
Clive Revill
Actor · Died March 11, 2025, aged 94 · Wellington, New Zealand
Clive Selsby Revill (born 18 April 1930) was a New Zealand-born British character actor best known for his performances in musical theatre and on the London stage.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 18, 1930
- March 11, 2025 (aged 94)
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Actor
- 78 on MovieCove · 141 credits in all
Known for
What are Clive Revill's films like?
Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 6 · Wry 3 · Earnest 28
Light 26 · Serious 5 · Dark 8
Grounded 12 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 9
A split, not a type: Gentle 19 · Charged 13 · Intense 7
Steady 23 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 17
Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0
Casual 23 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 25 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7
Resolved 28 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Dr. Menken in A Fine Madness (1966)
- Mentoras Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis in Kaleidoscope (1966)
- Threshold guardianas Frank Wheatly in The Double Man (1967)
- Threshold guardianas Rogozhin in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
- Mentoras Carlo Carlucci in Avanti! (1972)
- Mentoras Dr. Barrett in The Legend of Hell House (1973)
- Shadowas Quon in One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
- Shadowas Coachman in Pinocchio (1976)
- Heroas Billy Baker in Matilda (1978)
- Threshold guardianas Ko-Ko in The Mikado (1982)
- Tricksteras John Wellington Wells in The Sorcerer (1982)
- Heraldas The King in The Frog Prince (1986)
- Shadowas Van Itch in The Butter Battle Book (1989)
- Tricksteras Thomas C. 'Cookie' Mugridge in The Sea Wolf (1993)
Moods and endings
- Happy22
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Clive Revill's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).
- Sledge Hammer! (1986) · actor · free
- Transformers (1984) · actor · free
- Avanti! (1972) · actor · free
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) · actor · free
- Freakazoid! (1995) · actor · free
- Galileo (1975) · actor · free
- The Frog Prince (1986) · actor · free
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) · actor · free
- Maude (1972) · actor · free
- Pinocchio (1976) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- The Facts of Life (1979) · actor · free
- +9 more
- Sledge Hammer! (1986) · actor · free
- Transformers (1984) · actor · free
- Avanti! (1972) · actor · free
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) · actor · free
- Pinocchio (1976) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- The Facts of Life (1979) · actor · free
- Rumpelstiltskin (1987) · actor · free
- The Queen of Spain (2016) · actor · free
- Samson and Delilah (1984) · actor · free
- T.J. Hooker (1982) · actor · free
- Matilda (1978) · actor · free
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) · actor · free
- Sledge Hammer! (1986) · actor · free
- Avanti! (1972) · actor · free
- The Closer (2005) · actor · free
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) · actor · free
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) · actor · free
- Galileo (1975) · actor · free
- Maude (1972) · actor · free
- Hunter (1984) · actor · free
- Touched by an Angel (1994) · actor · free
- The Love Boat (1977) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Clive Revill's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
141 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Queen of Spain(2016)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Gentlemen Broncos(2009)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Polar Opposites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

The Closer(2005)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
All Grown Up!(2003)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Crime and Punishment(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Return to Never Land(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Feast of All Saints(2001)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Intrepid(2000)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Possums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Puss in Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Clueless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Freakazoid!(1995)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all showsThe Preston Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Touched by an Angel(1994)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Babylon 5(1993)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Sea Wolf(1993)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Let Him Have It(1991)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all filmsTimeless Tales from Hallmark: Puss in Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Step by Step(1991)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Little Mermaid's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Shades of L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Get a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Tom & Jerry Kids Show(1990)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Butter Battle Book(1989)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Mack the Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Hound Town(1989)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Murphy Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Dear John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
DuckTales(1987)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Rumpelstiltskin(1987)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Frog Prince(1986)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Sledge Hammer!(1986)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
A Masterpiece of Murder(1986)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Emperor's New Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Scene of the Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Transformers(1984)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Hunter(1984)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Snorks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Dragon's Lair(1984)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Samson and Delilah(1984)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Mikado(1982)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Wizards and Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Remington Steele(1982)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Sorcerer(1982)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
T.J. Hooker(1982)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Zorro: The Gay Blade(1981)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Monkey Mission(1981)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Death Ray 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Magnum, P.I.(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Diary of Anne Frank(1980)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Scarlett O'Hara War(1980)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Charlie Muffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

