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E. E. Clive

Cast

E. E. Clive

Acting

Cast

E. E. Clive

Known for

Acting

Born

1879-08-26

From

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Died

1940-06-06

Also known as Edward Erskholme Clive, Edward E. Clive, E. E. Clive

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.

The Invisible Man
★7.5
MOVIE1933

The Invisible Man

as Constable Jaffers

Bride of Frankenstein
★7.5
MOVIE1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as Burgomaster

Foreign Correspondent
★7.0
MOVIE1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Mr. Naismith (uncredited)

Captain Blood
★7.2
MOVIE1935

Captain Blood

as Clerk of the Court

Tarzan Escapes
★6.8
MOVIE1936

Tarzan Escapes

as Masters

Libeled Lady
★7.3
MOVIE1936

Libeled Lady

as Fishing Instructor

Pride and Prejudice
★6.9
MOVIE1940

Pride and Prejudice

as Sir William Lucas

Camille
★6.9
MOVIE1936

Camille

as Saint Gaudens (uncredited)

The Little Princess
★6.7
MOVIE1939

The Little Princess

as Mr. Barrows

Dracula's Daughter
★6.0
MOVIE1936

Dracula's Daughter

as Sergeant Wilkes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
★6.9
MOVIE1939

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Inspector Bristol

The Gay Divorcee
★6.9
MOVIE1934

The Gay Divorcee

as Chief Customs Inspector (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
★7.1
MOVIE1939

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as London Cabbie John Clayton

Little Lord Fauntleroy
★6.8
MOVIE1936

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Sir Harry Lorridaile

The Emperor's Candlesticks
★4.9
MOVIE1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Auctioneer

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
★5.9
MOVIE1935

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

as Sapsea

Isle of Fury
★5.5
MOVIE1936

Isle of Fury

as Dr. Hardy

Danger – Love at Work
★7.0
MOVIE1937

Danger – Love at Work

as Wilbur

David Copperfield
★6.7
MOVIE1935

David Copperfield

as Sheriff's Man (uncredited)

The Honeymoon's Over
★8.0
MOVIE1939

The Honeymoon's Over

as Col. Shelby

The Charge of the Light Brigade
★6.5
MOVIE1936

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Sir Humphrey Harcourt

Mr. Moto's Last Warning
★5.7
MOVIE1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as Port Commandant General (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities
★6.9
MOVIE1935

A Tale of Two Cities

as Judge in 'Old Bailey'

Beg, Borrow or Steal
★6.0
MOVIE1937

Beg, Borrow or Steal

as Lord Nigel Braemer

Show Boat
★6.7
MOVIE1936

Show Boat

Show Boat
★6.7
MOVIE1936

Show Boat

as Sir Arthur

Night Must Fall
★7.0
MOVIE1937

Night Must Fall

as Guide

Lloyd's of London
★7.3
MOVIE1936

Lloyd's of London

as Magistrate

It's Love I'm After
★7.1
MOVIE1937

It's Love I'm After

as First Butler

Arsène Lupin Returns
★6.3
MOVIE1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Alf

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
★5.9
MOVIE1938

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Tenny

The Big Parade of Comedy
★7.2
MOVIE1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

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

Bulldog Drummond's Bride
★6.3
MOVIE1939

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as Tenny

The Earl of Chicago
★6.3
MOVIE1940

The Earl of Chicago

as Mr. Redwood

Live, Love and Learn
★5.6
MOVIE1937

Live, Love and Learn

as Mr. Palmiston

Riptide
★6.7
MOVIE1934

Riptide

as Major Mills (uncredited)

Arrest Bulldog Drummond
★6.8
MOVIE1938

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

as Tenny

The White Angel
★7.2
MOVIE1936

The White Angel

as Dr. Smith (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
★6.0
MOVIE1937

Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

as 'Tenny' Tennison

Rose of Washington Square
★6.7
MOVIE1939

Rose of Washington Square

as Barouche Driver

Bulldog Drummond in Africa
★5.8
MOVIE1938

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

as 'Tenny' Tennison

Maid of Salem
★6.2
MOVIE1937

Maid of Salem

as Bilge

Flowing Gold
★6.7
MOVIE1940

Flowing Gold

as Mr. Naismith (uncredited)

