Clyde was born in the village of Dorney in the English county of Buckinghamshire and is the son of Lady Elizabeth Wellesley. Through his maternal line, Clyde is the great-great-great-grandson of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and is a cousin of the current Duke of Wellington. Growing up, he was educated at two independent boarding schools in England: Ludgrove School, in Wokingham Without and Eton College in Eton. He also attended the University of Grenoble in Grenoble, France for one year. He would later go on to attend and graduate from the Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London where he studied acting. This is also where he met musical partner, Chad Stuart in 1960.
The Musketeer
(Lord Buckingham)
Kaspar Hauser
(Lord Stanhope)
Albert: The Power Behind Victoria
(Lord Melbourne)
Schalcken the Painter
(Godfried Schalken)
Half The Picture
(Alan Clark / Higson)
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Algernon Montcrieff)
Invitation to the Wedding
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
(Miles)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Demetrius)
School Play
(The Hon C St J Denton)
The Flight Fund
(Tony)
Loyalties
(Borring)
The Country Wife
(Harcourt)
A Rather English Marriage
(Vivian)
North Sea Hijack
(Lord Privy Seal Dennis Tipping)
Crossbow: The Movie
(Gessler)
Superstitious Ignorance
(Teddy)
Wilt
(Hugh)
'60s Pop Rock Reunion
Bodywork
(Boss)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Silver Bears
(Nick Topping)
The Falklands Play
(Sir Nicholas Henderson (HM Ambassador to the United States))
Midsomer Murders
(Bill Mitchell)
Wycliffe
(Lord Hugh Bottrell)
Ashes to Ashes
(Chief Super)
Is It Legal?
My Three Sons
Bergerac
(Smythe)
Chambers
Batman
(Jeremy)
Tales of the Unexpected
(George Stamford)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
Heartbeat
(Reggie)
Inspector Morse
(Roger McMill)
Crossbow
(Gov. Hermann Gessler)
Laredo
Raffles
Felony Squad
The Hitchhiker
(Marvello)
The Patty Duke Show
The Expert
(Martin Jessell)
Disraeli
(Lord John Manners)
The Alan Clark Diaries
Supernatural
Downton Abbey
(General Robertson)
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
How Green Was My Valley
The Agatha Christie Hour
Romance (UK)
The Worst Witch
(Mr. Von Raffenburg)
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
(Debenham)
How Green Was My Valley
(Iestyn Evans)
The Mixer
(Paul)
Sexton Blake and the Demon God
(Sexton Blake)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Soldier Soldier
(Lt. Col. Hamish Murray)
Lady Killers
(Mr. Kapadia)
A Ghost Story for Christmas
(Godfried Schalken)
Tales of the Unexpected
(Charlie Prince)
The Old Guys
(Keith)