She's Dressed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Facts of Life(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Matilda(1978)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Licking Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Young Dan'l Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

The Great Houdinis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Pinocchio(1976)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Christmas Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Galileo(1975)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Little Prince(1974)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Black Windmill(1974)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Legend of Hell House(1973)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Ghost in the Noonday Sun(1974)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Avanti!(1972)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Arthur of the Britons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Escape to the Sun(1972)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Maude(1972)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Mill Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Rum Runners(1971)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Jason King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Platonov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

A Severed Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Buttercup Chain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Assassination Bureau(1969)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all filmsBam! Pow! Zap! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Nobody Runs Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Italian Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Fathom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Double Man(1967)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Kaleidoscope(1966)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
A Fine Madness(1966)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Modesty Blaise(1966)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Bunny Lake Is Missing(1965)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Once Upon a Tractor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Sunday-Night Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Headless Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Horse's Mouth(1958)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Boy with Two Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Reach for the Sky(1956)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 141 titles from 1950 to 2016; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office
The Queen of Spain (2016)

Highest rated
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

Most popular right now
Avanti! (1972)
Film career
Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1965Screen debut· Bunny Lake Is Missing
- 1972Breakout· Avanti!
- 1972Career best· Avanti!
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Clive Revill's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 53; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up19
- 50th to 74th23
- 25th to 49th23
- Below 25th13
Shape of the crowd
33 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser33
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed28
Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 35 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Clive Revill's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Clive Revill work with?
People who share at least 2 of Clive Revill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Menahem Golan shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Peter MedakShared titles: Let Him Have It (1991), Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981), Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974), Kaleidoscope (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Medak

- Menahem GolanShared titles: Crime and Punishment (2002), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), The Frog Prince (1986), Escape to the Sun (1972)See all 5 shared titles with Menahem Golan

- Ralph BakshiShared titles: Hound Town (1989), The Butter Battle Book (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Ralph Bakshi

- David IrvingShared titles: Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)See all 2 shared titles with David Irving

Writers
- Jack LondonShared titles: The Sea Wolf (1993), The Assassination Bureau (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Jack London

- W.S. GilbertShared titles: The Mikado (1982), The Sorcerer (1982)See all 2 shared titles with W.S. Gilbert

- Evan JonesShared titles: Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974), Modesty Blaise (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Evan Jones

- I.A.L. DiamondShared titles: Avanti! (1972), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)See all 2 shared titles with I.A.L. Diamond

Actors
- Yehuda EfroniShared titles: Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), Escape to the Sun (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Yehuda Efroni

- Jim CummingsShared titles: Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004), The Butter Battle Book (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Cummings

- Hal SmithShared titles: The Butter Battle Book (1989), Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Hal Smith

- Miriam FlynnShared titles: Hound Town (1989), The Butter Battle Book (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Miriam Flynn

Cinematographers and editors
- David GurfinkelShared titles: Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), Escape to the Sun (1972)See all 3 shared titles with David Gurfinkel

- Christopher ChallisShared titles: The Little Prince (1974), The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), Kaleidoscope (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Challis
- Ray LovejoyShared titles: Let Him Have It (1991), Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Ray Lovejoy
- Brad GuntherShared titles: Hound Town (1989), The Butter Battle Book (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Gunther
Producers
- Itzik KolShared titles: Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), The Frog Prince (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Itzik Kol
- Patricia RubenShared titles: Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), The Frog Prince (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Patricia Ruben
- Yoram GlobusShared titles: Rumpelstiltskin (1987), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), The Frog Prince (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Yoram Globus

- George WalkerShared titles: The Mikado (1982), The Sorcerer (1982)See all 2 shared titles with George Walker




