Clive Mantle

At 67 years old, Clive Mantle has this physical status:

Clive Andrew Mantle (born 3 June 1957) is an English actor.

In the 1990s, Dr Mike Barratt appeared as a general surgeon in the BBC hospital drama series Casualty and Holby City, and in the cult 1980s fantasy film Robin of Sherwood, he appeared as general surgeon Dr. Mike Barratt.

Mike Barratt, who renamed Casualty in 2016 as Mike Barratt on the 30th anniversary of the event. Mantle was educated at Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire, 1970-1975, as well as at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), 1979-1980.

He appeared in 11 productions of the National Youth Theatre between 1974 and 1978, and began to work as a stage actor in the 1980s, as well as several television roles.

He was nominated for an Olivier Award in 1984 and was joint Best Newcomer in the Plays and Players Awards for his role as Lennie in Of Mice and Men.

He appeared in 1984 as Little John in the cult 1980s fantasy film Robin of Sherwood, a role that he finds the most enjoyable of his career and which has remained one of his best-known roles.

When the film was released on DVD, he was supposed to appear as the first Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987, but his scenes were cut from the film; they were later included with other deleted scenes. Mantle appeared in several Hollywood films, including White Hunter Black Heart (1990) and Alien 3 (1992), as consultant Dr Mike Barratt in the BBC television hospital drama series Casualty.

He became one of the company's most popular characters.

After struggling with his acting career, he returned to Holby City in 1999 and appeared in another 32 episodes until 2001. He left Casualty in 1996. Mantle has appeared in plays including Coming Clean, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Education Rita, as well as Educating Rita, and has continued his successful stage career since being out of Holby City.

He appeared in Rattle of a Simple Man in 2003, and in 2006, he appeared in The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show; and in a pantomime production of Aladdin at the Theatre Royal in Bath.

He played comedian Tommy Cooper on the stage comedy show Jus' Like That! Tommy Cooper's Night Out was one of his most difficult roles due to the variety of abilities required.

Mantle has earned a reputation for his appearances 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.

Early life

In 1957, Mantle was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. He was the cousin of John Hallam and a keen fan of Chelsea Football Club from a young age. Mantle was a pupil at Kimbolton School in Huntingdonshire between 1970 and 1975, and he was a chorister in the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Cambridge for four years. During his studies, he worked on a farm in Cambridgeshire and then became interested in theatre. He appeared in 11 productions of the National Youth Theatre between 1974 and 1978.

Mantle lived in a basement apartment in Islington as a student. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where he first discovered his imposing height (6'512's) in his acting debut. "You'll never work, you're too tall to be an actor," he said early on.

He later said about his height:

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Career

Mantle debuted on screen in 1980 with a small role as Ewen in Christian Marnham's short thriller film The Orchard End Murder. He appeared in The Ideal Gnome Expedition's national tours in 1981 and Deborah Warner's play, Woyzeck, which were on display at the University Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival. He appeared in an episode of Minder in 1982 before being portrayed by Private Smith in Jane's animated military comedy series. In David Hayman's award-winning stage performance Come Clean at the Bush Theatre in London, Mantle portrayed Jurgen opposite Eamon Boland, C. J. Allen, Philip Donaghy, and Ian McCurrach.

Mantle appeared in the fantasy film "Robin Hood" as "British Chief Lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men in 1983, a role with Michael Praed as "Robin Hood," Peter Llewellyn Williams as "Much," and Judi Trott as "Maid Marian." The series was shot in rural Somerset and Wiltshire, with the Saxon Tithe Barn in Bradford-on-Avon serving as the grand hall of Nottingham Castle, Great Chalfield Manor near Melksham, and numerous battles shot at Leaford Grange and Nettleton Mill near Castle Combe, which Mantle described as "wonderfully realized and breathtaking."

In the first episode "Robin Hood and the Sorcerer" (British) the waterfall scene was shot at Bowood House. Helen Phillips said of his appearance as Little John, "as well played by Clive Mantle," the series's John at first seems to conform to a well-established myth."

Mantle has said of his role:

He was nominated for an Olivier Award in 1984 and was joint Best Newcomer in the Plays and Players Awards for his role as Lennie in Of Mice and Men. It was relocated from the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton to the Mermaid Theatre in London following the play's success. He went on to tour extensively as Lennie in Of Mice and Men, and he has appeared in six separate productions of the play. He appeared in Robin Hood's dramatic debut at the Young Vic Theatre; and Mitch in Tim Albery's production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Other theatrical credits include: The Relapse; The Red Devil Battery Sign; King John; Johnny Johnson; The Ideal Gnome Expedition; East; Blood on the Neck of the Cat and Bedroom Farce. In the award-winning production of The Play What I Wrote, he has also appeared as the guest star at the Wyndham Theatre and Theatre Royal Bath. Mantle was one of four people on the live BBC radio comedy show In One Ear in 1984. With Nick Wilton, Helen Lederer, and Steve Brown. In 1988, he went to television with a version of it called Hello Mum, which was also live.

