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E. E. Clive

E. E. Clive

Acting August 26, 1879 (60 years old) June 6, 1940 Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Biography

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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The Invisible Man 7.5

The Invisible Man

as Constable Jaffers

1933
Bride of Frankenstein 7.5

Bride of Frankenstein

as Burgomaster

1935
Camille 7.0

Camille

as Saint Gaudens (uncredited)

1936
Pride and Prejudice 6.9

Pride and Prejudice

as Sir William Lucas

1940
The Hound of the Baskervilles 7.1

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as London Cabbie John Clayton

1939
Captain Blood 7.3

Captain Blood

as Clerk of the Court

1935
David Copperfield 6.7

David Copperfield

as Sheriff's Man (uncredited)

1935
Foreign Correspondent 7.0

Foreign Correspondent

as Mr. Naismith (uncredited)

1940
The Charge of the Light Brigade 6.5

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Sir Humphrey Harcourt

1936
Dracula's Daughter 6.0

Dracula's Daughter

as Sergeant Wilkes

1936
Tarzan Escapes 6.9

Tarzan Escapes

as Masters

1936
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 6.9

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Bristol

1939
Libeled Lady 7.3

Libeled Lady

as Fishing Instructor

1936
The Gay Divorcee 6.9

The Gay Divorcee

as Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)

1934
Gold Diggers of 1935 6.4

Gold Diggers of 1935

as Thorpe's Chauffeur Westbrook (uncredited)

1935
A Tale of Two Cities 6.9

A Tale of Two Cities

as Judge in 'Old Bailey'

1935
It's Love I'm After 7.1

It's Love I'm After

as First Butler

1937
Live, Love and Learn 5.6

Live, Love and Learn

as Mr. Palmiston

1937
Show Boat 6.7

Show Boat

1936
Show Boat 6.7

Show Boat

as Sir Arthur

1936
The Emperor's Candlesticks 5.0

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Auctioneer

1937
Mr. Moto's Last Warning 5.6

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as Port Commandant General (uncredited)

1939
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 5.9

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as Sapsea

1935
The Little Princess 6.7

The Little Princess

as Mr. Barrows

1939
Bachelor Mother 7.2

Bachelor Mother

as Butler

1939
Ticket to Paradise 7.5

Ticket to Paradise

as Barkins

1936
Rose of Washington Square 6.7

Rose of Washington Square

as Barouche Driver

1939
Lloyd's of London 7.3

Lloyd's of London

as Magistrate

1936
Riptide 6.7

Riptide

as Major Mills (uncredited)

1934
3 Kids and a Queen 6.8

3 Kids and a Queen

as Coachman

1935
Charlie Chan in London 6.9

Charlie Chan in London

as Det. Sgt. Thacker

1934
Beg, Borrow or Steal 6.0

Beg, Borrow or Steal

as Lord Nigel Braemer

1937
The Honeymoon's Over 8.0

The Honeymoon's Over

as Col. Shelby

1939
The Big Parade of Comedy 7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

1964
The First Hundred Years 7.3

The First Hundred Years

as Chester Blascomb

1938
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge 6.0

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

as 'Tenny' Tennison

1937
Little Lord Fauntleroy 6.8

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Sir Harry Lorridaile

1936
The Earl of Chicago 6.3

The Earl of Chicago

as Mr. Redwood

1940
The White Angel 7.3

The White Angel

as Dr. Smith (uncredited)

1936
The Golden Arrow 6.3

The Golden Arrow

as Walker

1936
Arsène Lupin Returns 6.3

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Alf

1938
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police 6.2

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

as Tenny

1939
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back 6.2

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

as Tenny

1937
Bulldog Drummond in Africa 5.8

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

as 'Tenny' Tennison

1938
Cain and Mabel 6.4

Cain and Mabel

as Charles Fendwick

1936
Isle of Fury 5.4

Isle of Fury

as Dr. Hardy

1936
Trouble for Two 6.5

Trouble for Two

as King

1936
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 5.6

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as London Bobbie

1934
A Feather in Her Hat 7.0

A Feather in Her Hat

as Higgins - Pub Proprietor (uncredited)

1935
Ready, Willing and Able 5.4

Ready, Willing and Able

as Sir Samuel Buffington

1937
On the Avenue 7.2

On the Avenue

as Cabby

1937
Bulldog Drummond's Peril 5.9

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Tenny

1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond 6.8

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

as Tenny

1938
The Widow from Monte Carlo 5.8

The Widow from Monte Carlo

as Lord Holloway

1935
Kind Lady 6.8

Kind Lady

as Grammaphone Man (uncredited)

1935
Raffles 6.1

Raffles

as Barraclough

1939
I'm from Missouri 7.0

I'm from Missouri

as Mr. Arthur, Duke of Cricklewood

1939
We're in the Money 5.9

We're in the Money

as Jevons

1935
The Last Warning 8.5

The Last Warning

as Major Barclay

1938
Danger – Love at Work 7.0

Danger – Love at Work

as Wilbur

1937
Flowing Gold 6.7

Flowing Gold

as Mr. Naismith (uncredited)

1940
Love Before Breakfast 6.1

Love Before Breakfast

as Yacht Captain (uncredited)

1936
Kidnapped 6.0

Kidnapped

as Minister MacDougall

1938
They Wanted to Marry 5.8

They Wanted to Marry

as Stiles

1937
The Unguarded Hour 6.4

The Unguarded Hour

as Lord Henry Hathaway

1936
Bulldog Drummond's Bride 6.3

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as Tenny

1939
Man About Town 4.5

Man About Town

as Hotchkiss

1939
One More River 5.2

One More River

as Chayne

1934
All American Chump 6.2

All American Chump

as . Montgomery Brantley

1936
All American Chump 6.2

All American Chump

as Montgomery Brantley

1936
Page Miss Glory 6.7

Page Miss Glory

as Monogram Shirtmaker (uncredited)

1935
Maid of Salem 6.2

Maid of Salem

as Bilge

1937
Remember Last Night? 5.5

Remember Last Night?

as Coroner's Photographer (uncredited)

1935
Bulldog Drummond Escapes 6.0

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

as "Tenny" Tennison

1937
The Dark Hour 5.9

The Dark Hour

as Foot, the Butler

1936
Piccadilly Jim 6.8

Piccadilly Jim

as London Gossip Editor Bill Mechan

1936
Night Must Fall 7.0

Night Must Fall

as Guide

1937
The Poor Rich 8.0

The Poor Rich

as Lord Fetherstone

1934
Stars Over Broadway 5.6

Stars Over Broadway

as Crane

1935
Submarine Patrol 6.7

Submarine Patrol

1938
Long Lost Father 5.9

Long Lost Father

as Spot Hawkins

1934
Adventure in Diamonds 6.0

Adventure in Diamonds

as Mr. MacPherson

1940
Father Brown, Detective 6.5

Father Brown, Detective

as Sergeant Dawes

1934
The Little Minister 5.8

The Little Minister

as Sheriff Greer

1934
Gateway 7.4

Gateway

as Room Steward

1938
Congo Maisie 4.4

Congo Maisie

as Horace Snell

1940
Personal Property 6.9

Personal Property

as Cosgrove Dabney

1937
Love Under Fire 5.2

Love Under Fire

as Captain Bowden

1937
Cheaters at Play 7.0

Cheaters at Play

as Steward

1932
Atlantic Adventure 6.0

Atlantic Adventure

as McIntosh

1935
Palm Springs 8.0

Palm Springs

as Morgan

1936

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