Clive Mantle (born 3 June 1957) is an English actor. He is best known for playing general surgeon Dr Mike Barrett in the BBC hospital drama series Casualty and Holby City in the 1990s, and is also noted for his role as Little John in the cult 1980s fantasy series Robin of Sherwood.Born in Barnet, Mantle was educated at Kimbolton School in Huntingdonshire between 1970 and 1975 and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) between 1978 and 1980. He appeared in 11 productions of the National Youth Theatre in five seasons between 1974 and 1978, and began carving a successful career as a stage actor in the 1980s, alongside various television roles. In 1984 he was nominated for an Olivier Award and was joint Best Newcomer in the Plays and Players Awards for his performance as Lennie in Of Mice and Men. In 1984 he was also cast as Little John in the cult 1980s fantasy series Robin of Sherwood, a role which he considers the most enjoyable of his career and which has remained one of his best-known roles. He was to appear as the first Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987, but his scenes were cut from the film, but were later released on a DVD of the film featuring the missing scenes.After playing several minor roles in other Hollywood films such as White Hunter Black Heart (1990) and Alien 3 (1992), he was cast as consultant Dr Mike Barrett in the BBC television hospital drama series Casualty, and became one of its most popular characters, renowned for his convincing and authoritative portrayal of the character and his "dishy doc" persona. He left Casualty in 1996 after appearing in 85 episodes between October 1992 and November 1996, but after struggling with his acting career, he returned to the role in 1999 in Holby City, appearing in 32 episodes between then and 2001.On stage, he appeared in plays such as Coming Clean, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Educating Rita, and has continued his successful stage career since departing from Holby City. In 2003 he appeared in "Rattle of a Simple Man", in 2006 he played the part of The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show, and over the Christmas and New Year period of 2007 and 2008, he portrayed the villain Abanazer in a pantomime production of Aladdin at the Theatre Royal in Bath. In 2010 he portrayed comedian Tommy Cooper in the stage entertainment show '"Jus' Like That! A Night Out With Tommy Cooper", one of the most challenging roles of his career given the various aspects of skill required in his performances. More recently he has become known for his roles on television as Lord Greatjon Umber in HBO's Game of Thrones and as Tony Curry, Ollie's (Will Mellor's) father, in the BBC's White Van Man.
I was an actor who needed drama school. I used to be so excited about being on stage that I would just run down to the front and shout; they had to knock that out of me. Physically, just being six-foot-five-and-a-half, I'm not one of life's gazelles. But having said that, I was made aware that I can be gazelle-like if I so choose. If I hadn't been to drama school, I would have just slouched around and bent over double and apologized for my height.
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Height is a very strange thing. If you're literally playing the milkman or the butler or something like that, they'll all think, "Now why is the butler so big? There must be a reason -- ah, he's gonna come back later and kill somebody." Then, you don't. It worries an audience in a strange way if someone my height is playing a small part.
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[Talking about life after Robin of Sherwood] "We still get together once a year. Not just the cast but also the directors, producer, props guys, it's like a family! I think the key to part of the series' success was that this great camaraderie came across on screen."
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Fact
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He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1986 (1985 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in Of Mice and Men.
Clive attended Kimbolton School in Cambridgeshire from 1970-1975.
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Info. and pictures of Clive can be gotten from the Official Robin of Sherwood Fan Club, SASE or IRC to Spirit of Sherwood, 1276 W. Marshall, Ferndale, MI 48220, USA. Or Email: [email protected]
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Info. and pictures of Clive can be found on the Robin of Sherwood Homepage http://www.interport.net/~logomanc/ros.html
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