Colin Clive

Colin Clive (20 January 1900 – 25 June 1937) was a British stage and screen actor most famous for portraying Dr. Frankenstein in James Whale's two Universal Frankenstein films Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein.

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20 January - 1900 - 25 June - 1937 - British - Actor - James Whale - Universal - Frankenstein - Bride of Frankenstein

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Clive was born in France to a British colonel, and was in the military before he became a stage actor. He first worked with Whale in the Savoy Theatre production of Journey's End and subsequently joined the British community in Hollywood in the 1930s.

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Savoy Theatre - Journey's End

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He suffered chronic alcoholism and died of tuberculosis.

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Alcoholism - Tuberculosis

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