In Howard Davies' production of Troilus and Cressida at the Barbican Theatre in London, Mantle replaced Alan Rickman as Achilles. Mantle "gives a surprising appearance: practically a mirror image of Ajax in his nasal, bovine stolidity," the London Theatre Record said. In Ronald Neame's film Foreign Body and as "Big Ben" Davis in Dempsey and Makepeace in 1986, he continued with minor screen roles as a ruffian on a bus and as "Big Ben" Davis. He was supposed to appear as the first Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), but his position was left on the cutting room floor. In a Special Edition of Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition in November 2006, some of his deleted footage from Superman IV was released on DVD in a Special Edition. The video was entitled "Additional Scenes," but it was not re-incorporated into the main story. He appeared in two episodes of Smith & Jones in 1987-199, and in 1989 he appeared as Johnny Ladder in the Menahem Golan-directed film Mack the Knife, a 19th-century crime comedy starring Ral Juliá, Richard Harris and Julia Migenes in the leading roles. He appeared in Farewell, My Lovely; Frozen Assets; and The Rise and Fall of the Romanov Autocracy.

In 1990, Mantle appeared in "The Return of the Speckled Band" as an electricity meter reader, and in the White Hunter Black Heart, Harry Mantle played a small part. Mantle starred in the first episode of "Smells" as an irate husband whose wife is talked to by Richie (Rik Mayall) in 1991, and he also served as a police inspector in an episode of Drop the Dead Donkey. Dave played Dave in Sandi Toksvig's The Pocket Dream in 1991–92 at the Nottingham Playhouse and Albery Theatre in London. In 1992, he appeared as a minor character in the film Alien 3, in which he had to shave his head for the role. Mantle submitted photographs of himself from a RADA play in which he had previously appeared, sporting a similar shaven appearance. In an interview at the time, he spoke about his Alien 3 role.

He appeared in the CITV series WYSIWYG in 1992.

Mantle is best known for his long time as general surgeon Dr Mike Barratt in 85 episodes of the TV series Casualty from October 1992 to November 1996, as well as 32 episodes of Holby City between 1999 and 2001. He appeared in Casualty as the brother of a patient in 1988. Mantle received acclaim for his role in the series, and he was one of the show's most popular characters. He was lauded for his complete conviction as a hospital consultant and also for being influential and authoritative in his role, including "shouting orders in incomprehensible hospital-speak." He was described by Daily Mirror as a "heart-throb strategist" and that the position brought him "an army of female followers." In a list of Top "10 heart-throb doctors on the box" he ranked him 7th in a list that included the likes of George Clooney and Goran Vinjir, a Scottish Sunday Mail poll placed him 7th on a list of Top "top ten heart-throb docs on the box. Mantle has said that during his time as a doctor, he got a lot of fan mail, some of which were medically related and asking for his counsel, implying that he was a genuine doctor, but that he couldn't even tolerate the sight of real blood. "It's funny because people always treat me like a doctor," he said. Not a day goes by without someone approaching me and asking for information. He turned down a £250,000 reward to continue acting the role in 1996 and was last seen in Casualty in November 1996.

He said of his departure:

Mantle's 1995 debut in This Is Your Life, introduced by Michael Aspel; the book name drew upon the character of "Robin of Sherwood" after his appearance as Little John. Mantle met his heroes from Worcestershire County Cricket Club and the Chelsea FA Cup winners from 1970, as part of the life tribute. Mantle appeared on A Bit of Fry & Laurie in 1995 as part of Imelda Staunton.

He appeared as a prophet in Jo Brand Through the Cakehole in 1994, and in 1995 he appeared as Frank in Educating Rita, a No. 1 National Tour. He travelled to Ghana in 1996 on an eight-day tour for the charity Save The Children. Mantle was a friend of Jill Dando and appeared as the prosecuting barrister in a television dramatization of Barry George's trial in a Tonight With Trevor McDonald special, Nothing But The Truth.

In 1997, Mantle was cast opposite Sarah Lancashire as Jack Deakin in the comedy series Bloomin' Marvellous, written by playwright John Godber, as "a comedy about a couple who decide to start a family." Most commentators disapproved the film, though Mantle sarcastically said, "I've seen murderers and rapists get a better press than we did."

He appeared in Stephen Daldry's production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at the Liverpool Playhouse and the Theatre Royal Stratford East theatres in 1998. He portrayed Simon Horton, David Horton's younger brother, in two episodes of The Vicar of Dibley (1996-9); Stevyn Colgan said that his imposing height was "used to great effect" in this role when he became the love interest of 5' 0" (1.52 meters) tall Reverend Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). Mantle appeared in Jan Sargent's production of The Price at the Bristol Old Vic from March 1999. Mantle's Victor is described by Ian Shuttleworth of the Financial Times as a character who "sacrificed a promising academic career to become a cop on the beat rather than letting it loose" and that "Clive Mantle expresses his inability through gritted teeth and cold, civil smiles rather than letting it loose," says Mantle's father, who played him.

Mantle, a cricket fan, and Robbie Earle all agreed to compete in a celebrity international cricket tournament in May 1999, with Caprice Bourne, Rory Bremner, Ainsley Harriott, Lawrence Dallaglio, Barry Norman, and Robbie Earle.

