Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Known for
Acting
Born
February 9, 1936
Died
February 1, 2019 (aged 82)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2023
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances poster

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family poster

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

TV · as Edward Whiteley · 2 eps

2015
SunTrap poster

SunTrap

TV · as Colin · 1 ep

2013
Excalibur: Behind the Movie poster

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Movie · as Self

2012
Cuckoo poster

Cuckoo

TV · as Dr. Rafferty · 1 ep

2010
Little Crackers poster

Little Crackers

TV · as Real Father Christmas · 1 ep

2009
The Old Guys poster

The Old Guys

TV · as Roy · 12 eps

2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned poster

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Movie · as Mr. Copper

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie · as Self

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Yusef · 1 ep

2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure poster

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)

2002
Young Arthur

Young Arthur

Movie · as Illtud

2002
Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred

TV · as Rev. Eustacius Brewer · 35 eps

1997
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket poster

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Movie · as Richard

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Felix Hope · 1 ep

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Norman Shorthose · 10 eps

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Victor Kellerman · 1 ep

1991
The War That Never Ends poster

The War That Never Ends

Movie · as Athenagoras

1990
Othello poster

Othello

Movie · as Brabantio / Gratiano

1990
Keeping Up Appearances poster

Keeping Up Appearances

TV · as Richard Bucket · 40 eps

1988
Young Toscanini poster

Young Toscanini

Movie

1988
Journey's End poster

Journey's End

Movie · as Captain Hardy

1988
Gentlemen and Players

Gentlemen and Players

TV · as Sammy · 1 ep

1987
Cause Célèbre poster

Cause Célèbre

Movie · as P.P. Croom Johnson

1987
Pack of Lies poster

Pack of Lies

Movie · as Ellis

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as Dr Bartlett · 1 ep

1986
All Together Now poster

All Together Now

Movie · as James

1986
First Among Equals poster

First Among Equals

TV · as Alec Pimkin · 10 eps

1986
A Very Peculiar Practice poster

A Very Peculiar Practice

TV · as Professor Piers Platt · 1 ep

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as James · 1 ep

1986
Boon poster

Boon

TV · as Charles Hasting · 1 ep

1985
Praying Mantis poster

Praying Mantis

Movie · as Dr. Faure

1985
What Mad Pursuit poster

What Mad Pursuit

Movie · as Bonwit Steinhauser

1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Movie · as Professor Jobel

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · as St. John Court · 1 ep

1985
The Pickwick Papers poster

The Pickwick Papers

TV · as Mr. Tupman · 12 eps

1985
Black Silk

Black Silk

TV · as Oliver Hollingsworth · 1 ep

1985
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · as Brabantio · 1 ep

1984
A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India

Movie · as Major Callendar

1984
Pericles, Prince of Tyre poster

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Movie · as Lord Cerimon

1984
Memed My Hawk poster

Memed My Hawk

Movie · as Magistrate

1983
Martin Luther, Heretic poster

Martin Luther, Heretic

Movie · as Johann Tetzel

1983
Storyboard poster

Storyboard

TV · as Hewes · 1 ep

1982
The Barchester Chronicles poster

The Barchester Chronicles

TV · as Dr Proudie · 5 eps

1981
Excalibur poster

Excalibur

Movie · as Ector

1981
The Potsdam Quartet poster

The Potsdam Quartet

Movie · as Aaron Green

1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

TV · 2 eps

1980
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Movie · as Hastie Lanyon

1980
An Ordered Life poster

An Ordered Life

Movie · as Director of Austrian State Radio

1980
The Nesbitts Are Coming

The Nesbitts Are Coming

TV · 6 eps

1980
Cribb poster

Cribb

TV · as Dr Probert · 1 ep

1979
Henry IV Part 1 poster

Henry IV Part 1

Movie · as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

1979
Home-Movies poster

Home-Movies

Movie · as Alec Thorne

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Latham · 1 ep

1978
The Sailor's Return poster

The Sailor's Return

Movie · as Reverend Pottock

1978
Foreign Affairs poster

Foreign Affairs

Movie · as Adamson

1978
Bless Me Father poster

Bless Me Father

TV · as Fred Dobie · 1 ep

1978
Send in the Girls

Send in the Girls

TV · as Mr Fenton · 1 ep

1977
The Kitchen poster

The Kitchen

Movie · as Frank

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Frank, Adamson · 1 ep

1976
Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

Movie · as Friar Lawrence

1976
Beasts: The Dummy poster

Beasts: The Dummy

Movie · as 'Bunny' Nettleton

1976
Buffet poster

Buffet

Movie · as Air steward

1976
Beloved poster

Beloved

Movie · as William Hepworth-Dixon

1976
Beasts poster

Beasts

TV · as 'Bunny' Nettleton · 1 ep

1976
Clayhanger poster

Clayhanger

TV · as Albert Benbow · 11 eps

1976
Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals

TV · as William Hepworth-Dixon · 1 ep

1975
The Breakthrough poster

The Breakthrough

Movie · as Robbie

1975
Goodbye poster

Goodbye

Movie · as Savory

1975
Shadows poster

Shadows

TV · as Devine · 1 ep

1974
South Riding poster

South Riding

Movie

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Robbie, Alec Thorne, Director of Austrian State Radio, Aaron Green · 1 ep

1974
South Riding poster

South Riding

TV · as Alfred E. Huggins · 13 eps

1973
The National Health poster

The National Health

Movie · as Ash

1973
Man at the Top poster

Man at the Top

Movie · as Massey

1972
Frenzy poster

Frenzy

Movie · as Johnny Porter

1972
Death Line poster

Death Line

Movie · as Inspector Richardson

1972
A Warning to the Curious poster

A Warning to the Curious

Movie · as Dr. Black

1972
The Exorcism poster

The Exorcism

Movie · as Dan

1972
Dead of Night poster

Dead of Night

TV · as Dan · 1 ep

1972
Villains poster

Villains

TV · as Mr Clough · 1 ep

1972
The Frighteners poster

The Frighteners

TV · as Machen · 1 ep

1971
The Stalls of Barchester poster

The Stalls of Barchester

Movie · as Dr. Black

1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas

TV · as Dr. Black · 2 eps

1970
Mad Jack poster

Mad Jack

Movie

1970
Roll On Four O'Clock poster

Roll On Four O'Clock

Movie · as Max Fielder

1970
Waugh on Crime

Waugh on Crime

TV · 6 eps

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Savory, Air Steward · 1 ep

1970
The Misfit poster

The Misfit

TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

1969
Birthday

Birthday

Movie

1969
Dombey and Son poster

Dombey and Son

TV · as Major Bagstock · 13 eps

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Max Fielder · 1 ep

1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Snug

1968
All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

Movie · as Parolles

1968
The Expert poster

The Expert

TV · as Graham Richards · 1 ep

1965
Catch Us If You Can poster

Catch Us If You Can

Movie · as Duffie

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Inspector Waugh · 6 eps

1965
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

TV · as Arkwright · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Neil, Adjutant · 1 ep

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Jobel · 2 eps

1963
Dig This Rhubarb

Dig This Rhubarb

TV · 14 eps

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Ellis · 1 ep