John Clive (6 January 1933 – 14 October 2012) was an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as KG200 and Borossa.

Clive was also known as an actor, who started his career at the age of fifteen. Later he appeared on the West End stage, 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 character acting has led him to appear in comic and serious roles in films, such as The Italian Job, Yellow Submarine, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, A Clockwork Orange and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He also appeared in two of the Carry on series of comedy films; Carry On Abroad, and Carry On Dick

Career

Other notable film appearances include the Ealing Studios comedy The Magnet, credited as Clive Kendall. In the Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine, he featured as the voice of John Lennon. His television appearances also included 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.

In 1977, he co-wrote, with J.D. Gilman, the historical novel KG 200, a story about a secret Luftwaffe unit during the Second World War. "KG 200" was an international best-seller. The Last Liberator, his next book followed in 1980, and was well received by literary critics. Barossa (1981) also achieved critical acclaim. Broken Wings was published in 1983 and matched the international success of KG 200. Other fictional titles written by Clive include, Ark (1986) another book well received by critics and co-written with Nicholas Head. The Lions Cage was published in 1988.

John Clive died after a short illness on 14 October 2012 in England.

Bibliography

• Clive, John and Gilman J. D. KG 200: a novel. Simon and Schuster (1977). ISBN 978-0-671-22890-3
• Clive, John. The Last Liberator. Hamlyn (1980). ISBN 0-600-20022-1
• Clive, John. Borossa. Delacorte Press (1981). ISBN 978-0-440-00433-2
• Clive, John. Broken Wings. Granada (1983). ISBN 978-0-586-05582-3
• Clive, John and Head, Nicholas. Ark. Penguin (1986). ISBN 978-0-14-007727-8
• Clive, John. The Lions Cage. Penguin (1988). ISBN 978-0-14-009289-9

Filmography

Credits include:

• The Mini-Affair (1967)
• Smashing Time (1967)
• Yellow Submarine (1968)
• The Italian Job (1969)
• A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
• A Clockwork Orange (1971)
• Four Dimensions of Greta (1972)
• Straight on Till Morning (1972)
• Go for a Take (1972)
• Carry On Abroad (1972)
• Tiffany Jones (1973)
• Carry On Dick (1974)
• Great Expectations (1974)
• Never Too Young to Rock (1975)
• Queen Kong (1976)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
• Hardcore (1977)
• Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
• Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
• Let's Get Laid (1978)
• Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
• No Longer Alone (1978)
• RPM (1998)

Credits include:

• The Wednesday Play

"Wear a Very Big Hat" (1965)

• Watch the Birdies (1966)
• The Saint (1967)

"A Double in Diamonds"

• Man in a Suitcase (1967)

"Sweet Sue"

• The Informer (1967)

"No Further Questions"

• Z-Cars (1967)

"Who Said Anything About the Law?: Part 2

"Who Said Anything About the Law?: Part 1

• The Gnomes of Dulwich (1969)

"Episode No.1.5"

"Episode No.1.4"

"Episode No.1.3"

"Episode No.1.2"

"Episode No.1.1"

• Here Come the Double Deckers (1971)

"A Hit for a Miss"

• Father, Dear Father (1971)

"An Explosive Situation"

• The Man Outside (1972)

"A Persistent Coffin"

• The World of Cilla (1973)
• Great Expectations (1974)
• Robert's Robots (1974)

"Santa ClausTrophobia"

"Rampaging Robots"

"Gastronomics Anonymous"

"Courting Disaster"

"I Spy with My Little Ear"

• The Perils of Pendragon (1974)
• The Sweeney (1975)

"Big Brother"

• How Green Was My Valley (1976)

"Episode No.1.6"

"Episode No.1.5"

"Episode No.1.4"

"Episode No.1.3"

"Episode No.1.2"

• The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (1977)

"Naught for Thy Comfort"

• Rising Damp

"The Good Samaritan" (1977)

• Odd Man Out (1977)

"Sink or Swim"

• Rising Damp (1978)

"Fire and Brimstone"

• Rings on Their Fingers (1978)

"Party Mood"

• The Chiffy Kids (1978)

"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 No.1.4"

"Episode No.1.3"

"Episode No.1.2"

• A Dream of Alice (1982)
• Theatre Night (1985)

Lady Windermere's Fan

• T-Bag's Christmas Carol (1989)
• Screen One' (1989)

"One Way Out"

• The 10 Percenters (1996)

"Surprise"

Other credits

Documentaries

• Hamlet: The Video (1992)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2007)

Appearances in deleted scenes

• Carry On Henry / US: Carry on Henry VIII (1971) "Plotter"