Actor profile

Clive Swift

9th February 1936 Liverpool, England, UK Acting

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.

47 Movies 50 TV Shows 109 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances poster

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances 14th January 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Excalibur: Behind the Movie poster

Excalibur: Behind the Movie 20th December 2013 as Self

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned poster

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned 25th December 2007 as Mr. Copper

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure poster

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2nd March 2003 as Additional Voices (voice)

Aristocrats poster

Aristocrats 20th June 1999 as King George II

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket poster

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket 20th May 1997 as Richard

The War That Never Ends poster

The War That Never Ends 28th March 1991 as Athenagoras

Othello poster

Othello 23rd June 1990 as Brabantio / Gratiano

Young Toscanini poster

Young Toscanini 7th October 1988

Journey's End poster

Journey's End 1st January 1988 as Captain Hardy

Cause Célèbre poster

Cause Célèbre 23rd August 1987 as P.P. Croom Johnson

Pack of Lies poster

Pack of Lies 26th April 1987 as Ellis

All Together Now poster

All Together Now 9th July 1986 as James

What Mad Pursuit poster

What Mad Pursuit 24th November 1985 as Bonwit Steinhauser

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks 30th March 1985 as Professor Jobel

A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India 14th December 1984 as Major Callendar

Pericles, Prince of Tyre poster

Pericles, Prince of Tyre 8th December 1984 as Lord Cerimon

Memed My Hawk poster

Memed My Hawk 10th May 1984 as Magistrate

Martin Luther, Heretic poster

Martin Luther, Heretic 8th November 1983 as Johann Tetzel

Praying Mantis poster

Praying Mantis 1st January 1982 as Dr. Faure

The Potsdam Quartet poster

The Potsdam Quartet 13th May 1981 as Aaron Green

Excalibur poster

Excalibur 10th April 1981 as Ector

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 20th November 1980 as Hastie Lanyon

An Ordered Life poster

An Ordered Life 10th August 1980 as Director of Austrian State Radio

Henry IV Part 1 poster

Henry IV Part 1 9th December 1979 as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Home-Movies poster

Home-Movies 5th December 1979 as Alec Thorne

The Sailor's Return poster

The Sailor's Return 15th November 1978 as Reverend Pottock

Foreign Affairs poster

Foreign Affairs 25th January 1978 as Adamson

The Kitchen poster

The Kitchen 2nd November 1977 as Frank

Beasts: The Dummy poster

Beasts: The Dummy 20th November 1976 as 'Bunny' Nettleton

Buffet poster

Buffet 2nd November 1976 as Air steward

Beloved poster

Beloved 15th October 1976 as William Hepworth-Dixon

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet 26th September 1976 as Friar Lawrence

Goodbye poster

Goodbye 6th March 1975 as Savory

The Breakthrough poster

The Breakthrough 8th January 1975 as Robbie

South Riding poster

South Riding 16th September 1974

The National Health poster

The National Health 6th March 1973 as Ash

Man at the Top poster

Man at the Top 1st January 1973 as Massey

A Warning to the Curious poster

A Warning to the Curious 24th December 1972 as Dr. Black

The Exorcism poster

The Exorcism 5th November 1972 as Dan

Death Line poster

Death Line 13th October 1972 as Inspector Richardson

Frenzy poster

Frenzy 25th May 1972 as Johnny Porter

The Stalls of Barchester poster

The Stalls of Barchester 24th December 1971 as Dr. Black

Roll On Four O'Clock poster

Roll On Four O'Clock 19th December 1970 as Max Fielder

Mad Jack poster

Mad Jack 4th February 1970

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream 30th September 1968 as Snug

Catch Us If You Can poster

Catch Us If You Can 15th July 1965 as Duffie

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family poster

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family 19th October 2015 as Edward Whiteley

SunTrap poster

SunTrap 27th May 2015 as Colin

Cuckoo poster

Cuckoo 25th September 2012 as Dr. Rafferty

The Old Guys poster

The Old Guys 31st January 2009 as Roy

Hustle poster

Hustle 24th February 2004 as Yusef

Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred 21st April 2002 as Rev. Eustacius Brewer

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Felix Hope

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Norman Shorthose

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Victor Kellerman

Keeping Up Appearances poster

Keeping Up Appearances 29th October 1990 as Richard Bucket

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse 6th January 1987 as Dr Bartlett

First Among Equals poster

First Among Equals 30th September 1986 as Alec Pimkin

ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay 9th July 1986 as James

A Very Peculiar Practice poster

A Very Peculiar Practice 21st May 1986 as Professor Piers Platt

The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater 21st May 1985 as St. John Court

The Pickwick Papers poster

The Pickwick Papers 6th January 1985 as Mr. Tupman

Storyboard poster

Storyboard 26th July 1983 as Hewes

The Barchester Chronicles poster

The Barchester Chronicles 10th November 1982 as Dr Proudie

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 6th September 1981

Cribb poster

Cribb 13th April 1980 as Dr Probert

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Latham

Bless Me Father poster

Bless Me Father 24th September 1978 as Fred Dobie

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Frank

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Adamson

Beasts poster

Beasts 16th October 1976 as 'Bunny' Nettleton

Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals 3rd September 1976 as William Hepworth-Dixon

Clayhanger poster

Clayhanger 1st January 1976 as Albert Benbow

Shadows poster

Shadows 3rd September 1975 as Devine

South Riding poster

South Riding 16th September 1974 as Alfred E. Huggins

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Robbie

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Alec Thorne

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Director of Austrian State Radio

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Aaron Green

Dead of Night poster

Dead of Night 5th November 1972 as Dan

Villains poster

Villains 22nd July 1972 as Mr Clough

The Frighteners poster

The Frighteners 7th July 1972 as Machen

A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas 24th December 1971 as Dr. Black

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Air Steward

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970 as Savory

The Misfit poster

The Misfit 3rd March 1970 as Gerald

Dombey and Son poster

Dombey and Son 17th August 1969 as Major Bagstock

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Max Fielder

The Expert poster

The Expert 5th July 1968 as Graham Richards

Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre 7th October 1965 as Inspector Waugh

The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play 30th September 1964 as Neil

The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play 30th September 1964 as Adjutant

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Jobel

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Ellis