Clive Francis

Clive Francis is a British stage, television, and film actor. Born on June 26, 1946, in Eastbourne, Sussex, he is the son of actors Raymond Francis and Margaret Towner. Francis began his acting career at the age of 16 in weekly repertory as a Penguin Player at Bexhill-on-Sea and has since appeared on stage, radio, television, and in films. In addition to his acting work, Francis is also a talented caricaturist and has had several exhibitions at the National Theatre. His caricatures have appeared on the covers of books, including Blessings in Disguise by Alec Guinness and a biography of John Gielgud. Francis has also published his own works, such as 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 Gielgud's 90th birthday.