Mr. Naismith (uncredited)
Release Date:24/08/1940
Foreign Correspondent
Character:Mr. Naismith (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1940
Pride and Prejudice
Character:Sir William Lucas
Release Date:26/07/1940
Adventure in Diamonds
Character:Mr. MacPherson
Release Date:08/03/1940
Congo Maisie
Character:Horace Snell
Release Date:19/01/1940
The Earl of Chicago
Character:Mr. Redwood
Release Date:05/01/1940
Raffles
Character:Barraclough
Release Date:11/11/1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Inspector Bristol
Release Date:01/09/1939
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Character:Tenny
Release Date:12/07/1939
Bachelor Mother
Character:Butler
Release Date:30/06/1939
Man About Town
Character:Hotchkiss
Release Date:29/06/1939
Rose of Washington Square
Character:Barouche Driver
Release Date:05/05/1939
I'm from Missouri
Character:Mr. Arthur, Duke of Cricklewood
Release Date:06/04/1939
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Character:Tenny
Release Date:29/03/1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character:London Cabbie John Clayton
Release Date:24/03/1939
The Little Princess
Character:Mr. Barrows
Release Date:17/03/1939
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Character:Port Commandant General (uncredited)
Release Date:20/01/1939
The Last Warning
Character:Major Barclay
Release Date:07/12/1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Character:Tenny
Release Date:25/11/1938
Submarine Patrol
Character:
Release Date:25/11/1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Character:'Tenny' Tennison
Release Date:05/08/1938
Gateway
Character:Room Steward
Release Date:05/08/1938
Kidnapped
Character:Minister MacDougall
Release Date:27/05/1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Character:Tenny
Release Date:18/03/1938
The First Hundred Years
Character:Chester Blascomb
Release Date:12/03/1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Character:Alf
Release Date:25/02/1938
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Character:'Tenny' Tennison
Release Date:16/12/1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Character:Lord Nigel Braemer
Release Date:03/12/1937
Live, Love and Learn
Character:Mr. Palmiston
Release Date:29/10/1937
It's Love I'm After
Character:First Butler
Release Date:08/10/1937
Danger – Love at Work
Character:Wilbur
Release Date:30/09/1937
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Character:Tenny
Release Date:24/09/1937
Love Under Fire
Character:Captain Bowden
Release Date:20/08/1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Character:Auctioneer
Release Date:02/07/1937
Night Must Fall
Character:Guide
Release Date:30/04/1937
Personal Property
Character:Cosgrove Dabney
Release Date:19/03/1937
Ready, Willing and Able
Character:Sir Samuel Buffington
Release Date:06/03/1937
On the Avenue
Character:Cabby
Release Date:12/02/1937
Maid of Salem
Character:Bilge
Release Date:12/02/1937
They Wanted to Marry
Character:Stiles
Release Date:05/02/1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Character:"Tenny" Tennison
Release Date:22/01/1937
Camille
Character:Saint Gaudens (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1936
Lloyd's of London
Character:Magistrate
Release Date:25/11/1936
Tarzan Escapes
Character:Masters
Release Date:06/11/1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character:Sir Humphrey Harcourt
Release Date:20/10/1936
All American Chump
Character:. Montgomery Brantley
Release Date:16/10/1936
All American Chump
Character:Montgomery Brantley
Release Date:16/10/1936
Isle of Fury
Character:Dr. Hardy
Release Date:10/10/1936
Libeled Lady
Character:Fishing Instructor
Release Date:09/10/1936
Cain and Mabel
Character:Charles Fendwick
Release Date:26/09/1936
Piccadilly Jim
Character:London Gossip Editor Bill Mechan
Release Date:14/08/1936
The White Angel
Character:Dr. Smith (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1936
Ticket to Paradise
Character:Barkins
Release Date:24/06/1936
Palm Springs
Character:Morgan
Release Date:05/06/1936
Trouble for Two
Character:King
Release Date:29/05/1936
The Golden Arrow
Character:Walker
Release Date:23/05/1936
Show Boat
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1936
Show Boat
Character:Sir Arthur
Release Date:17/05/1936
Dracula's Daughter
Character:Sergeant Wilkes
Release Date:11/05/1936
The Unguarded Hour
Character:Lord Henry Hathaway
Release Date:10/04/1936
Love Before Breakfast
Character:Yacht Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:09/03/1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Character:Sir Harry Lorridaile
Release Date:06/03/1936
The Dark Hour
Character:Foot, the Butler
Release Date:17/02/1936
Captain Blood
Character:Clerk of the Court
Release Date:26/12/1935
A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Judge in 'Old Bailey'
Release Date:25/12/1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Character:Lord Holloway
Release Date:19/12/1935
Kind Lady
Character:Grammaphone Man (uncredited)
Release Date:06/12/1935
Stars Over Broadway
Character:Crane
Release Date:23/11/1935
Remember Last Night?
Character:Coroner's Photographer (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Character:Higgins - Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Character:Coachman
Release Date:21/10/1935
Page Miss Glory
Character:Monogram Shirtmaker (uncredited)
Release Date:07/09/1935
Atlantic Adventure
Character:McIntosh
Release Date:25/08/1935
We're in the Money
Character:Jevons
Release Date:17/08/1935
Bride of Frankenstein
Character:Burgomaster
Release Date:20/04/1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Character:Thorpe's Chauffeur Westbrook (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Character:Sapsea
Release Date:04/02/1935
David Copperfield
Character:Sheriff's Man (uncredited)
Release Date:18/01/1935
The Little Minister
Character:Sheriff Greer
Release Date:28/12/1934
Father Brown, Detective
Character:Sergeant Dawes
Release Date:14/12/1934
The Gay Divorcee
Character:Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1934
Charlie Chan in London
Character:Det. Sgt. Thacker
Release Date:12/09/1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Character:London Bobbie
Release Date:15/08/1934
One More River
Character:Chayne
Release Date:06/08/1934
Riptide
Character:Major Mills (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1934
The Poor Rich
Character:Lord Fetherstone
Release Date:25/02/1934
Long Lost Father
Character:Spot Hawkins
Release Date:19/01/1934
The Invisible Man
Character:Constable Jaffers
Release Date:31/10/1933
Cheaters at Play
Character:Steward
Release Date:27/01/1932
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