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Clive Swift
ACTOR

Clive Swift

Known for 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure · Doctor Who · Midsomer Murders

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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Born
Feb 9, 1936
Died
Feb 1, 2019
Birthplace
Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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

MOVIE101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureAdditional Voices (voice) · 2003
★ 6.0
TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoJobel · 1963
★ 7.9
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersFelix Hope · 1997
★ 7.5
TVHustle
HustleYusef · 2004
★ 7.7
TVInspector Morse
Inspector MorseDr Bartlett · 1987
★ 7.9
TVTales of the Unexpected
Tales of the UnexpectedLatham · 1979
★ 6.8
TVThe Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury TheaterSt. John Court · 1985
★ 6.9
TVHeartbeat
HeartbeatVictor Kellerman · 1992
★ 7.1

Filmography

Movies

Catch Us If You CanDuffie
1965
A Midsummer Night's DreamSnug
1968
AW
All's Well That Ends WellParolles
1968
B
Birthday
1969
Mad Jack
1970
Roll On Four O'ClockMax Fielder
1970
The Stalls of BarchesterDr. Black
1971
A Warning to the CuriousDr. Black
1972
Death LineInspector Richardson
1972
FrenzyJohnny Porter
1972
The ExorcismDan
1972
Man at the TopMassey
1973
The National HealthAsh
1973
South Riding
1974
GoodbyeSavory
1975
The BreakthroughRobbie
1975
Beasts: The Dummy'Bunny' Nettleton
1976
BelovedWilliam Hepworth-Dixon
1976
BuffetAir steward
1976
Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence
1976
The KitchenFrank
1977
Foreign AffairsAdamson
1978
The Sailor's ReturnReverend Pottock
1978
Henry IV Part 1Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
1979
Home-MoviesAlec Thorne
1979
An Ordered LifeDirector of Austrian State Radio
1980
Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHastie Lanyon
1980
ExcaliburEctor
1981
The Potsdam QuartetAaron Green
1981
Martin Luther, HereticJohann Tetzel
1983
A Passage to IndiaMajor Callendar
1984
Memed My HawkMagistrate
1984
Pericles, Prince of TyreLord Cerimon
1984
Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksProfessor Jobel
1985
Praying MantisDr. Faure
1985
What Mad PursuitBonwit Steinhauser
1985
All Together NowJames
1986
Cause CélèbreP.P. Croom Johnson
1987
Pack of LiesEllis
1987
Journey's EndCaptain Hardy
1988
Young Toscanini
1988
OthelloBrabantio / Gratiano
1990
The War That Never EndsAthenagoras
1991
The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketRichard
1997
AristocratsKing George II
1999
YA
Young ArthurIlltud
2002
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureAdditional Voices (voice)
2003
TF
The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf
2005
Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedMr. Copper
2007
Excalibur: Behind the MovieSelf
2013
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesSelf (archive footage)
2023

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameEllis · 1 eps
1951
Armchair Theatre1 eps
1956
DT
Dig This Rhubarb14 eps
1963
Doctor WhoJobel · 2 eps
1963
The Wednesday PlayNeil · 1 eps
1964
The Wednesday PlayAdjutant · 1 eps
1964
Theatre 6251 eps
1964
KO
Knock on Any DoorArkwright · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreInspector Waugh · 6 eps
1965
The ExpertGraham Richards · 1 eps
1968
Dombey and SonMajor Bagstock · 13 eps
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreMax Fielder · 1 eps
1969
Play for TodaySavory · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayAir Steward · 1 eps
1970
The MisfitGerald · 1 eps
1970
WO
Waugh on Crime6 eps
1970
A Ghost Story for ChristmasDr. Black · 2 eps
1971
Dead of NightDan · 1 eps
1972
The FrightenersMachen · 1 eps
1972
VillainsMr Clough · 1 eps
1972
PlayhouseRobbie · 1 eps
1974
PlayhouseAlec Thorne · 1 eps
1974
PlayhouseDirector of Austrian State Radio · 1 eps
1974
PlayhouseAaron Green · 1 eps
1974
South RidingAlfred E. Huggins · 13 eps
1974
ShadowsDevine · 1 eps
1975
Beasts'Bunny' Nettleton · 1 eps
1976
ClayhangerAlbert Benbow · 11 eps
1976
Victorian ScandalsWilliam Hepworth-Dixon · 1 eps
1976
BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank · 1 eps
1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekAdamson · 1 eps
1977
Bless Me FatherFred Dobie · 1 eps
1978
SI
Send in the GirlsMr Fenton · 1 eps
1978
Tales of the UnexpectedLatham · 1 eps
1979
CribbDr Probert · 1 eps
1980
TN
The Nesbitts Are Coming6 eps
1980
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years2 eps
1981
The Barchester ChroniclesDr Proudie · 5 eps
1982
StoryboardHewes · 1 eps
1983
BS
Black SilkOliver Hollingsworth · 1 eps
1985
The Pickwick PapersMr. Tupman · 12 eps
1985
The Ray Bradbury TheaterSt. John Court · 1 eps
1985
Theatre NightBrabantio · 1 eps
1985
A Very Peculiar PracticeProfessor Piers Platt · 1 eps
1986
BoonCharles Hasting · 1 eps
1986
First Among EqualsAlec Pimkin · 10 eps
1986
ScreenPlayJames · 1 eps
1986
Inspector MorseDr Bartlett · 1 eps
1987
GA
Gentlemen and PlayersSammy · 1 eps
1988
Keeping Up AppearancesRichard Bucket · 40 eps
1990
HeartbeatVictor Kellerman · 1 eps
1992
Peak PracticeNorman Shorthose · 10 eps
1993
Midsomer MurdersFelix Hope · 1 eps
1997
Born and BredRev. Eustacius Brewer · 35 eps
2002
HustleYusef · 1 eps
2004
TA
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
The Old GuysRoy · 12 eps
2009
Little CrackersReal Father Christmas · 1 eps
2010
CuckooDr. Rafferty · 1 eps
2012
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her FamilyEdward Whiteley · 2 eps
2015
SunTrapColin · 1 eps
2015

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