Clive Mantle

Clive Mantle
Clive Mantle
Born June 3, 1957 (1957-06-03) (age 54)
Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation Actor

Clive Mantle (born 3 June 1957) is a British actor.

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Early life and education

Mantle was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. He was a pupil at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire and a chorister in St John's College Choir for four years. He was also a member of the National Youth Theatre for five years, appearing in a total of eleven productions.

Acting career

He trained at RADA and has worked steadily in films, plays and television, most notably in the cult 1980s fantasy series Robin of Sherwood, where, at 6' 5½" (1.97 m), he was cast as Little John. Mantle is also known for his role as general surgeon Mr. Mike Barrett in the TV series Casualty and later Holby City. Incidentally, he also played the brother of a patient in series 3 of Casualty. In 1992 he starred in CITV series Wysiwyg. He played a minor character in the film Alien 3 in 1993. In 2006 he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio drama The Settling by Big Finish Productions.

He also portrayed Simon Horton, younger brother of David Horton in the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley for two episodes. He appeared as an electric meter reader in the One Foot in the Grave episode 'The Return of the Speckled Band', as well as an irate husband whose wife is chatted up by Richie in the first episode of Bottom, Smells. He is also the voice heard on the audio editions of Andy McNab's Nick Stone thrillers.

He took a supporting role in the 2011 TV series White Van Man, as well as starring in HBO's Game of Thrones as Greatjon Umber.

In the 1980s he starred in the BBC Radio4 comedy show In One Ear. [1]

Deleted role from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

His movie debut role was as the first Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), but the role was left on the cutting room floor.

Some of his deleted footage from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was released on DVD in a Special Edition as part of Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition in November 2006. The footage was included as "Additional Scenes" but was not reincorporated into the main feature.

Awards and nominations

Clive was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1986 (1985 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in Of Mice and Men.

Personal

His cousin is actor John Hallam. Mantle is a fan of Chelsea Football Club.

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