E. E. Clive
Aug 26, 1879 — Jun 6, 1940 (60 years)
Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
86 Movies
A career spanning 94+ years and 86+ titles makes E. E. Clive one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Burgomaster in 'Bride of Frankenstein' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Horror has been his most frequent territory.
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E. E. Clive
86 Movies
A career spanning 94+ years and 86+ titles makes E. E. Clive one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Burgomaster in 'Bride of Frankenstein' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Horror has been his most frequent territory.
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The Invisible Man
1933
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Captain Blood
1935
Tarzan Escapes
1936
Libeled Lady
1936
Pride and Prejudice
1940
Camille
1936
The Little Princess
1939
Dracula's Daughter
1936
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
The Gay Divorcee
1934
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935
Isle of Fury
1936
Danger – Love at Work
1937
David Copperfield
1935
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
Show Boat
1936
Night Must Fall
1937
Lloyd's of London
1936
It's Love I'm After
1937
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
The Earl of Chicago
1940
Live, Love and Learn
1937
Riptide
1934
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938
The White Angel
1936
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
Rose of Washington Square
1939
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
Maid of Salem
1937
Flowing Gold
1940
Love Under Fire
1937
One More River
1934
Love Before Breakfast
1936
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
Charlie Chan in London
1934
On the Avenue
1937
Stars Over Broadway
1935
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
The First Hundred Years
1938
Bachelor Mother
1939
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
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Mr. Naismith (uncredited)
1940
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Foreign Correspondent
Mr. Naismith (uncredited)
1940
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Pride and Prejudice
Sir William Lucas
1940
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Adventure in Diamonds
Mr. MacPherson
1940
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Congo Maisie
Horace Snell
1940
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The Earl of Chicago
Mr. Redwood
1940
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The Honeymoon's Over
Col. Shelby
1939
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Raffles
Barraclough
1939
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Bristol
1939
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is E. E. Clive still alive?
E. E. Clive passed away on June 6, 1940 at age 60.
What are the most famous roles of E. E. Clive?
E. E. Clive is best known for roles in Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Foreign Correspondent.
How many movies has E. E. Clive been in?
Over a 8-year career (since 1932), E. E. Clive has appeared in 88 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was E. E. Clive's first movie?
The career of E. E. Clive began with Cheaters at Play (1932).
What is E. E. Clive's most recent movie or series?
E. E. Clive's most recent release is Flowing Gold, which premiered on August 24, 1940.
E. E. Clive
1879-08-26 · Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
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.