Robert Clive Cleghorn (4 July 1937 – 28 July 2021) was a South African radio, film, television and theatre actor and director best known for his performances in the TV soap operas ''The Villagers'' and ''Isidingo''.

Biography

Clive Scott was born in Parkview,

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, South Africa, in 1937, as Robert Clive Cleghorn and went to school in Springs. After the death of his father, his mother settled in

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, completed his schooling at St. George's Grammar School becoming Head Boy in 1955. His earlier adult career was in banking including a two-year stint in

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. Having enough of banking he left for the

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for three months but ended up staying twelve years. He studied acting at the

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before taking up acting at various repertory theatres in England. In 1965, Scott performed in ''

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'' in

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. Returning to South Africa in 1970, Scott appeared in one of the first South African television dramas in 1976, ''The Villagers'' as Ted Dixon, a series of 76 episodes over three years, and this popular series made him a household name. He has also starred in a number of South African television advertisements. He was also a public speaker and had an interest in

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matters. He died on 28 July 2021 at the age of 84.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* 1937 births 2021 deaths South African male television actors South African male film actors South African male stage actors White South African people Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art People from Johannesburg {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub