Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1936-02-09
- Day of Death2019-02-01 (82 years)
- Place of BirthLiverpool, England, UK
- Also Known AsClive Walter Swift
Clive Swift
Biography
Clive Swift was a British actor known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and Bred and The Old Guys.
Acting Career
- 2015
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
As: Edward Whiteley
- 2012
Cuckoo
As: Dr. Rafferty
- 2009
The Old Guys
As: Roy
- 2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
As: Mr. Copper
- 2004
Hustle
As: Yusef
- 2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
As: Additional Voices (voice)
- 2002
Young Arthur
As: Illtud
- 2002
Born and Bred
As: Reverend Brewer
1999Aristocrats
As: King George II
1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
As: Richard
1997Midsomer Murders
As: Felix Hope
1993Peak Practice
As: Norman Shorthose
1992Heartbeat
As: Victor Kellerman
1991The War That Never Ends
As: Athenagoras
1990Keeping Up Appearances
As: Richard Bucket
1990Othello
As: Brabantio / Gratiano
1988Journey's End
As: Captain Hardy
1987Cause Célèbre
As: P.P. Croom Johnson
1987Pack of Lies
As: Ellis
1987Inspector Morse
As: Dr Bartlett
1986First Among Equals
As: Alec Pimkin
1986All Together Now
As: James
1985What Mad Pursuit
As: Bonwit Steinhauser
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater
As: St. John Court
1985Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
As: Professor Jobel
1985The Pickwick Papers
As: Mr. Tupman
1985The Pickwick Papers
As: Mr. Tupman
- 1984
A Passage to India
As: Major Callendar
1984Pericles, Prince of Tyre
As: Lord Cerimon
1984Memed My Hawk
As: Magistrate
1983Martin Luther, Heretic
As: Johann Tetzel
1982The Barchester Chronicles
As: Dr. Proudie
1982Praying Mantis
As: Dr. Faure
1981The Potsdam Quartet
As: Aaron Green
- 1981
Excalibur
As: Ector
1980Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
As: Hastie Lanyon
- 1980
An Ordered Life
As: Director of Austrian State Radio
1979Henry IV Part 1
As: Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
- 1979
Home-Movies
As: Alec Thorne
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Latham
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Lord Cerimon
1978The Sailor's Return
As: Reverend Pottock
1978Bless Me Father
As: Fred Dobie
1978Foreign Affairs
As: Adamson
1977The Kitchen
As: Frank
1976Beasts: The Dummy
As: 'Bunny' Nettleton
1976Buffet
As: Air steward
1976Beasts
As: 'Bunny' Nettleton
1976Beloved
As: William Hepworth-Dixon
1976Romeo and Juliet
As: Friar Lawrence
1975Goodbye
As: Savory
1975The Breakthrough
As: Robbie
1973Man at the Top
As: Massey
1972A Warning to the Curious
As: Dr. Black
1972Dead of Night: The Exorcism
As: Dan
1972Dead of Night
As: Dan
1972Death Line
As: Inspector Richardson
1972The Frighteners
As: Machen
- 1972
Frenzy
As: Johnny Porter
1971The Stalls of Barchester
As: Dr. Black
1971A Ghost Story for Christmas
As: Dr. Black
1970Roll On Four O'Clock
As: Max Fielder
1970Play for Today
As: Savory
- 1970
Play for Today
As: Air Steward
1969Dombey and Son
As: Major Bagstock
1968A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Snug
1968The Expert
As: Graham Richards
1965Catch Us If You Can
As: Duffie
1963Doctor Who
As: Jobel
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Ellis