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

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 Stalls of Barchester

The Stalls of Barchester

1971

as Dr. Black

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

as Snug

The National Health

The National Health

1973

as Ash

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980

as Hastie Lanyon

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Self

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991

as Athenagoras

The Exorcism

The Exorcism

1972

as Dan

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985

as Professor Jobel

A Warning to the Curious

A Warning to the Curious

1972

as Dr. Black

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013

as Self

Catch Us If You Can

Catch Us If You Can

1965

as Duffie

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987

as Ellis

Man at the Top

Man at the Top

1973

as Massey