---
name: "Henry Clive"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-clive"
fi1m_id: "henry-clive"
imdb_id: "nm0166975"
tmdb_id: 1362363
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "3 October 1883"
died: "12 December 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:12:22.976331+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Clive

## Identity

Henry Clive

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-clive
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-clive
- **IMDb ID:** nm0166975
- **TMDB ID:** 1362363
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1362363

Production designer. Born 3 October 1883 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died 12 December 1960.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 3 October 1883, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Died:** 12 December 1960
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1362363

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*City Lights*](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md) (89)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Henry Clive (born Clive O'Hara) was an Australian actor, production designer, magician and illustrator. Born in Melbourne on 3 October 1883, he moved to Hollywood and appeared in silent films including *Her Silent Sacrifice* (1917), *Fighting Odds* (1917) and *Obey the Law* (1933). He also worked in the art department on titles such as *When the Clouds Roll By* (1919) and *The Affairs of Anatol* (1921).

Clive served as production designer (uncredited) on Charlie Chaplin's *City Lights* (1931). He was initially cast in the role of the millionaire but was replaced during production. Earlier in his career he performed as a magician under the name Clive O'Hara and later worked as an art director for First National Pictures and as an illustrator for *The American Weekly*.

He died in Hollywood on 12 December 1960.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *City Lights* (1931), Fi1m 89, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Frontier Marshal* (1939), as Gambler
- *Obey the Law* (1933), as Big Joe Riordan
- *City Lights* (1931), Production Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/city-lights.md)
- *When the Clouds Roll By* (1919), Title Designer
- *As a Man Thinks* (1919), as Frank Clayton
- *I Want to Forget* (1918), as Lieutenant John Long
- *On the Jump* (1918), as Otto Crumley
- *Her Silent Sacrifice* (1917), as Richard Vale
- *Fighting Odds* (1917), as Mr. Copley

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