Clive Swift

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Clive Swift

Acting February 9, 1936

Liverpool, England, UK

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…

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

6.0 2003 Movie
Excalibur

Excalibur

7.0 1981 Movie
Frenzy

Frenzy

7.1 1972 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7 1979 TV Show
Hustle

Hustle

7.7 2004 TV Show
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

7.9 1987 TV Show
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

6.8 1984 Movie
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.2 1992 TV Show
Peak Practice

Peak Practice

6.5 1993 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2015
    Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

    TV show Edward Whiteley

  3. 2015
    SunTrap

    TV show Colin

  4. 2013
    Excalibur: Behind the Movie

    Movie Self

  5. 2012
    Cuckoo

    TV show Dr. Rafferty

  6. 2009
    The Old Guys

    TV show Roy

  7. 2007
    Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

    Movie Mr. Copper

  8. 2007
    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    TV show Self

  9. 2005
    The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

    Movie Self

  10. 2004
    Hustle

    TV show Yusef

  11. 2003
    101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

    Movie Additional Voices (voice)

  12. 2002
    Young Arthur

    Movie Illtud

  13. 2002
    Born and Bred

    TV show Rev. Eustacius Brewer

  14. 1999
    Aristocrats

    Movie King George II

  15. 1997
    The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

    Movie Richard

  16. 1997
    Midsomer Murders

    TV show Felix Hope

More credits
  1. 1993
    Peak Practice

    TV show Norman Shorthose

  2. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Victor Kellerman

  3. 1991
    The War That Never Ends

    Movie Athenagoras

  4. 1990
    Keeping Up Appearances

    TV show Richard Bucket

  5. 1990
    Othello

    Movie Brabantio / Gratiano

  6. 1988
    Young Toscanini

    Movie

  7. 1988
    Gentlemen and Players

    TV show Sammy

  8. 1988
    Journey's End

    Movie Captain Hardy

  9. 1987
    Cause Célèbre

    Movie P.P. Croom Johnson

  10. 1987
    Pack of Lies

    Movie Ellis

  11. 1987
    Inspector Morse

    TV show Dr Bartlett

  12. 1986
    First Among Equals

    TV show Alec Pimkin

  13. 1986
    ScreenPlay

    TV show James

  14. 1986
    All Together Now

    Movie James

  15. 1986
    A Very Peculiar Practice

    TV show Professor Piers Platt

  16. 1985
    What Mad Pursuit

    Movie Bonwit Steinhauser

  17. 1985
    Black Silk

    TV show Oliver Hollingsworth

  18. 1985
    The Ray Bradbury Theater

    TV show St. John Court

  19. 1985
    Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

    Movie Professor Jobel

  20. 1985
    The Pickwick Papers

    TV show Mr. Tupman

  21. 1984
    A Passage to India

    Movie Major Callendar

  22. 1984
    Pericles, Prince of Tyre

    Movie Lord Cerimon

  23. 1984
    Memed My Hawk

    Movie Magistrate

  24. 1983
    Martin Luther, Heretic

    Movie Johann Tetzel