Clive Swift
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1936-02-09
- Died
- 2019-02-01
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Clive Walter 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.
Known For
TV Shows (46)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Felix Hope
Doctor Who
1963
as Jobel
Play for Today
1970
as Savory / Air Steward
Heartbeat
1992
as Victor Kellerman
Peak Practice
1993
as Norman Shorthose
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Latham
Hustle
2004
as Yusef
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Neil / Adjutant
Inspector Morse
1987
as Dr Bartlett
Playhouse
1974
as Robbie / Alec Thorne / Director of Austrian State Radio / Aaron Green
Theatre 625
1964
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Max Fielder
ScreenPlay
1986
as James
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as St. John Court
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Frank / Adamson
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as Richard Bucket
The Expert
1968
as Graham Richards
Cuckoo
2012
as Dr. Rafferty
Born and Bred
2002
as Rev. Eustacius Brewer
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Dr. Black
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986
as Professor Piers Platt
Cribb
1980
as Dr Probert
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Ellis
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Dr Proudie
Victorian Scandals
1976
as William Hepworth-Dixon
Beasts
1976
as 'Bunny' Nettleton
Shadows
1975
as Devine
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
The Frighteners
1972
as Machen
The Misfit
1970
as Gerald
Bless Me Father
1978
as Fred Dobie
SunTrap
2015
as Colin
Clayhanger
1976
as Albert Benbow
Armchair Theatre
1956
The Old Guys
2009
as Roy
First Among Equals
1986
as Alec Pimkin
Dead of Night
1972
as Dan
South Riding
1974
as Alfred E. Huggins
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
2015
as Edward Whiteley
Villains
1972
as Mr Clough
The Pickwick Papers
1985
as Mr. Tupman
Gentlemen and Players
1988
as Sammy
Dombey and Son
1969
as Major Bagstock
Waugh on Crime
1970
The Nesbitts Are Coming
1980
Movies (51)
Excalibur
1981
as Ector
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
as Additional Voices (voice)
Frenzy
1972
as Johnny Porter
A Passage to India
1984
as Major Callendar
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Death Line
1972
as Inspector Richardson
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Mr. Copper
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
as Professor Jobel
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
2013
as Self
Cause Célèbre
1987
as P.P. Croom Johnson
Goodbye
1975
as Savory
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Self (archive footage)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
as Snug
Young Toscanini
1988
Othello
1990
as Brabantio / Gratiano
The War That Never Ends
1991
as Athenagoras
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
as Hastie Lanyon
Catch Us If You Can
1965
as Duffie
Pack of Lies
1987
as Ellis
Man at the Top
1973
as Massey
Praying Mantis
1982
as Dr. Faure
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983
as Johann Tetzel
The National Health
1973
as Ash
Beloved
1976
as William Hepworth-Dixon
What Mad Pursuit
1985
as Bonwit Steinhauser
Aristocrats
1999
as King George II
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Magistrate
Henry IV Part 1
1979
as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Romeo and Juliet
1976
as Friar Lawrence
All's Well That Ends Well
1968
as Parolles
Young Arthur
2002
as Illtud
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as Lord Cerimon
Roll On Four O'Clock
1970
as Max Fielder
Foreign Affairs
1978
as Adamson
The Breakthrough
1975
as Robbie
A Warning to the Curious
1972
as Dr. Black
Buffet
1976
as Air steward
Journey's End
1988
as Captain Hardy
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
1997
as Richard
The Kitchen
1977
as Frank
The Sailor's Return
1978
as Reverend Pottock
South Riding
1974
The Exorcism
1972
as Dan
All Together Now
1986
as James
The Stalls of Barchester
1971
as Dr. Black
The Potsdam Quartet
1981
as Aaron Green
An Ordered Life
1980
as Director of Austrian State Radio
Mad Jack
1970
Birthday
1969
Home-Movies
1979
as Alec Thorne
Beasts: The Dummy
1976
as 'Bunny' Nettleton
About Clive Swift
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. With 97 credits spanning from 1951 to 2023, Clive Swift has appeared in 51 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Clive Swift Movies
- Excalibur (1981) — as Ector
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Frenzy (1972) — as Johnny Porter
- A Passage to India (1984) — as Major Callendar
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — as Self
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