Colin Clive

Colin Clive was a British stage actor and film star born in St. Malo, France on January 20th, 1900. His most prominent stage role was in the production of director James Whale's Journey's End, playing the role of Captain Denis Stanhope. He reprised the character in Whale's 1930 film adaptation of his play. His most famous role however, was in another Whale vehicle, 1931's Frankenstein, where he played the titular character Henry Frankenstein. Clive returned to the role in 1935 in the sequel The Bride of Frankenstein. Colin Clive was a chronic alcoholic and developed pneumonia in 1937. He died on June 25th of that year.