Colin Clive

Colin Clive

Actor Jan 20 (died age 37) Saint-Malo, Brittany, France 1930–2025 (95 year career)
6.1 avg rating

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, …

Known For

Filmography

Acting (27)

Movies (27)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)

7.5
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Universal Horror

Universal Horror

1998

as (archive footage)

7.1
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)

5.7
Report

Report

1967

as Henry Frankenstein (archive footage - Bride of Frankenstein (1935))

6.1
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)

5.8
History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937

as Bruce Vail

6.6
The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

as Capt. Thelis

Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy

1937

as Col. Fenwick (rehearsed only) (uncredited)

5.7
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

as Henry Frankenstein

7.5
Clive of India

Clive of India

1935

as Capt. Johnstone

4.7
Mad Love

Mad Love

1935

as Stephen Orlac

7.0
The Right to Live

The Right to Live

1935

as Maurice Trent

4.4
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

as Bertrand Berkeley

6.3
The Widow from Monte Carlo

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

as Eric Reynolds

5.0
The Girl from 10th Avenue

The Girl from 10th Avenue

1935

as John Marland

6.5
The Key

The Key

1934

as Capt. Andrew 'Andy' Kerr

4.6
One More River

One More River

1934

as Sir Gerald Corven

4.6
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1934

as Edward Rochester

5.0
Looking Forward

Looking Forward

1933

as Geoffrey Fielding

6.2
Christopher Strong

Christopher Strong

1933

as Sir Christopher Strong

5.8
Lily Christine

Lily Christine

1932

as Rupert Harvey

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931

as Henry Frankenstein

7.5
The Stronger Sex

The Stronger Sex

1931

as Warren Barrington

Journey's End

Journey's End

1930

as Denis Stanhope

6.3