Clive Swift
British actor (1936-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
Clive Walter Swift was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
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2019Died1 February 20192012
CuckooSeries, Dr. Rafferty2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm2004
HustleSeries, Yusef2002Young ArthurFilm, Illtud1997
The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketFilm, Richard1993
Peak PracticeSeries, Norman Shorthose1990
Keeping Up AppearancesSeries, Richard Bucket
OthelloFilm, 1990Brabantio / Gratiano1987
Cause CélèbreFilm, P.P. Croom Johnson1986
A Very Peculiar PracticeSeries, Professor Piers Platt1984
A Passage to IndiaFilm, Major Callendar1981
ExcaliburFilm, Ector1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, Latham
Henry IV Part 1Film, 1979Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester1976
Beasts: The DummyFilm, 'Bunny' Nettleton1974
PlayhouseSeries, Robbie1973
Man at the TopFilm, Massey1971
The Stalls of BarchesterFilm, Dr. Black1970
Play for TodaySeries, Savory1969BirthdayFilm1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries, Inspector Waugh
Catch Us If You CanFilm, 1965Duffie1963
Doctor WhoSeries, Jobel1936Born9 February 1936
CuckooSeries, Dr. Rafferty2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm2004HustleSeries, Yusef2002Young ArthurFilm, Illtud1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketFilm, Richard1993Peak PracticeSeries, Norman Shorthose1990Keeping Up AppearancesSeries, Richard BucketOthelloFilm, 1990Brabantio / Gratiano1987Cause CélèbreFilm, P.P. Croom Johnson1986A Very Peculiar PracticeSeries, Professor Piers Platt1984A Passage to IndiaFilm, Major Callendar1981ExcaliburFilm, Ector1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries, LathamHenry IV Part 1Film, 1979Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester1976Beasts: The DummyFilm, 'Bunny' Nettleton1974PlayhouseSeries, Robbie1973Man at the TopFilm, Massey1971The Stalls of BarchesterFilm, Dr. Black1970Play for TodaySeries, Savory1969BirthdayFilm1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries, Inspector WaughCatch Us If You CanFilm, 1965Duffie1963Doctor WhoSeries, Jobel1936Born9 February 1936People around Clive
- Jack Gold Directed The National Health and Praying Mantis
John Boorman Directed Excalibur and Catch Us If You Can
Harold Snoad Directed Keeping Up Appearances
Edward Petherbridge Also in The Exorcism (1972)
Alfred Hitchcock Produced Frenzy (1972)
Peter Ustinov Directed Memed My Hawk (1984)
David Lean Directed A Passage to India (1985)
Franco Zeffirelli Directed Young Toscanini (1988)
Sheila Hancock Co-founded Seven Dials Playhouse
Alec McCowen Also in Frenzy and The War That Never Ends
Eleanor Bron Also in The National Health (1973)
Judy Cornwell Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Mary Millar Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Haydn Gwynne Also in Peak Practice and What Mad Pursuit- Jon Finch Also in Frenzy and Henry IV Part 1
Oliver Ford Davies Also in Cause Célèbre (1987)
Cherie Lunghi Also in Excalibur and Praying Mantis
David Griffin Also in Keeping Up Appearances
Maurice Denham Also in Martin Luther, Heretic and Peak Practice
George Costigan Also in The Sailor's Return (1978)- Robbe De Hert Directed Gaston's War (1997)
Tarak Ben Ammar Produced Young Toscanini (1988)
Anna Cropper Also in The Exorcism and Praying Mantis
John Alderton Co-founded Seven Dials Playhouse
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned 2007
Frenzy 1972
Excalibur 1981
A Passage to India 1984
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2003
Filmography 40
109 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
He played many other television and film roles.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2019 · aged 82
