Clive Swift

1936-02-09 – 2019-02-01 (age 82) Liverpool, England, UK

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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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Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Known For

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

as Ector

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

2003

as Additional Voices (voice)

Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

as Johnny Porter

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Major Callendar

Death Line

Death Line

1972

as Inspector Richardson

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007

as Mr. Copper

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

2023

as Self (archive footage)

The Exorcism

The Exorcism

1972

as Dan

Goodbye

Goodbye

1975

as Savory

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Self

Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

as Johann Tetzel

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

as Snug

Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk

1984

as Magistrate

Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

1982

as Dr. Faure

Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

1988

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985

as Professor Jobel

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987

as Ellis

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980

as Hastie Lanyon

Beloved

Beloved

1976

as William Hepworth-Dixon

Aristocrats

Aristocrats

1999

as King George II