logo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-02-09

Day of Death

2019-02-01 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Liverpool, England, UK

Also Known As

Clive Walter 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

Acting

Frenzy

1972

Frenzy

as

Johnny Porter

Death Line

1972

Death Line

as

Inspector Richardson

Romeo and Juliet

1976

Romeo and Juliet

as

Friar Lawrence

The Sailor's Return

1978

The Sailor's Return

as

Reverend Pottock

Beasts: The Dummy

1976

Beasts: The Dummy

as

'Bunny' Nettleton

Cause Célèbre

1987

Cause Célèbre

as

P.P. Croom Johnson

Henry IV Part 1

1979

Henry IV Part 1

as

Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Othello

1990

Othello

as

Brabantio / Gratiano

Birthday

1969

Birthday

as

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

as

Hastie Lanyon

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

2003

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

as

Additional Voices (voice)

All Together Now

1986

All Together Now

as

James

Mad Jack

1970

Mad Jack

as

The Kitchen

1977

The Kitchen

as

Frank

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

2023

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

as

Self (archive footage)

The War That Never Ends

1991

The War That Never Ends

as

Athenagoras

Young Arthur

2002

Young Arthur

as

Illtud

Man at the Top

1973

Man at the Top

as

Massey

Praying Mantis

1982

Praying Mantis

as

Dr. Faure

Excalibur

1981

Excalibur

as

Ector

The Breakthrough

1975

The Breakthrough

as

Robbie

Pack of Lies

1987

Pack of Lies

as

Ellis

Journey's End

1988

Journey's End

as

Captain Hardy

A Passage to India

1984

A Passage to India

as

Major Callendar

Roll On Four O'Clock

1970

Roll On Four O'Clock

as

Max Fielder

What Mad Pursuit

1985

What Mad Pursuit

as

Bonwit Steinhauser

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

1984

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

as

Lord Cerimon

Aristocrats

1999

Aristocrats

as

King George II

Goodbye

1975

Goodbye

as

Savory

Buffet

1976

Buffet

as

Air steward

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

Martin Luther, Heretic

as

Johann Tetzel

An Ordered Life

1980

An Ordered Life

as

Director of Austrian State Radio

Home-Movies

1979

Home-Movies

as

Alec Thorne

The Potsdam Quartet

1981

The Potsdam Quartet

as

Aaron Green

Foreign Affairs

1978

Foreign Affairs

as

Adamson

Beloved

1976

Beloved

as

William Hepworth-Dixon

Memed My Hawk

1984

Memed My Hawk

as

Magistrate

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

as

Richard Bucket

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Jobel

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Victor Kellerman

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Dr Bartlett

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as

St. John Court

Beasts

Beasts

as

'Bunny' Nettleton

The Expert

The Expert

as

Graham Richards

First Among Equals

First Among Equals

as

Alec Pimkin

Cuckoo

Cuckoo

as

Dr. Rafferty

Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

as

William Hepworth-Dixon

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Norman Shorthose

Bless Me Father

Bless Me Father

as

Fred Dobie

Hustle

Hustle

as

Yusef

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Felix Hope

Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son

as

Major Bagstock

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Air Steward

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Robbie

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Alec Thorne

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Director of Austrian State Radio

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Aaron Green

The Misfit

The Misfit

as

Gerald

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

as

Rev. Eustacius Brewer

Production

Crew

Directing