Clive Swift

Clive Swift

Acting

Born 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 RSC before breaking i…

Known for

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

Acting(102)

2023Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesSelf (archive footage)

2015Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her FamilyEdward Whiteley

2015SunTrapColin

2013Excalibur: Behind the MovieSelf

2012CuckooDr. Rafferty

2009The Old GuysRoy

2007Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedMr. Copper

2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf

2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf

2004HustleYusef

2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureAdditional Voices (voice)

2002Young ArthurIlltud

2002Born and BredRev. Eustacius Brewer

1999AristocratsKing George II

1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketRichard

1997Midsomer MurdersFelix Hope

1993Peak PracticeNorman Shorthose

1992HeartbeatVictor Kellerman

1991The War That Never EndsAthenagoras

1990Keeping Up AppearancesRichard Bucket

1990OthelloBrabantio / Gratiano

1988Young Toscanini

1988Gentlemen and PlayersSammy

1988Journey's EndCaptain Hardy

1987Cause CélèbreP.P. Croom Johnson

1987Pack of LiesEllis

1987Inspector MorseDr Bartlett

1986First Among EqualsAlec Pimkin

1986All Together NowJames

1986ScreenPlayJames

1986A Very Peculiar PracticeProfessor Piers Platt

1985What Mad PursuitBonwit Steinhauser

1985Black SilkOliver Hollingsworth

1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSt. John Court

1985Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksProfessor Jobel

1985The Pickwick PapersMr. Tupman

1984A Passage to IndiaMajor Callendar

1984Pericles, Prince of TyreLord Cerimon

1984Memed My HawkMagistrate

1983Martin Luther, HereticJohann Tetzel

1983StoryboardHewes

1982The Barchester ChroniclesDr Proudie

1982Praying MantisDr. Faure

1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981The Potsdam QuartetAaron Green

1981ExcaliburEctor

1980Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHastie Lanyon

1980An Ordered LifeDirector of Austrian State Radio

1980The Nesbitts Are Coming

1980CribbDr Probert

1979Henry IV Part 1Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

1979Home-MoviesAlec Thorne

1979Tales of the UnexpectedLatham

1978The Sailor's ReturnReverend Pottock

1978Bless Me FatherFred Dobie

1978Send in the GirlsMr. Fenton

1978Foreign AffairsAdamson

1977The KitchenFrank

1977BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank

1976Beasts: The Dummy'Bunny' Nettleton

1976BuffetAir steward

1976Beasts'Bunny' Nettleton

1976BelovedWilliam Hepworth-Dixon

1976Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence

1976Victorian ScandalsWilliam Hepworth-Dixon

1976ClayhangerAlbert Benbow

1975ShadowsDevine

1975GoodbyeSavory

1975The BreakthroughRobbie

1974South Riding

1974South RidingAlfred E. Huggins

1974PlayhouseRobbie

1973The National HealthAsh

1973Man at the TopMassey

1972A Warning to the CuriousDr. Black

1972The ExorcismDan

1972Dead of NightDan

1972Death LineInspector Richardson

1972VillainsMr Clough

1972The FrightenersMachen

1972FrenzyJohnny Porter

1971The Stalls of BarchesterDr. Black

1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasDr. Black

1970Roll On Four O'ClockMax Fielder

1970Waugh on Crime

1970Play for TodaySavory

1970The MisfitGerald

1969Dombey and SonMajor Bagstock

1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMax Fielder

1968A Midsummer Night's DreamSnug

1968The ExpertGraham Richards

1968All's Well That Ends WellParolles

1965Thirty-Minute TheatreInspector Waugh

1965Catch Us If You CanDuffie

1964The Wednesday PlayNeil

1964Theatre 625

1963Doctor WhoJobel

1963Dig This Rhubarb

1956Armchair Theatre

1951Hallmark Hall of FameEllis

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