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.
Filmography
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Movies 89
![The Big Parade of Comedy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74430-the-big-parade-of-comedy.jpg)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
![Flowing Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81159-flowing-gold.jpg)
Flowing Gold (1940)
![Foreign Correspondent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8620-foreign-correspondent.jpg)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
![Pride and Prejudice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15883-pride-and-prejudice.jpg)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
![Adventure in Diamonds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97280-adventure-in-diamonds.jpg)
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
![Congo Maisie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3884-congo-maisie.jpg)
Congo Maisie (1940)
![The Honeymoon's Over](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135314-the-honeymoon-s-over.jpg)
The Honeymoon's Over (1939)
![Raffles](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74242-raffles.jpg)
Raffles (1939)
![The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2750-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
![Bachelor Mother](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20101-bachelor-mother.jpg)
Bachelor Mother (1939)
![Man About Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98774-man-about-town.jpg)
Man About Town (1939)
![Rose of Washington Square](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80156-rose-of-washington-square.jpg)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
![I'm from Missouri](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
I'm from Missouri (1939)
![The Hound of the Baskervilles](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/2757-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles.jpg)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
![The Little Princess](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13986-the-little-princess.jpg)
The Little Princess (1939)
![Mr. Moto's Last Warning](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3032-mr-moto-s-last-warning.jpg)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
![The Last Warning](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95097-the-last-warning.jpg)
The Last Warning (1938)
![Gateway](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54515-gateway.jpg)
Gateway (1938)
![Kidnapped](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74808-kidnapped.jpg)
Kidnapped (1938)
![The First Hundred Years](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77136-the-first-hundred-years.jpg)
The First Hundred Years (1938)
![Beg, Borrow or Steal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83070-beg-borrow-or-steal.jpg)
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
![Live, Love and Learn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/43820-live-love-and-learn.jpg)
Live, Love and Learn (1937)
![It's Love I'm After](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11548-it-s-love-i-m-after.jpg)
It's Love I'm After (1937)
![Love Under Fire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74822-love-under-fire.jpg)
Love Under Fire (1937)
![The Emperor's Candlesticks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64195-the-emperor-s-candlesticks.jpg)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
![Personal Property](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122005-personal-property.jpg)
Personal Property (1937)
![Ready, Willing and Able](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120444-ready-willing-and-able.jpg)
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
![Camille](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83015-camille.jpg)
Camille (1936)
![Lloyd's of London](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58924-lloyd-s-of-london.jpg)
Lloyd's of London (1936)
![The Charge of the Light Brigade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74214-the-charge-of-the-light-brigade.jpg)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
![All American Chump](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102486-all-american-chump.jpg)
All American Chump (1936)
![Isle of Fury](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103487-isle-of-fury.jpg)
Isle of Fury (1936)
![Libeled Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12139-libeled-lady.jpg)
Libeled Lady (1936)
![Cain and Mabel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11551-cain-and-mabel.jpg)
Cain and Mabel (1936)
![Piccadilly Jim](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100060-piccadilly-jim.jpg)
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
![The White Angel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/96387-the-white-angel.jpg)
The White Angel (1936)
![Palm Springs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134585-palm-springs.jpg)
Palm Springs (1936)
![Show Boat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12232-show-boat.jpg)
Show Boat (1936)
![Dracula's Daughter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/678-dracula-s-daughter.jpg)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
![The Unguarded Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/114257-the-unguarded-hour.jpg)
The Unguarded Hour (1936)
![Love Before Breakfast](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11547-love-before-breakfast.jpg)
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
![Little Lord Fauntleroy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62099-little-lord-fauntleroy.jpg)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
![The Dark Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/114441-the-dark-hour.jpg)
The Dark Hour (1936)
![Captain Blood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10071-captain-blood.jpg)
Captain Blood (1935)
![A Tale of Two Cities](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76409-a-tale-of-two-cities.jpg)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
![The Widow from Monte Carlo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/127241-the-widow-from-monte-carlo.jpg)
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
![Kind Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39469-kind-lady.jpg)
Kind Lady (1935)
![Remember Last Night?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/107236-remember-last-night.jpg)
Remember Last Night? (1935)
![A Feather in Her Hat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134177-a-feather-in-her-hat.jpg)
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
![3 Kids and a Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/577100-3-kids-and-a-queen.jpg)
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
![Page Miss Glory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81228-page-miss-glory.jpg)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
![Atlantic Adventure](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/192585-atlantic-adventure.jpg)
Atlantic Adventure (1935)
![Bride of Frankenstein](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/267-the-bride-of-frankenstein.jpg)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![Gold Diggers of 1935](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67307-gold-diggers-of-1935.jpg)
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
![The Mystery of Edwin Drood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59322-mystery-of-edwin-drood.jpg)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
![David Copperfield](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64151-david-copperfield.jpg)
David Copperfield (1935)
![The Little Minister](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80165-the-little-minister.jpg)
The Little Minister (1934)
![Father Brown, Detective](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68138-father-brown-detective.jpg)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
![The Gay Divorcee](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20106-the-gay-divorcee.jpg)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
![Charlie Chan in London](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4046-charlie-chan-in-london.jpg)
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
![Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93413-bulldog-drummond-strikes-back.jpg)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
![Riptide](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112883-riptide.jpg)
Riptide (1934)
![The Poor Rich](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/107271-the-poor-rich.jpg)
The Poor Rich (1934)
![Long Lost Father](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71317-long-lost-father.jpg)
Long Lost Father (1934)
![The Invisible Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/431-the-invisible-man.jpg)
The Invisible Man (1933)
![Cheaters at Play](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/833025-cheaters-at-play.jpg)
Cheaters at Play (1932)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1879-08-26
Deathday1940-06-06 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceBlaenavon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Wales
Also Known AsEdward Erskholme Clive, Edward E. Clive, E. E. Clive
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