Eric Clavering

Eric Clavering (1901-1989) was a character actor who appeared in Jim Henson's 1969 television drama The Cube, in a dual role as Dr. Bradowski (one of the two examining physicians) and an old man. Clavering was a veteran of Canadian stage, screen, and television, dating back to the 1930s.

Born Eric Simon in London, England, Clavering moved to Toronto as a child but returned to England to fight during World War I. After the war, he performed in repoertory companies and music halls in Canada and England, was heard in BBC radio dramas, and appeared in several British films, including the Academy Award-nominated 1941 war thriller The Invaders (with Laurence Olivier) and the 1943 mystery entry The Saint Meets the Tiger. Returning to Canada in 1945, Clavering led a "nomadic existence" for several years before settling down to work as a film editor. Returning to performing in the late 1950s, Clavering used his height, lean features, and jutting nose to portray assorted Indian characters in CBC television programs, including Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans, Hudson Bay, and a recurring stint on the adventure serial The Forest Rangers (with Ralph Endersby and Gerry Parkes) as Shing Wauk the Obijway medicine man. Film credits included two live-action Disney features, The Incredible Journey (1963, as Bert Oakes) and Smith! (1969, as a motorcycle-riding Indian), as well as To Kill a Clown (1972, directed by George Bloomfield).