Clive Swift

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 9, 1936

died

February 1, 2019

place of birth

Liverpool, England, UK

also known as

Clive Walter Swift

total credits

47 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Excalibur
7.0

Excalibur

1981as Ector
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
6.0

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

2003as Additional Voices (voice)
Frenzy
7.1

Frenzy

1972as Johnny Porter
A Passage to India
6.8

A Passage to India

1984as Major Callendar
Death Line
5.8

Death Line

1972as Inspector Richardson
Cause Célèbre
5.6

Cause Célèbre

1987as P.P. Croom Johnson
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
7.6

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007as Mr. Copper
Pack of Lies
6.8

Pack of Lies

1987as Ellis
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968as Snug
Praying Mantis
6.0

Praying Mantis

1982as Dr. Faure
Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013as Self
Othello
7.3

Othello

1990as Brabantio / Gratiano
The Kitchen

The Kitchen

1977as Frank
Journey's End
8.0

Journey's End

1988as Captain Hardy
Memed My Hawk
6.0

Memed My Hawk

1984as Magistrate
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
7.3

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

2023as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
8.7

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985as Professor Jobel
Young Toscanini
6.3

Young Toscanini

1988
Man at the Top
5.2

Man at the Top

1973as Massey
The National Health
7.0

The National Health

1973as Ash
Mad Jack
9.0

Mad Jack

1970
Catch Us If You Can
5.4

Catch Us If You Can

1965as Duffie
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
7.5

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

1984as Lord Cerimon
The War That Never Ends
5.0

The War That Never Ends

1991as Athenagoras
Martin Luther, Heretic
7.0

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983as Johann Tetzel
Henry IV Part 1
7.3

Henry IV Part 1

1979as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Aristocrats
6.0

Aristocrats

1999as King George II
What Mad Pursuit
10.0

What Mad Pursuit

1985as Bonwit Steinhauser
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
6.2

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980as Hastie Lanyon
Home-Movies

Home-Movies

1979as Alec Thorne
South Riding

South Riding

1974
Romeo and Juliet
6.5

Romeo and Juliet

1976as Friar Lawrence
Beloved

Beloved

1976as William Hepworth-Dixon
The Exorcism
10.0

The Exorcism

1972as Dan
A Warning to the Curious
6.9

A Warning to the Curious

1972as Dr. Black
The Sailor's Return
6.2

The Sailor's Return

1978as Reverend Pottock
Buffet
9.0

Buffet

1976as Air steward
Roll On Four O'Clock
6.0

Roll On Four O'Clock

1970as Max Fielder
The Breakthrough
7.0

The Breakthrough

1975as Robbie
The Stalls of Barchester
6.3

The Stalls of Barchester

1971as Dr. Black
All Together Now

All Together Now

1986as James
Goodbye
9.0

Goodbye

1975as Savory
Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

1978as Adamson
The Potsdam Quartet

The Potsdam Quartet

1981as Aaron Green
An Ordered Life

An Ordered Life

1980as Director of Austrian State Radio
Beasts: The Dummy
4.0

Beasts: The Dummy

1976as 'Bunny' Nettleton
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
9.5

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

1997as Richard