Clive Francis

Clive Francis (born 26 June 1946) is a British stage, television and film actor.

He is the son of actors Raymond Francis and Margaret Towner. He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex.

His father played Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart in the 1960s series No Hiding Place. His mother played Jira, Anakin Skywalker's friend, in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999.

Clive Francis began his acting career at the age of 16 in weekly repertory as a Penguin Player at Bexhill on Sea and has acted on stage, radio, television and films.

He is also a noted caricaturist and has had several exhibitions at the National Theatre. His caricatures have appeared on the covers of several books including Blessings in Disguise by Alec Guinness and a biography of John Gielgud. His own publications include: Laughlines, There Is Nothing Like a Dane (Hamlet) There Is Nothing Like a Thane (Macbeth). A Star is Drawn and The Many Faces of Gielgud, to celebrate Sir John's 90th birthday. See: www.clivefranciscaricaturist.com

Francis appeared as Joe the Lodger in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971). His other films include Inspector Clouseau (1968), The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970), Girl Stroke Boy (1971), Villain (1971), The Last Hangman (2005), Mr Turner, (2014), The Lost City of Z, (2015) The Crown (2016).

His first television role was playing Tommy Traddles opposite Ian McKellen in the 1966 production of Charles DickensDavid Copperfield.

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