Person
Clive Swift
Acting · 1936–2019 · Liverpool, England, UK
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
Midsomer Murders
Felix Hope
Doctor Who
Jobel
Play for Today
Savory
Hustle
Yusef
Heartbeat
Victor Kellerman
Theatre 625
1964
Peak Practice
Norman Shorthose
Tales of the Unexpected
Latham
ScreenPlay
James
Inspector Morse
Dr Bartlett
Filmography
- 2023Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her FamilyEdward Whiteley
- 2015SunTrapColin
- 2013Excalibur: Behind the MovieSelf
- 2012CuckooDr. Rafferty
- 2009The Old GuysRoy
- 2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedMr. Copper
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf
- 2004HustleYusef
- 2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureAdditional Voices (voice)
- 2002Young ArthurIlltud
- 2002Born and BredRev. Eustacius Brewer
- 1999AristocratsKing George II
- 1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketRichard
- 1997Midsomer MurdersFelix Hope
- 1993Peak PracticeNorman Shorthose
- 1992HeartbeatVictor Kellerman
- 1991The War That Never EndsAthenagoras
- 1990Keeping Up AppearancesRichard Bucket
- 1990OthelloBrabantio / Gratiano
- 1988Young Toscanini
- 1988Gentlemen and PlayersSammy
- 1988Journey's EndCaptain Hardy
- 1987Cause CélèbreP.P. Croom Johnson
- 1987Pack of LiesEllis
- 1987Inspector MorseDr Bartlett
- 1986First Among EqualsAlec Pimkin
- 1986All Together NowJames
- 1986ScreenPlayJames
- 1986A Very Peculiar PracticeProfessor Piers Platt
- 1985What Mad PursuitBonwit Steinhauser
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSt. John Court
- 1985Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksProfessor Jobel
- 1985The Pickwick PapersMr. Tupman
- 1984A Passage to IndiaMajor Callendar
- 1984Pericles, Prince of TyreLord Cerimon
- 1984Memed My HawkMagistrate
- 1983Martin Luther, HereticJohann Tetzel
- 1982The Barchester ChroniclesDr Proudie
- 1982Praying MantisDr. Faure
- 1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
- 1981The Potsdam QuartetAaron Green
- 1981ExcaliburEctor
- 1980Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHastie Lanyon
- 1980An Ordered LifeDirector of Austrian State Radio
- 1980The Nesbitts Are Coming
- 1980CribbDr Probert
- 1979Henry IV Part 1Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
- 1979Home-MoviesAlec Thorne
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedLatham
- 1978The Sailor's ReturnReverend Pottock
- 1978Bless Me FatherFred Dobie
- 1978Send in the GirlsMr. Fenton
- 1978Foreign AffairsAdamson
- 1977The KitchenFrank
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank
- 1976Beasts: The Dummy'Bunny' Nettleton
- 1976BuffetAir steward
- 1976Beasts'Bunny' Nettleton
- 1976BelovedWilliam Hepworth-Dixon
- 1976Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence
- 1976Victorian ScandalsWilliam Hepworth-Dixon
- 1976ClayhangerAlbert Benbow
- 1975ShadowsDevine
- 1975GoodbyeSavory
- 1975The BreakthroughRobbie
- 1974South Riding
- 1974South RidingAlfred E. Huggins
- 1974PlayhouseRobbie
- 1973The National HealthAsh
- 1973Man at the TopMassey
- 1972A Warning to the CuriousDr. Black
- 1972The ExorcismDan
- 1972Dead of NightDan
- 1972Death LineInspector Richardson
- 1972VillainsMr Clough
- 1972The FrightenersMachen
- 1972FrenzyJohnny Porter
- 1971The Stalls of BarchesterDr. Black
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasDr. Black
- 1970Roll On Four O'ClockMax Fielder
- 1970Waugh on Crime
- 1970Play for TodaySavory
- 1970The MisfitGerald
- 1970Mad Jack
- 1969Dombey and SonMajor Bagstock
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMax Fielder
- 1969Birthday
- 1968A Midsummer Night's DreamSnug
- 1968The ExpertGraham Richards
- 1968All's Well That Ends WellParolles
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreInspector Waugh
- 1965Catch Us If You CanDuffie
- 1964The Wednesday PlayNeil
- 1964Theatre 625
- 1963Doctor WhoJobel
- 1963Dig This Rhubarb
- 1956Armchair Theatre
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameEllis
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