Love Under Fire
★5.3
MOVIE1937

Love Under Fire

as Captain Bowden

One More River
★5.2
MOVIE1934

One More River

as Chayne

The Poor Rich
★8.0
MOVIE1934

The Poor Rich

as Lord Fetherstone

Love Before Breakfast
★6.1
MOVIE1936

Love Before Breakfast

as Yacht Captain (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol
★6.7
MOVIE1938

Submarine Patrol

Cheaters at Play
★7.0
MOVIE1932

Cheaters at Play

as Steward

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
★6.2
MOVIE1939

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

as Tenny

Charlie Chan in London
★6.9
MOVIE1934

Charlie Chan in London

as Det. Sgt. Thacker

On the Avenue
★7.2
MOVIE1937

On the Avenue

as Cabby

Stars Over Broadway
★5.6
MOVIE1935

Stars Over Broadway

as Crane

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
★6.1
MOVIE1937

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

as "Tenny" Tennison

The First Hundred Years
★7.3
MOVIE1938

The First Hundred Years

as Chester Blascomb

Bachelor Mother
★7.2
MOVIE1939

Bachelor Mother

as Butler

A Feather in Her Hat
★7.0
MOVIE1935

A Feather in Her Hat

as Higgins - Pub Proprietor (uncredited)

We're in the Money
★5.9
MOVIE1935

We're in the Money

as Jevons

I'm from Missouri
★7.0
MOVIE1939

I'm from Missouri

as Mr. Arthur, Duke of Cricklewood

Trouble for Two
★6.5
MOVIE1936

Trouble for Two

as King

Remember Last Night?
★5.5
MOVIE1935

Remember Last Night?

as Coroner's Photographer (uncredited)

Gateway
★7.4
MOVIE1938

Gateway

as Room Steward

Kidnapped
★6.0
MOVIE1938

Kidnapped

as Minister MacDougall

The Last Warning
★8.5
MOVIE1938

The Last Warning

as Major Barclay

The Golden Arrow
★6.3
MOVIE1936

The Golden Arrow

as Walker

The Little Minister
★5.8
MOVIE1934

The Little Minister

as Sheriff Greer

Long Lost Father
★5.9
MOVIE1934

Long Lost Father

as Spot Hawkins

Ready, Willing and Able
★5.4
MOVIE1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as Sir Samuel Buffington

Congo Maisie
★4.4
MOVIE1940

Congo Maisie

as Horace Snell

The Unguarded Hour
★6.4
MOVIE1936

The Unguarded Hour

as Lord Henry Hathaway

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
★6.2
MOVIE1937

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

as Tenny

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
★5.6
MOVIE1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as London Bobbie

Kind Lady
★6.8
MOVIE1935

Kind Lady

as Grammaphone Man (uncredited)

Adventure in Diamonds
★6.0
MOVIE1940

Adventure in Diamonds

as Mr. MacPherson

Father Brown, Detective
★6.5
MOVIE1934

Father Brown, Detective

as Sergeant Dawes

Page Miss Glory
★6.7
MOVIE1935

Page Miss Glory

as Monogram Shirtmaker (uncredited)

Cain and Mabel
★6.4
MOVIE1936

Cain and Mabel

as Charles Fendwick

3 Kids and a Queen
★6.8
MOVIE1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as Coachman

Raffles
★6.2
MOVIE1939

Raffles

as Barraclough

Atlantic Adventure
★6.0
MOVIE1935

Atlantic Adventure

as McIntosh

The Widow from Monte Carlo
★5.8
MOVIE1935

The Widow from Monte Carlo

as Lord Holloway

Piccadilly Jim
★6.8
MOVIE1936

Piccadilly Jim

as London Gossip Editor Bill Mechan

Gold Diggers of 1935
★6.5
MOVIE1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

as Thorpe's Chauffeur Westbrook (uncredited)

Ticket to Paradise
★7.5
MOVIE1936

Ticket to Paradise

as Barkins

Man About Town
★4.5
MOVIE1939

Man About Town

as Hotchkiss

Palm Springs
★8.0
MOVIE1936

Palm Springs

as Morgan

Personal Property
★6.9
MOVIE1937

Personal Property

as Cosgrove Dabney

The Dark Hour
★5.9
MOVIE1936

The Dark Hour

as Foot, the Butler

They Wanted to Marry
★5.8
MOVIE1937

They Wanted to Marry

as Stiles

All American Chump
★6.2
MOVIE1936

All American Chump

as . Montgomery Brantley

All American Chump
★6.2
MOVIE1936

All American Chump

as Montgomery Brantley