John Clive
John Clive (born 6 January 1933, North London, England), is an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as "KG200" and "Borossa".
Clive is also known as an actor, who started his career at the age of fifteen. Since then he has appeared on London, West End stages, in plays such as Absurd Person Singular, The Wizard Of Oz, Under Milk Wood, The Bandwagon at the Mermaid Theatre, The Winslow Boy, Young Woodley and Life With Father. Clive's distinctive character acting has led him to appear in comic and serious roles in films, such as The Italian Job,[1] Yellow Submarine, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, A Clockwork Orange[2] and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He has also appeared in four of the quintessentially British Carry on series of comedy films. These include, Carry On Abroad[3] Carry On Dick[4] and That's Carry On![5]
Career
Acting
Other notable film appearances include the Ealing Studios comedy The Magnet, credited as Clive Kendall. In The Beatles film Yellow Submarine,[6] he featured as the voice of John Lennon.[1][7] His television appearances also include Robert's Robots, Rising Damp, The Dick Emery Show, The Perils of Pendragon, The Sweeney, Great Expectations and The History of Mr Polly. He appeared in the first Wednesday Play Wear a Very Big Hat, broadcast by BBC 1 in 1964. Clive also featured in, Lady Windermere's Fan, One Way Out, and The Ten Percenters.[5]
Author
In 1977, he co-wrote the historical novel "KG 200" with J.D. Gilman which was a story about a secret Luftwaffe unit during The Second World War.[8] "KG 200" became an international bestseller[9] and his next book "The Last Liberator",[10] followed in 1980 and was well received by literary critics.[9] "Barossa" (1981)[11] also achieved critical acclaim.[9] "Broken Wings" [12] was published in 1983 and matched the international success of "KG 200".[9] Other fictional titles written by Clive include, "Ark" (1986)[13] another book well received by critics[9] and co-written with Nicholas Head.[9] "The Lions Cage" was published in 1988.[14]
Bibliography
See also References
- KG 200: a novel. Simon and Schuster (1977). Co-author
- The Last Liberator. Hamlyn (1980)
- Borossa Delacorte Press. (1981)
- Broken Wings Granada. (1983).
- Ark Penguin (1986). Co-author
- The Lions Cage. Penguin (1988)
Filmography
Feature films
Credits include:[15]
Television
Credits include[5]:
- "Wear a Very Big Hat" (1965)
- "A Double in Diamonds"
- "Sweet Sue"
- "No Further Questions"
- "Who Said Anything About the Law?: Part 2
- "Who Said Anything About the Law?: Part 1
- The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969)
- "Episode #1.5"
- "Episode #1.4"
- "Episode #1.3"
- "Episode #1.2"
- "Episode #1.1"
- "A Hit for a Miss"
- "An Explosive Situation"
- "A Persistent Coffin"
- "Santa ClausTrophobia"
- "Rampaging Robots"
- "Gastronomics Anonymous"
- "Courting Disaster"
- "I Spy with My Little Ear"
- "Big Brother"
- "Episode #1.6"
- "Episode #1.5"
- "Episode #1.4"
- "Episode #1.3"
- "Episode #1.2"
- "Naught for Thy Comfort"
- "The Good Samaritan" (1977)
- "Sink or Swim"
- "Fire and Brimstone"
- Rings on Their Fingers (1978)
- "Party Mood"
- "It Pays to Advertise"
- Leave It to Charlie (1979)
- "Money, Money, Money"
- The Nesbitts Are Coming (1980)
- "Moving Day"
- "Look on the Black Side"
- "Race Day"
- "The Big Job"
- "It's All a Game"
- The History of Mr. Polly (1980)
- "Episode #1.4"
- "Episode #1.3"
- "Episode #1.2"
- "One Way Out"
- "Surprise"
Other credits
- Documentaries[5]
- Appearances in deleted scenes[5]
- Carry on Henry (1971) "Plotter"
- Carry on Henry VIII (1971 USA) "Plotter"
- Carry on Henry or Mind My Chopper! (1971 UK, long title) "Plotter"
Notes
- ^ a b Adams, Brad. "An interview with John Clive". oak.cats.ohiou.edu. http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ms538596/feature1.html. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ McDougal, Stuart.Y. Stanley Kubrick's: A Clockwork Orange. Cambridge University Press film handbooks series. Cambridge University Press (2003). p. 157.
- ^ "Carry on Abroad, cast". allmovie.com. http://www.allmovie.com/work/carry-on-abroad-86736/cast. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Carry on Dick, cast". allmovie.com. http://www.allmovie.com/work/carry-on-dick-8367/cast. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "John Clive film and television credits". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166979/. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "Yellow Submarine". allmmovie.com. http://www.allmovie.com/work/yellow-submarine-55749. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Yellow Submarine". movietome.com. http://www.movietome.com/people/88473/john-clive/credits.html. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ Clive, John and Gilman J. D.. KG 200: a novel. Simon and Schuster (1977). pp. 1–317.
- ^ a b c d e f Sunday Times (UK) et al. "John Clive. Best seller listings". johnclive.net. http://www.johnclive.net/author/aunewspaperclippings.php. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ Clive, John. The Last Liberator. Hamlyn (1980). pp. 1–253.
- ^ Clive, John. Borossa. Delacorte Press (1981). pp. 1–294.
- ^ Clive, John. Broken Wings. Granada (1983). pp. 1–416.
- ^ Clive, John and Head Nicholas. Ark. Penguin (1986). pp. 1–336.
- ^ Clive, John. The Lions Cage. Penguin (1988). pp. 1–286.
- ^ "John Clive Filmography". allmusic.com. http://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-clive-13714/filmography. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
References
- Clive, John and Gilman J. D. KG 200: a novel. Simon and Schuster (1977). ISBN 978-067122-890-3
- Clive, John. The Last Liberator. Hamlyn (1980). ISBN 0-600200-22-1
- Clive, John. Borossa. Delacorte Press (1981). ISBN 978-044000-433-2
- Clive, John. Broken Wings. Granada (1983). ISBN 978-058605-582-3
- Clive, John and Head, Nicholas. Ark. Penguin (1986). ISBN 978-014007-727-8
- Clive, John. The Lions Cage. Penguin (1988). ISBN 978-014009-289-9
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6 January 1933 |
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North London, England, UK |
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