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.
Acted in 91
2010s
- 2015
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
Edward Whiteley · 2 episodes
SunTrap
Colin · 1 episode
- 2012
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Old Guys
Roy · 12 episodes
- 2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Mr. Copper
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
1990s
- 1997
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
Richard
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
The War That Never Ends
Athenagoras
- 1990
Othello
Brabantio / Gratiano
1980s
- 1988
Young Toscanini
Movie
Journey's End
Captain Hardy
- 1987
Cause Célèbre
P.P. Croom Johnson
Pack of Lies
Ellis
- 1986
First Among Equals
Alec Pimkin · 10 episodes
All Together Now
James
A Very Peculiar Practice
Professor Piers Platt · 1 episode
- 1985
What Mad Pursuit
Bonwit Steinhauser
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Professor Jobel
Praying Mantis
Dr. Faure
The Pickwick Papers
Mr. Tupman · 12 episodes
- 1984
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Lord Cerimon
Memed My Hawk
Magistrate
- 1983
Martin Luther, Heretic
Johann Tetzel
- 1982
The Barchester Chronicles
Dr Proudie · 5 episodes
- 1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
TV
The Potsdam Quartet
Aaron Green
- 1980
An Ordered Life
Director of Austrian State Radio
Cribb
Dr Probert · 1 episode
1970s
- 1979
Henry IV Part 1
Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Home-Movies
Alec Thorne
- 1978
The Sailor's Return
Reverend Pottock
Bless Me Father
Fred Dobie · 1 episode
Foreign Affairs
Adamson
- 1977
The Kitchen
Frank
- 1976
Beasts: The Dummy
'Bunny' Nettleton
Buffet
Air steward
Beasts
'Bunny' Nettleton · 1 episode
Beloved
William Hepworth-Dixon
Romeo and Juliet
Friar Lawrence
Victorian Scandals
William Hepworth-Dixon · 1 episode
Clayhanger
Albert Benbow · 11 episodes
- 1975
Goodbye
Savory
The Breakthrough
Robbie
- 1974
South Riding
Movie
South Riding
Alfred E. Huggins · 13 episodes
- 1973
The National Health
Ash
Man at the Top
Massey
- 1972
A Warning to the Curious
Dr. Black
The Exorcism
Dan
Dead of Night
Dan · 1 episode
The Frighteners
Machen · 1 episode
- 1971
The Stalls of Barchester
Dr. Black
- 1970
Roll On Four O'Clock
Max Fielder
The Misfit
Gerald · 1 episode
Mad Jack
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Dombey and Son
Major Bagstock · 13 episodes
- 1968
- 1965
Catch Us If You Can
Duffie
- 1964
- 1963
1950s
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
TV
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ellis · 1 episode
Appearances2
2020s
- 2023
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2013
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Self