John Clive
Biography
John Clive was an English actor and author who started on stage as a teenager, touring in repertory before appearing in West End plays such as Absurd Person Singular, Under Milk Wood and The Winslow Boy. Born in London, he left school at fourteen for a job at the New Shakespeare Theatre as a page, and soon auditioned for plays and musicals. His first film role came in the Ealing comedy The Magnet, credited as Clive Kendall, and he later voiced John Lennon in Yellow Submarine (1968). As a character actor he took comic and straight parts in films including The Italian Job (1969) and A Clockwork Orange (1971), and he became part of the Carry On team, appearing in Carry On Dick (1974). He also worked in television, in Rising Damp and The Sweeney, and wrote historical fiction, among it the best-seller KG 200.
79years old at death
- Born North London
- Died England
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 10 years1968 to 1978
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About the name
Clive's first film role was in the Ealing Studios comedy The Magnet, for which he was credited as Clive Kendall before adopting the stage name John Clive.
Behind the camera
In 1977, Clive and J.D. Gilman co-wrote the historical novel KG 200, which tells of a secret Luftwaffe unit in the Second World War. The book became an international best-seller.
John Clive movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Yellow Submarine1968 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musicalas John Lennonvoice
IMDb rating 7.430K votes
Most often with
Peter Collinson directed two of these films, Gerald Thomas two. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Peter CollinsonDirector, 2 films, 1969 to 1972
All films by Peter Collinson
Gerald ThomasDirector, 2 films, 1974 to 1977
All films by Gerald Thomas
Also two films together2 more actors
- Lance PercivalRosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978) and Yellow Submarine (1968)
- Jack DouglasThat's Carry On! (1977) and Carry on Dick (1974)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.