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

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

2003

as Additional Voices (voice)

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

as Ector

Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

as Johnny Porter

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Major Callendar

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Self

Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre

1987

as P.P. Croom Johnson

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007

as Mr. Copper

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985

as Professor Jobel

Death Line

Death Line

1972

as Inspector Richardson

Goodbye

Goodbye

1975

as Savory

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013

as Self

Beloved

Beloved

1976

as William Hepworth-Dixon

Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

1988

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987

as Ellis

What Mad Pursuit

What Mad Pursuit

1985

as Bonwit Steinhauser

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

as Snug

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980

as Hastie Lanyon

Othello

Othello

1990

as Brabantio / Gratiano

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991

as Athenagoras

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

2023

as Self (archive footage)