Clive Swift

Clive Swift

b. 1936 — d. 2019 (aged 83) Liverpool, England, UK
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Clive Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) 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.

Known For

Frenzy
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★ 7.4
Frenzy
1972
Excalibur
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★ 7.3
Excalibur
1981
A Passage to India
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★ 7.3
A Passage to India
1984
Keeping Up Appearances
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★ 7.9
Keeping Up Appearances
1990

Filmography

Valentine's Kiss
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★ 6.3
Valentine's Kiss
2015 Actor
Edward Whiteley
The Old Guys
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★ 7.3
The Old Guys
2009 Actor
Roy
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Star Spell
2005 Self
Born and Bred
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★ 7.6
Born and Bred
2002 Actor
Reverend Brewer
Gaston's War
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★ 6.3
Gaston's War
1997 Actor
General James
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★ 6.1
Keeping Up Appearances TV Licence Promo
1994 Actor
Richard
Keeping Up Appearances
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★ 7.9
Keeping Up Appearances
1990 Actor
Richard
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★ 7.0
This Is David Harper
1990 Actor
Parapope Joshua
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★ 5.4
Laura and Disorder
1989 Actor
Barry Page
Journey's End
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★ 7.4
Journey's End
1988 Actor
Captain Hardy
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★ 7.0
Double First
1988 Actor
Mr. Swift
Pack of Lies
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★ 6.9
Pack of Lies
1987 Actor
Ellis
Cause célèbre
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★ 6.8
Cause célèbre
1987 Actor
R.P. Croom Johnson K.C.
First Among Equals
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★ 7.9
First Among Equals
1986 Actor
Alec Pimkin
The Pickwick Papers
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★ 7.1
The Pickwick Papers
1985 Actor
Tracy Tupman
What Mad Pursuit?
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★ 7.2
What Mad Pursuit?
1985 Actor
Bonwit Steinhauser
Martin Luther, Heretic
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★ 6.8
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983 Actor
Johann Tetzel
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🎞️
Events in a Museum
1983 Actor
Mr. Sloane
The Barchester Chronicles
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★ 8.1
The Barchester Chronicles
1982 Actor
Dr. Proudie
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★ 7.2
The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982 Actor
Lord Davenport
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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★ 5.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1980 Actor
Hastie Lanyon
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★ 3.2
The Nesbitts Are Coming
1980 Actor
Ernie Nesbitt
Henry IV Part I
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★ 7.8
Henry IV Part I
1979 Actor
Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
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📺
Send in the Girls
1978 Actor
Mr. Fenton
BBC2 Play of the Week
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★ 6.9
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 Actor
Frank
The Game
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The Game
1977 Actor
Edmund Whitworth
Beasts
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★ 7.2
Beasts
1976 Actor
'Bunny' Nettleton
Romeo and Juliet
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★ 6.8
Romeo and Juliet
1976 Actor
Friar Lawrence
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★ 4.2
The English Programme
1976 Actor
Friar Lawrence
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Goodbye America
1976 Actor
Lord North - the Prime Minister
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Willow Cabins
1975 Actor
Matthew
South Riding
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★ 8.0
South Riding
1974 Actor
Alfred E. Huggins
The National Health
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★ 6.0
The National Health
1973 Actor
Ash
BBC2 Playhouse
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★ 6.7
BBC2 Playhouse
1973 Actor
Director of Austrian State Radio
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The Pearcross Girls
1973 Actor
Frank Pledger
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The Moon Shines Bright on Charlie Chaplin
1973 Actor
Captain
Frenzy
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★ 7.4
Frenzy
1972 Actor
Johnny Porter
Death Line
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★ 5.9
Death Line
1972 Actor
Inspector Richardson
A Ghost Story for Christmas
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★ 7.7
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 Actor
Dr. Black
Dombey and Son
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★ 6.9
Dombey and Son
1969 Actor
Major Bagstock
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🎞️
All's Well That Ends Well
1968 Actor
Captain Parolles, a follower of Bertram
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Belonging
1967 Actor
Narrator
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The Movies
1967 Actor
Narrator
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The Great Director
1966 Self
Having a Wild Weekend
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★ 5.7
Having a Wild Weekend
1965 Actor
Duffie
Thirty-Minute Theatre
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★ 7.0
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 Actor
Inspector Waugh
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Dig This Rhubarb
1963 Actor
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