Clive Swift
Known for acting · Born 9 February 1936 · Died 1 February 2019 · aged 82 · Liverpool, England, UK
103 credits
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
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
Born and Bred
2002
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
A Warning to the Curious
1972
Frenzy
1972
The Stalls of Barchester
1971
Doctor Who
1963
The Old Guys
2009
The Pickwick Papers
1985
South Riding
1974
Dombey and Son
1969
Dig This Rhubarb
Dig This Rhubarb
1963
Acting (103)
2023Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesSelf (archive footage)Film
2015SunTrapColinSeries
2015Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her FamilyEdward Whiteley · 2 episodesSeries
2013Excalibur: Behind the MovieSelfFilm
2012CuckooDr. RaffertySeries
2009The Old GuysRoy · 12 episodesSeries
2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedMr. CopperFilm
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelfFilm
2004HustleYusefSeries
2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureAdditional Voices (voice)Film
2002Born and BredRev. Eustacius Brewer · 35 episodesSeries
2002Young ArthurIlltudFilm
1999AristocratsKing George IIFilm
1997Midsomer MurdersFelix HopeSeries
1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketRichardFilm
1993Peak PracticeNorman Shorthose · 10 episodesSeries
1992HeartbeatVictor KellermanSeries
1991The War That Never EndsAthenagorasFilm
1990Keeping Up AppearancesRichard Bucket · 40 episodesSeries
1990OthelloBrabantio / GratianoFilm
1988Young ToscaniniFilm
1988Journey's EndCaptain HardyFilm
1988Gentlemen and PlayersSammySeries
1987Inspector MorseDr BartlettSeries
1987Pack of LiesEllisFilm
1987Cause CélèbreP.P. Croom JohnsonFilm
1986A Very Peculiar PracticeProfessor Piers PlattSeries
1986ScreenPlayJamesSeries
1986First Among EqualsAlec Pimkin · 10 episodesSeries
1986All Together NowJamesFilm
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSt. John CourtSeries
1985Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksProfessor JobelFilm
1985The Pickwick PapersMr. Tupman · 12 episodesSeries
1985What Mad PursuitBonwit SteinhauserFilm
1985Black SilkOliver HollingsworthSeries
1984A Passage to IndiaMajor CallendarFilm
1984Memed My HawkMagistrateFilm
1984Pericles, Prince of TyreLord CerimonFilm
1983StoryboardHewesSeries
1983Martin Luther, HereticJohann TetzelFilm
1982The Barchester ChroniclesDr Proudie · 5 episodesSeries
1982Praying MantisDr. FaureFilm
1981ExcaliburEctorFilm
1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years · 2 episodesSeries
1981The Potsdam QuartetAaron GreenFilm
1980Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHastie LanyonFilm
1980CribbDr ProbertSeries
1980An Ordered LifeDirector of Austrian State RadioFilm
1980The Nesbitts Are Coming · 6 episodesSeries
1979Tales of the UnexpectedLathamSeries
1979Henry IV Part 1Thomas Percy, Earl of WorcesterFilm
1979Home-MoviesAlec ThorneFilm
1978The Sailor's ReturnReverend PottockFilm
1978Bless Me FatherFred DobieSeries
1978Foreign AffairsAdamsonFilm
1978Send in the GirlsMr FentonSeries
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank, AdamsonSeries
1977The KitchenFrankFilm
1976Beasts'Bunny' NettletonSeries
1976Beasts: The Dummy'Bunny' NettletonFilm
1976Romeo and JulietFriar LawrenceFilm
1976ClayhangerAlbert Benbow · 11 episodesSeries
1976BuffetAir stewardFilm
1976Victorian ScandalsWilliam Hepworth-DixonSeries
1976BelovedWilliam Hepworth-DixonFilm
1975ShadowsDevineSeries
1975GoodbyeSavoryFilm
1975The BreakthroughRobbieFilm
1974PlayhouseRobbie, Alec Thorne, Director of Austrian State Radio, Aaron GreenSeries
1974South RidingAlfred E. Huggins · 13 episodesSeries
1974South RidingFilm
1973The National HealthAshFilm
1973Man at the TopMasseyFilm
1972FrenzyJohnny PorterFilm
1972Death LineInspector RichardsonFilm
1972A Warning to the CuriousDr. BlackFilm
1972Dead of NightDanSeries
1972VillainsMr CloughSeries
1972The FrightenersMachenSeries
1972The ExorcismDanFilm
1971The Stalls of BarchesterDr. BlackFilm
1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasDr. Black · 2 episodesSeries
1970Play for TodayAir Steward, SavorySeries
1970Mad JackFilm
1970Roll On Four O'ClockMax FielderFilm
1970The MisfitGeraldSeries
1970Waugh on Crime · 6 episodesSeries
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMax FielderSeries
1969BirthdayFilm
1969Dombey and SonMajor Bagstock · 13 episodesSeries
1968A Midsummer Night's DreamSnugFilm
1968The ExpertGraham RichardsSeries
1968All's Well That Ends WellParollesFilm
1965Catch Us If You CanDuffieFilm
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreInspector Waugh · 6 episodesSeries
1965Knock on Any DoorArkwrightSeries
1964Theatre 625Series
1964The Wednesday PlayNeil, AdjutantSeries
1963Doctor WhoJobel · 2 episodesSeries
1963Dig This Rhubarb · 14 episodesSeries
1956Armchair TheatreSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameEllisSeries