Clive Swift
Clive Swift
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-02-09 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Acting

2023

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances as Self (archive footage)

2012

Cuckoo as Dr. Rafferty

2009

The Old Guys as Roy

2004

Hustle as Yusef

2003

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure as Additional Voices (voice)

2002

Born and Bred as Reverend Brewer

2002

Young Arthur as Illtud

1999

Aristocrats as King George II

1997

Midsomer Murders as Felix Hope

1993

Peak Practice as Norman Shorthose

1992

Heartbeat as Victor Kellerman

1991

The War That Never Ends as Athenagoras

1990

Keeping Up Appearances as Richard Bucket

1990

Othello as Brabantio / Gratiano

1988

Gentlemen and Players as Sammy

1988

Young Toscanini as Not available

1988

Journey's End as Captain Hardy

1987

Inspector Morse as Dr Bartlett

1987

Pack of Lies as Ellis

1987

Cause Célèbre as P.P. Croom Johnson

1986

First Among Equals as Alec Pimkin

1986

A Very Peculiar Practice as Not available

1986

All Together Now as James

1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater as St. John Court

1985

The Pickwick Papers as Mr. Tupman

1985

What Mad Pursuit as Bonwit Steinhauser

1985

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks as Professor Jobel

1984

A Passage to India as Major Callendar

1984

Pericles, Prince of Tyre as Lord Cerimon

1984

Memed My Hawk as Magistrate

1983

Martin Luther, Heretic as Johann Tetzel

1982

The Barchester Chronicles as Dr. Proudie

1982

Praying Mantis as Dr. Faure

1981

Excalibur as Ector

1981

The Potsdam Quartet as Aaron Green

1980

The Gentle Touch as Not available

1980

The Nesbitts Are Coming as Not available

1980

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as Hastie Lanyon

1980

An Ordered Life as Director of Austrian State Radio

1979

Henry IV Part 1 as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

1979

Home-Movies as Alec Thorne

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Lord Cerimon

1978

Bless Me Father as Fred Dobie

1978

Hazell as Not available

1978

The Sailor's Return as Reverend Pottock

1978

Foreign Affairs as Adamson

1977

The Kitchen as Frank

1976

Victorian Scandals as William Hepworth-Dixon

1976

Beasts as 'Bunny' Nettleton

1976

Romeo and Juliet as Friar Lawrence

1976

Buffet as Air steward

1976

Beasts: The Dummy as 'Bunny' Nettleton

1976

Beloved as William Hepworth-Dixon

1975

Shadows as Not available

1975

Goodbye as Savory

1975

The Breakthrough as Robbie

1974

Playhouse as Robbie

1974

Playhouse as Alec Thorne

1974

Playhouse as Director of Austrian State Radio

1974

Playhouse as Aaron Green

1974

South Riding as Not available

1973

Man at the Top as Massey

1972

The Frighteners as Machen

1972

Dead of Night as Dan

1972

Frenzy as Johnny Porter

1972

Death Line as Inspector Richardson

1972

A Warning to the Curious as Dr. Black

1971

A Ghost Story for Christmas as Dr. Black

1971

The Stalls of Barchester as Dr. Black

1970

Play for Today as Air Steward

1970

Play for Today as Savory

1970

Waugh on Crime as Not available

1970

Roll On Four O'Clock as Max Fielder

1970

Mad Jack as Not available

1969

Dombey and Son as Major Bagstock

1969

Birthday as Not available

1968

The Expert as Graham Richards

1968

All's Well That Ends Well as Parolles

1965

Catch Us If You Can as Duffie

1963

Doctor Who as Jobel

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ellis