Eric Clavering (15 March 1901 – 10 June 1989) was a British-born actor who spent much of his career in Canada. He played

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s in a number of British films during the

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. He later moved to Canada, and had a recurring role on the Canadian television series '' The Forest Rangers''. He is buried at Beechwood Cemetery in

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Selected filmography

* '' Undercover Men'' (1934) - Madigan * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Mr. Satan'' (1938) - Wilson * ''

Where's That Fire? ''Where's That Fire?'' is a 1940 British comedy film, produced by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. It was the last film Will Hay made with his most famous comic foils, Mo ...

'' (1939) - Hank Sullivan * ''

The Frozen Limits ''The Frozen Limits'' is a 1939 British comedy western film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Jimmy Nervo, Bud Flanagan, Teddy Knox, Chesney Allen and Charlie Naughton a group of entertainers commonly known as The Crazy Gang. It was writ ...

'' (1939) - Foxy * ''

Neutral Port ''Neutral Port'' is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Fyffe, Leslie Banks, Yvonne Arnaud, and Phyllis Calvert, with a supporting role for Wally Patch. It was produced and distributed by Gainsborough Pict ...

'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''

Sailors Three ''Sailors Three'' (released in the US as ''Three Cockeyed Sailors'') is a 1940 British war comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert and Carla Lehmann. This was cockney music hall comedian Trinder's debut ...

'' (1940) - Bartender * '' Gasbags'' (1941) - Scharffuehrer * ''

The Patient Vanishes ''This Man Is Dangerous'' (U.S. title: ''The Patient Vanishes'' and ''Death Cell'') is a 1941 British thriller film, directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason and Gordon McLeod. The film is based on the 1934 novel ''They Called ...

'' (1941) - Al Meason * '' The Saint's Vacation'' (1941) - Reporter at door (uncredited) * ''Facing the Music'' (1941) * '' Tower of Terror'' (1941) - Riemers (uncredited) * '' 49th Parallel'' (1941) - Art * '' The Saint Meets the Tiger'' (1941) - Frankie * ''

South American George ''South American George'' is a 1941 British, black-and-white, comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby in a dual role, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner as Swifty, Mavis Villiers and Herbert ...

'' (1941) - Mr. Durrant * ''

The Missing Million ''The Missing Million'' is a 1942 British crime film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Linden Travers, John Warwick and Patricia Hilliard. It was adapted by James Seymour from the 1923 novel '' The Missing Million'' by Edgar Wallace. A mi ...

'' (1942) - Parker * ''

The Day Will Dawn ''The Day Will Dawn'', released in the USA as ''The Avengers'', is a 1942 British war film set in Norway during World War II. It stars Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones, and was directed by Harold French from a ...

'' (1942) - American Sailor at Bia Tonne in Oslo (uncredited) * '' Front Line Kids'' (1942) - Carl * '' Suspected Person'' (1942) - Roxy Dolan * '' Much Too Shy'' (1942) - Robert Latimer * '' The Saint Meets the Tiger'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' The Incredible Journey'' (1963) - Bert Oakes * ''

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'' (1968) - Postmaster * ''

Smith! ''Smith!'' is a 1969 American Western film made by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring Glenn Ford. Plot Native American Jimmyboy flees to a ranch owned by Smith, a white man raised by a Native American. Jimmyb ...

'' (1969) - Alexander (uncredited) * '' To Kill a Clown'' (1972) - Stanley * ''

The Hard Part Begins ''The Hard Part Begins'' is a 1973 Canadian feature film that marked the directorial debut of Paul Lynch, starring Donnelly Rhodes and Linda Sorenson. Plot “King and Country” is a country and western group headed by a 40-something singer, Ji ...

'' (1973) - Ralph * ''

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'' (1974) - Station Master * ''

Lions for Breakfast ''Lions for Breakfast'' is a Canadian family drama film, directed by William Davidson and released in 1975.Bryan Johnson, "Heartwarming drama comes up cold". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 25, 1975. The film centres on two brothers, 22-year old ...

'' (1975) - Passer-by (uncredited) * '' Sudden Fury'' (1975) - Station Attendant * ''

Welcome to Blood City ''Welcome to Blood City'' is a 1977 science fiction Western film directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Jack Palance, Keir Dullea and Samantha Eggar. Plot Five strangers awake finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild w ...

'' (1977) - 1st Old Man * '' Improper Channels'' (1981) - Wino * ''

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'' (1981) - Old Man in Recovery (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Hodgson, Michael. ''Patricia Roc''. Author House, 2013.

External links

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