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Clive Revill

クライヴ・レヴィル　/　くらいゔ・れゔぃる

Actor from New Zealand

April 18, 1930 (age 96)　・　Wellington, New Zealand

actor
stage actor
film actor

My Take

Clive Revill is exactly the kind of actor I admire, the working craftsman who built a career out of character parts rather than top billing. Born in Wellington in 1930 and trained through the Royal Shakespeare Company, he carried that stage discipline into film and television for decades, often in the supporting roles that quietly make a story work. There's something fitting about a New Zealander making his name on the London stage and in musical theatre before fanning out everywhere. He passed in March 2025, and I think his legacy is the actor's actor reputation: dependable, versatile, and present in far more than most people realize.

Overview

Clive Selsby Revill (18 April 1930 – 11 March 2025) was a New Zealand actor and singer, best known for his performances in musical theatre and the London stage. A veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he also starred in numerous films and television programmes, often in character parts.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Clive Revill
Name (Japanese): クライヴ・レヴィル
Reading: くらいゔ・れゔぃる
Born: April 18, 1930 (age 96)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Horse
Origin: Wellington, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Rongotai College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB

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