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Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Known for: Acting

Born 09/02/1936
Died 2019-02-01
Place of birth Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Felix Hope

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Jobel

1963

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Air Steward

1970

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Savory

1970

Heartbeat Series ★ 7,2

Heartbeat

Victor Kellerman

1992

Peak Practice Series ★ 6,5

Peak Practice

Norman Shorthose

1993

Tales of the Unexpected Series ★ 6,8

Tales of the Unexpected

Latham

1979

Hustle Series ★ 7,7

Hustle

Yusef

2004

Inspector Morse Series ★ 7,9

Inspector Morse

Dr Bartlett

1987

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

1964

The Wednesday Play Series ★ 5,2

The Wednesday Play

Neil

1964

The Wednesday Play Series ★ 5,2

The Wednesday Play

Adjutant

1964

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Robbie

1974

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Alec Thorne

1974

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Director of Austrian State Radio

1974

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Aaron Green

1974

Series ★ 4,5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

2007

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Series ★ 7,0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Max Fielder

1969

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Frank

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Adamson

1977

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

James

1986

The Ray Bradbury Theater Series ★ 6,9

The Ray Bradbury Theater

St. John Court

1985

The Expert Series ★ 9,0

The Expert

Graham Richards

1968

Keeping Up Appearances Series ★ 7,7

Keeping Up Appearances

Richard Bucket

1990

Cuckoo Series ★ 6,7

Cuckoo

Dr. Rafferty

2012

Born and Bred Series ★ 9,0

Born and Bred

Rev. Eustacius Brewer

2002

A Ghost Story for Christmas Series ★ 7,4

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Dr. Black

1971

Cribb Series ★ 8,0

Cribb

Dr Probert

1980

A Very Peculiar Practice Series ★ 8,2

A Very Peculiar Practice

Professor Piers Platt

1986

Excalibur Film ★ 7,0

Excalibur

Ector

1981

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Film ★ 6,0

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Additional Voices (voice)

2003

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Ellis

1951

Victorian Scandals Series ★ 10,0

Victorian Scandals

William Hepworth-Dixon

1976

The Misfit Series ★ 9,0

The Misfit

Gerald

1970

The Frighteners Series ★ 8,5

The Frighteners

Machen

1972

Frenzy Film ★ 7,1

Frenzy

Johnny Porter

1972

Shadows Series ★ 6,8

Shadows

Devine

1975

Beasts Series ★ 7,0

Beasts

'Bunny' Nettleton

1976

The Barchester Chronicles Series ★ 7,3

The Barchester Chronicles

Dr Proudie

1982

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years Series ★ 6,3

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981

Bless Me Father Series ★ 6,3

Bless Me Father

Fred Dobie

1978

SunTrap Series ★ 5,9

SunTrap

Colin

2015

Clayhanger Series ★ 6,0

Clayhanger

Albert Benbow

1976

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

1956

First Among Equals Series ★ 7,0

First Among Equals

Alec Pimkin

1986

The Old Guys Series ★ 6,5

The Old Guys

Roy

2009

Dead of Night Series ★ 8,0

Dead of Night

Dan

1972

Villains Series ★ 7,5

Villains

Mr Clough

1972

South Riding Series ★ 9,0

South Riding

Alfred E. Huggins

1974

Cause Célèbre Film ★ 5,6

Cause Célèbre

P.P. Croom Johnson

1987

The Pickwick Papers Series ★ 7,3

The Pickwick Papers

Mr. Tupman

1985

A Passage to India Film ★ 6,8

A Passage to India

Major Callendar

1984

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family Series ★ 10,0

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

Edward Whiteley

2015

Film ★ 6,5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self

2005

Series ★ 6,5

Gentlemen and Players

Sammy

1988

Death Line Film ★ 5,8

Death Line

Inspector Richardson

1972

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks Film ★ 8,7

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Professor Jobel

1985

Young Toscanini Film ★ 6,3

Young Toscanini

1988

Goodbye Film ★ 9,0

Goodbye

Savory

1975

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned Film ★ 7,6

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Mr. Copper

2007

Excalibur: Behind the Movie Film

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Self

2013

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 6,3

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Snug

1968

Dombey and Son Series ★ 10,0

Dombey and Son

Major Bagstock

1969

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Film ★ 6,2

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Hastie Lanyon

1980

Othello Film ★ 7,3

Othello

Brabantio / Gratiano

1990

Catch Us If You Can Film ★ 5,4

Catch Us If You Can

Duffie

1965

The National Health Film ★ 7,0

The National Health

Ash

1973

Man at the Top Film ★ 5,2

Man at the Top

Massey

1973

Pack of Lies Film ★ 6,8

Pack of Lies

Ellis

1987

Romeo and Juliet Film ★ 6,5

Romeo and Juliet

Friar Lawrence

1976

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances Film ★ 7,3

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

Self (archive footage)

2023

Aristocrats Film ★ 6,0

Aristocrats

King George II

1999

The War That Never Ends Film ★ 5,0

The War That Never Ends

Athenagoras

1991

Beloved Film

Beloved

William Hepworth-Dixon

1976

Praying Mantis Film ★ 6,0

Praying Mantis

Dr. Faure

1982

Martin Luther, Heretic Film ★ 7,0

Martin Luther, Heretic

Johann Tetzel

1983

Series

The Nesbitts Are Coming

1980

South Riding Film

South Riding

1974

What Mad Pursuit Film ★ 10,0

What Mad Pursuit

Bonwit Steinhauser

1985

Film ★ 8,0

Young Arthur

Illtud

2002

Buffet Film ★ 9,0

Buffet

Air steward

1976

Journey's End Film ★ 8,0

Journey's End

Captain Hardy

1988

A Warning to the Curious Film ★ 6,9

A Warning to the Curious

Dr. Black

1972

Henry IV Part 1 Film ★ 7,3

Henry IV Part 1

Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

1979

Memed My Hawk Film ★ 6,0

Memed My Hawk

Magistrate

1984

Film ★ 10,0

All's Well That Ends Well

Parolles

1968

Foreign Affairs Film

Foreign Affairs

Adamson

1978

The Sailor's Return Film ★ 6,2

The Sailor's Return

Reverend Pottock

1978

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Film ★ 7,5

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Lord Cerimon

1984

The Breakthrough Film ★ 7,0

The Breakthrough

Robbie

1975

Series

Waugh on Crime

1970

Roll On Four O'Clock Film ★ 6,0

Roll On Four O'Clock

Max Fielder

1970

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket Film ★ 9,5

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

Richard

1997

An Ordered Life Film

An Ordered Life

Director of Austrian State Radio

1980

The Kitchen Film

The Kitchen

Frank

1977

The Potsdam Quartet Film

The Potsdam Quartet

Aaron Green

1981

The Stalls of Barchester Film ★ 6,4

The Stalls of Barchester

Dr. Black

1971

Film ★ 9,0

Birthday

1969

The Exorcism Film ★ 10,0

The Exorcism

Dan

1972

Mad Jack Film ★ 9,0

Mad Jack

1970

All Together Now Film

All Together Now

James

1986

Beasts: The Dummy Film ★ 4,0

Beasts: The Dummy

'Bunny' Nettleton

1976

Home-Movies Film

Home-Movies

Alec Thorne

1979