Mantle, who had had mixed success in his acting career after leaving Casualty, has returned to the role as Dr Mike Barratt in Holby City in 1999. "Clive will always be the best consultant Holby has ever had," Liverpool Echo's Claire Stoker said. After 32 episodes in 2001, Mantle retired from his role in Holby City. Mantle spent the year on a charity trek in the Himalayas and to Everest Base Camp, raising 18,420 ft in aid of Hope and Homes for Children. Mantle appeared in a episode of Heartbeat in 2002. Vinny Sanders, a fictional character, appeared on Vinny Sanders.

Mantle appeared in the first episode of the series Fortysomething in 2003, when he starred Alec Baldwin in Maynard's TV film Second Nature. In Patrick Sanford's stage version of Rattle of a Simple Man, Percy was depicted as a "large, bashful Northern mill worker who lives with his mother." The Western Mail's Gail Cooper lauded his efforts, saying: "It's a good job."

Mantle began filming The Bingo Club, one of five specially funded one-hour plays that were premiered on BBC1 in January 2004. The Bingo Tales co-starring Paula Wilcox and John McArdle tells the tale of three women struggling with marital pain and growing old. Mantle collapsed on his face while shooting a fencing scene and was rushed to Selly Oak Hospital with a ruptured ligament in his leg.

Mantle appeared in an episode of The Afternoon Play in 2004, and in 2005, Mantle appeared in John Putch's two-part TV film The Poseidon Adventure, opposite Adam Baldwin, Steve Guttenberg, and Rutger Hauer. He was also seen in an episode of Doctors. He appeared in the Doctor Who audio drama The Settling by Big Finish Productions in 2006 and appeared in Simon Shore's TV film about a boy with autism. After Thomas, he appeared in "The Narrator" in The Rocky Horror Exhibition and appeared in Haymarket Productions' National Tour of Brian Stewart's Killing Castro. The performance, which was performed at the Festival Theatre in Malvern in June 2006, was described as a "acclaimed comedy" by the Birmingham Mail that "chronicles America's attempts to depose Cuban President Fidel Castro, including poisoning his shoes and inventing an exploding cigar."

Mantle performed Abanazer in a pantomime performance at the Theatre Royal in Bath, describing it as an effort by a theatre spokesman for Mantle to "thrown his gentle giant persona and transform him into a classic panto baddie for the audience." Over the course of five and a half weeks, he appeared in 64 shows. He appeared in an episode of The Invisibles in 2008, opposite Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, and Jenny Agutter. Mantle appeared in Lucy Akhurst's Morris dancing comedy Morris: A Life with Bells On and in Sir Winston Churchill's Thaddeus O'Sullivan historical biopic of Sir Winston Churchill, co-starring Iain Glen, Brendan Gleeson, and James D'Arcy.

Mantle appeared Tommy Cooper in the hit stage entertainment program Jus' Like That in 2010. A Night Out With Tommy Cooper, which appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, was a success. Mantle learned under Geoffrey Durham for several months to prepare for the position. Mantle was ecstatic to reprise his role as Cooper's greatest comedic hero, saying, "It's such a great honour to play Tommy." He is one of the best comedians the nation has ever produced. So far this trip has been a thrill for me." Mantle found the job demanding because he had to incorporate various aspects of ability, from the magic tricks to joke-telling, the physical comedy, and mimicking the distinctive voice.

Some people doubted the suitability of Mantle for the role at first, considering that the actor was already known as a solemn doctor in Casualty, but critics were warmly welcomed. "Clive, best known for his role as Dr Mike Barratt in Casualty, has to get used to wearing a fez and summoning up some magic for his title role of Jus' Like That," the South Wales Echo said. Tommy Cooper's Night Out

Tony Curry, the father of the central character, Ollie "Rogan" Josh Curry, played by Will Mellor in 2011, appeared in the TV series White Van Man as Tony Curry, in 2011. In addition, he appears in HBO's Game of Thrones as Lord Greatjon Umber, a close ally of Robb Stark, and he has appeared in Andy McNab's audio versions of Nick Stone's thrillers. Mantle appeared in the Sherlock episode "The Hounds of Baskerville" as Dr. Frankland in 2012.

Mantle appeared in the black comedy The Ladykillers in 2013, when he appeared in the role of Major Courtney. After being assaulted at Newcastle's Travelodge hotel, he was forced to leave the touring industry in March 2013. On the night of Saturday, he became involved in a brawl after begged a group of fellow guests to minimize the noise down, during which a portion of his right ear was bitten off. To get it back to the Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital, he had to have emergency surgery. A 32-year-old man from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, was arrested in connection with the shooting and appeared before a magistrate in April 2013, but a third man was released on bail in connection with the incident; a fourth man was not arrested on suspicion of involvement. The two suspects were not guilty of any charges in June 2014.

In 2014, Mantle appeared in the eighteenth season of Thomas & Friends' British children's television series Thomas & Friends as well as the sixth CGI animated film Tale of the Brave. In both British and American dubbed versions, he voiced Gator.

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