Clive Swift

Clive Swift

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.

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2023

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/14/2023

2015

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family
as Edward Whiteley
TV - Released: 10/19/2015

2013

Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Excalibur: Behind the Movie
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/20/2013

2012

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
as Dr. Rafferty
TV - Released: 9/25/2012

2009

The Old Guys
The Old Guys
as Roy
TV - Released: 1/31/2009

2007

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as Mr. Copper
Movie - Released: 12/25/2007
TV
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/2007

2005

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Mr Copper
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Hustle
Hustle
as Yusef
TV - Released: 2/24/2004

2003

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
as Additional Voices (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2003

2002

Young Arthur
Young Arthur
as Illtud
Movie - Released: 5/2/2002
Born and Bred
Born and Bred
as Reverend Brewer
TV - Released: 4/21/2002

1999

Aristocrats
Aristocrats
as King George II
Movie - Released: 6/20/1999

1997

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Richard
Movie - Released: 5/20/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Felix Hope
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1993

Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Norman Shorthose
TV - Released: 5/10/1993

1992

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Victor Kellerman
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

The War That Never Ends
The War That Never Ends
as Athenagoras
Movie - Released: 3/28/1991

1990

Othello
Othello
as Brabantio / Gratiano
Movie - Released: 6/23/1990
Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
as Richard Bucket
TV - Released: 10/29/1990

1988

Young Toscanini
Young Toscanini
Movie - Released: 10/7/1988
Journey's End
Journey's End
as Captain Hardy
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
TV
Gentlemen and Players
as Sammy
TV - Released: 4/10/1988

1987

Cause Célèbre
Cause Célèbre
as P.P. Croom Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/23/1987
Pack of Lies
Pack of Lies
as Ellis
Movie - Released: 4/26/1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Dr Bartlett
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1986

All Together Now
All Together Now
as James
Movie - Released: 7/9/1986
A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice
TV - Released: 5/21/1986
First Among Equals
First Among Equals
as Alec Pimkin
TV - Released: 9/30/1986

1985

The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
as Mr. Tupman
Movie - Released: 1/6/1985
What Mad Pursuit
What Mad Pursuit
as Bonwit Steinhauser
Movie - Released: 11/24/1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
as Professor Jobel
Movie - Released: 3/30/1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as St. John Court
TV - Released: 5/21/1985
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
as Mr. Tupman
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

A Passage to India
A Passage to India
as Major Callendar
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Lord Cerimon
Movie - Released: 12/8/1984
Memed My Hawk
Memed My Hawk
as Magistrate
Movie - Released: 5/10/1984

1983

Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther, Heretic
as Johann Tetzel
Movie - Released: 11/8/1983

1982

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
as Dr. Faure
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles
as Dr. Proudie
TV - Released: 11/10/1982

1981

Excalibur
Excalibur
as Ector
Movie - Released: 4/10/1981
The Potsdam Quartet
The Potsdam Quartet
as Aaron Green
Movie - Released: 5/13/1981

1980

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
as Hastie Lanyon
Movie - Released: 11/20/1980
An Ordered Life
An Ordered Life
as Director of Austrian State Radio
Movie - Released: 8/10/1980
The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
TV - Released: 4/11/1980
TV
The Nesbitts Are Coming
TV - Released: 4/17/1980

1979

Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1
as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Movie - Released: 12/9/1979
Home-Movies
Home-Movies
as Alec Thorne
Movie - Released: 12/5/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Latham
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

The Sailor's Return
The Sailor's Return
as Reverend Pottock
Movie - Released: 11/15/1978
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
as Adamson
Movie - Released: 1/25/1978
Hazell
Hazell
TV - Released: 1/16/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
TV - Released: 12/3/1978
Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father
as Fred Dobie
TV - Released: 9/24/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Lord Cerimon
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1977

The Kitchen
The Kitchen
as Frank
Movie - Released: 11/2/1977

1976

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Lawrence
Movie - Released: 9/26/1976
Beasts: The Dummy
Beasts: The Dummy
as 'Bunny' Nettleton
Movie - Released: 11/20/1976
Buffet
Buffet
as Air steward
Movie - Released: 11/2/1976
Beloved
Beloved
as William Hepworth-Dixon
Movie - Released: 10/15/1976
Beasts
Beasts
as 'Bunny' Nettleton
TV - Released: 10/16/1976
TV
Victorian Scandals
as William Hepworth-Dixon
TV - Released: 9/3/1976

1975

The Breakthrough
The Breakthrough
as Robbie
Movie - Released: 1/8/1975
Goodbye
Goodbye
as Savory
Movie - Released: 3/6/1975
Shadows
Shadows
TV - Released: 9/3/1975

1974

South Riding
South Riding
Movie - Released: 9/16/1974
Playhouse
Playhouse
TV - Released: 3/13/1974

1973

The National Health
The National Health
Movie - Released: 3/6/1973
Man at the Top
Man at the Top
as Massey
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973

1972

Frenzy
Frenzy
as Johnny Porter
Movie - Released: 5/25/1972
Death Line
Death Line
as Inspector Richardson
Movie - Released: 10/13/1972
A Warning to the Curious
A Warning to the Curious
as Dr. Black
Movie - Released: 12/24/1972
Dead of Night: The Exorcism
Dead of Night: The Exorcism
as Dan
Movie - Released: 11/5/1972
Dead of Night
Dead of Night
as Dan
TV - Released: 11/5/1972
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
as Machen
TV - Released: 7/7/1972

1971

The Stalls of Barchester
The Stalls of Barchester
as Dr. Black
Movie - Released: 12/24/1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Dr. Black
TV - Released: 12/24/1971

1970

Mad Jack
Mad Jack
Movie - Released: 2/4/1970
Roll On Four O'Clock
Roll On Four O'Clock
as Max Fielder
Movie - Released: 12/19/1970
TV
Waugh on Crime
TV - Released: 12/4/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Air Steward
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Savory
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

Movie
Birthday
Movie - Released: 1/2/1969
Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son
as Major Bagstock
TV - Released: 8/17/1969

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Snug
Movie - Released: 9/30/1968
Movie
All's Well That Ends Well
as Parolles
Movie - Released: 3/6/1968
The Expert
The Expert
as Graham Richards
TV - Released: 7/5/1968

1965

Catch Us If You Can
Catch Us If You Can
as Duffie
Movie - Released: 7/15/1965

1963

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Jobel
TV - Released: 11/23/1963

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ellis
TV - Released: 12/24/1951