Actor / Director Profile

Tall, versatile, brown haired (now balding) supporting actor, John Clive has been in a number of famous movies throughout his career.His first film was Smashing Time (1967) and this was followed by a role in the Beatles movie, Yellow Submarine (1968), when he was called upon to dub John Lennon's voice.Appearing in the The Italian Job (1969) was also something of an achievement for this versatile actor. He appeared in a controversial but landmark movie A Clockwork Orange (1971), two years later.For the 'Carry On...' fans he is best remembered as playing the first openly gay character in the series. The character 'Robin' goes on holiday with his partner 'Nicholas' in Carry on Abroad (1972), but unfortunately the characters fall out in the film and 'Robin' is left on his own at the end of the holiday. Another good performance in Carry on Dick (1974) followed.John is not seen in film as much anymore, however he remains a strong performer in many stage productions and is also a successful author. He shares his free time between two properties in London and Spain.