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5.3.6 Clive Merrison.
Clive Merrison (Professor Henry Hulme), has an extensive background in British theater and was a member of Lawrence Olivier's National Theater of Great Britain. He is currently an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford- upon-Avon. Merrison has appeared in Clint Eastwood's "Firefox," John Huston's "Victory," and numerous television productions including the Emmy-nominated HBO movie "Stalin," "Miss Marple," "Reilly: Ace of Spies," "The Glittering Prizes," "A Very British Coup," "Bergerac," "Dr Who," "Chancer," "Shine on Harvey Moon" and "The Kit Curran Show." When Clive Merrison, fresh from playing Sherlock Holmes in a West End production, came in to audition for the role of Henry Hulme, Jackson nearly fell off his chair. In every aspect except his height, Clive could pass for Henry's double. During a scene in the film Jackson placed Merrison next to a portrait of the real Henry Hulme, and the two men all but looked identical. "It was very weird. I asked Clive if he wore glasses. He pulled out a pair of round spectacles and put them on, and the transformation of Clive into Henry was complete," says Jackson.
Filmography as Actor: Firefox (1982) [Major Lanyev] Sign of Four, The (1983) (TV) Pocketful of Rye, A (1984) [Percival Fortescue] Stalin (1992) (TV) [Molotov] Heavenly Creatures (1994) [Henry Hulme] Awfully Big Adventure, An (1995) [Desmond Fairchild]
