Clive Swift

Also known as Clive Walter Swift

British actor (1936–2019)

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Film & TV

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 into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and Bred and The Old Guys.

Known for

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances — Self (archive footage)2023
Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family — Edward Whiteley2015
SunTrap — Colin2015
Excalibur: Behind the Movie — Self2013
Cuckoo — Dr. Rafferty2012
The Old Guys — Roy2009
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned — Mr. Copper2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self2007
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy — Self2005
Hustle — Yusef2004

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1989-12-13

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Listeners: 5
Total plays: 302

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Walter
Family name: Swift
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Liverpool
Place of death: London
Spouse: Margaret Drabble
Sibling: David Swift
Occupation: television actor
Educated at: Gonville and Caius College
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language

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date of birth: 1936-02-09
date of death: 2019-02-01
name in native language: Clive Swift
cause of death: respiratory failure
start of work period: 1965-00-00
end of work period: 2017-00-00
manner of death: natural causes

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