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name: "John Clive"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-clive"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 January 1933"
died: "14 October 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
updated: "2026-09-17T06:17:11.416863+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."
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# John Clive

Actor. Born 6 January 1933 in London, England, UK. Died 14 October 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 January 1933, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 October 2012
- **Active:** 1968–1974
- **Also known as:** Clive Kendall
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 74 (1), 1970s 81 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1450882, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166979/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/117548

## Biography

John Clive (born Clive John Frederick Hambley) was an English actor and author. He began his career at the age of fourteen, touring in repertory theatre, and later appeared in West End productions including Absurd Person Singular, The Wizard of Oz and Under Milk Wood.

As a character actor he had roles in films such as The Italian Job (1969), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Carry On Abroad (1972), Carry On Dick (1974), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). He provided the voice of John Lennon in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968). His television credits include appearances in The Saint, Rising Damp and The Sweeney. Clive also wrote historical novels, including the bestseller KG 200 (1977). He died on 14 October 2012.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, bbc.co.uk, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Rising Damp* (1974), Fi1m 84, as Gwyn — [page](https://film.one/tv/rising-damp.md)
- *A Clockwork Orange* (1971), Fi1m 78, as Stage Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-clockwork-orange.md)
- *Yellow Submarine* (1968), Fi1m 74, as John Lennon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/yellow-submarine.md)

## Also known for

- *The Italian Job* (1969), Garage Manager
- *The Pink Panther Strikes Again* (1976), Chuck
- *Revenge of the Pink Panther* (1978), President's Aide
- *The Saint* (1962), Garton
- *Carry On Abroad* (1972), Rob Tweet
- *Carry On Dick* (1974), Isaac

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