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Clive Swift

Actor / Composer | * 02/09/1936 († 82, 02/01/2019) | Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He played many other television and film roles. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ...

Excalibur

Certification unknown

1981 | 3.5/5 | 2h 20min
Adventure, Fantasy
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After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man. ...

Frenzy

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1972 | 3.6/5 | 1h 56min
Crime, Thriller, Horror
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Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in the West Midlands. She would be the first to tell you that she is a gracious hostess, a respected citizen, ...

Keeping Up Appearances

Certification unknown

1990 | 3.8/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Against the sumptuous background of Peterborough Cathedral and its environs, one is carried into Trollope's world of the intriguing machinations of the clerical establishment of Barchester. Backed by ...

The Barchester Chronicles

Certification unknown

1982 | 3.5/5 | 55min per episode
Drama
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Movies with Clive Swift as Actor(37)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
as himself2013 Excalibur: Behind the Movie
as Mr. Copper2007 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as Additional Voices (voice)2002 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
as Richard1997 The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Brabantio / Gratiano1990 Othello
as Captain Hardy1988 Journey's End
1988 Young Toscanini
as Ellis1987 Pack of Lies
as P.P. Croom Johnson1987 Cause célèbre
as James1986 All Together Now
as Bonwit Steinhauser1985 What Mad Pursuit
as Mr. Tupman1985 The Pickwick Papers
as Major Callendar1984 A Passage to India
as Lord Cerimon1984 Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Dr. Faure1982 Praying Mantis
as Sir Ector1981 Excalibur
as Hastie Lanyon1980 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester1979 Henry IV Part 1
as Reverend Pottock1978 The Sailor's Return
as Air steward1976 Buffet
as Friar Lawrence1976 Romeo and Juliet
as 'Bunny' Nettleton1976 Beasts: The Dummy
as Savory1975 Goodbye
as Robbie1975 The Breakthrough
as Massey1973 Man at the Top
1973 The National Health
as Inspector Richardson1972 Death Line
as Dr. Black1972 A Warning to the Curious
as Johnny Porter1972 Frenzy
as Dan1972 Dead of Night: The Exorcism
as Dr. Black1971 The Stalls of Barchester
1970 Mad Jack
1969 Birthday
as Snug1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Parolles1968 All's Well That Ends Well
as Duffie1965 Catch Us If You Can

TV Shows/Series with Clive Swift as Actor(30)

as Edward Whiteley2015 Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
as Dr. Rafferty2012 Cuckoo
2009 The Old Guys
as Mr Copper2005 Doctor Who
as Yusef2004 Hustle
as Reverend Brewer2002 Born and Bred
as Felix Hope1997 Midsomer Murders
as Norman Shorthose1993 Peak Practice
as Victor Kellerman1992 Heartbeat
as Richard Bucket1990 Keeping Up Appearances
as Sammy1988 Gentlemen and Players
as Dr Bartlett1987 Inspector Morse
1986 A Very Peculiar Practice
as Alec Pimkin1986 First Among Equals
as St. John Court1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater
1982 The Barchester Chronicles
1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1980 The Gentle Touch
as Latham1979 Tales of the Unexpected
1978 Hazell
as Fred Dobie1978 Bless Me Father
1976 Victorian Scandals
as 'Bunny' Nettleton1976 Beasts
1975 Shadows
1974 Playhouse
1972 Dead of Night
as Graham Richards1968 The Expert
1964 The Wednesday Play
as Jobel1963 Doctor Who
as Ellis1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Clive Swift
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 02/09 1936 (February) in Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 02/01 2019 (February) in London (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Clifton College, Gonville and Caius College
Spouses (current/former): Margaret Drabble
Children: Adam Swift, Joe Swift
Siblings: David Swift
Other names for Clive Swift (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Clive Walter Swift"
Clive Swift frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (40x, Actor)
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Pat Gorman (16x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (13x, Actor)
Julie Harris (12x, Actress)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (11x, Actor)
Michael Wisher (11x, Actor)
Cy Town (11x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (11x, Actor)
Lawrence Gordon Clark (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:825258, Added: 11/10/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024