Clive Morton (16 March 1904 – 24 September 1975) was an English actor. Best known for playing upper class Englishmen, he made many screen appearances, especially on television.
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Career
In 1955, Morton appeared in Laurence Olivier's film version of Richard III. On television, he appeared in Doctor Who as prison governor George Trenchard in The Sea Devils in 1972, played a butler in an episode of Upstairs Downstairs in 1973, and was cast as Commander Julius Rogue in the first series of the children's television series Rogue's Rock in 1974.
Morton was also a Shakespearean actor and an Associate Artiste of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In the 1964 'Histories' Repertoire he played the Bishop of Carlisle in Richard II, the Earl of Worcester in Henry IV and the Earl of Talbot in Henry VI.
Personal life
Morton was married to Joan Harben and divorced in 1953. He then married Fresh Fields actress Fanny Rowe. They acted together on stage in the 1955 J.B. Priestley play Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon.
