Profile: Actor
JOHN CLIVE is one of those instantly recognisable faces that one knows from more than a hundred film and television performances. Dylis Powell, the legendary film critic picked up on him early in his career as the unctuous, ritzy car manager, divesting Michael Caine of some of his ill gotten gains in THE ITALIAN JOB.
Other films include CLOCKWORK ORANGE and GREAT EXPECTATIONS. He did John Lennon's voice in the the animated Beatles film, YELLOW SUBMARINE. He was in CARRY ON ABROAD and THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN.
On television he has appeared notably in WEAR A VERY BIG HAT, directed by Ken Loach. In THE SWEENEY and RISING DAMP twice. Then he starred in the comedy/drama series PERILS OF PENDRAGON for BBC TV. Then he took the lead as Professor Sommerby in the childrens' series, ROBERTS ROBOTS for ITV.
More television series followed. He played the Barry Fitzherald part in HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY for BBC TV. And then did another series, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, again for BBC TV.
He was Hinks in THE HISTORY OF MR POLLY and the Reverend Boon in TROPIC for ATV.
He played Mr Dumby in LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN for BBC TV and more recently appeared in CASUALTY and YOUNG INDIANA JONES. He was in the award winning comedy series TEN PERCENTERS. He also did a feature film, RPM directed by Ian Sharp.
But there is another side of his work that isn't often connected.
His comic talent as a character actor is unusual in that it contrasts sharply with his talent as a writer.
He is a bestselling author...
JOHN CLIVE now lives in Spain and in London with his wife BRYONY. She is Canadian and they met in a play eleven years ago. In the play he was a psychiatrist and she was one of his patients, who believed she was Marlene Dietrich. At the end they were supposed to fall in love. And that is where fiction became reality...
JOHN CLIVE has a son, Alexander, and a daughter, Hannah from his previous marriage. Bryony has a son Deane, from hers.
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