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{{short description|British actor}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image        = Clive Swift 2007.jpg
| image        = Clive Swift 2007.jpg
| caption      = Swift in [[w:Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|''Doctor Who'': "Voyage of the Damned"]]
| caption      = Swift in [[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|''Doctor Who'': "Voyage of the Damned"]]
| birth_name  = Clive Walter Swift
| birth_name  = Clive Walter Swift
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1936|2|9|df=yes}}
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1936|02|09|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[w:Liverpool]], England
| birth_place  = [[Liverpool]], England
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2019|2|1|1936|2|9|df=y}}
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2019|02|01|1936|02|09|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[w:London|London]], England
| death_place  = [[London]], England
| medium      = Television, film
| medium      = Television, film
| years_active = 1965–2017
| years_active = 1965–2017
| genre        =  
| genre        =  
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| spouse      = {{married|[[w:Margaret Drabble|Margaret Drabble]]|1960|1975|reason=divorced}}
| spouse      = {{married|[[Margaret Drabble]]|1960|1975|end=divorced}}
| children    = [[w:Rebecca Swift|Rebecca Swift]]<br>[[w:Adam Swift|Adam Swift]]<br>[[w:Joe Swift|Joe Swift]]
| children    = [[Rebecca Swift]]<br>[[Adam Swift]]<br>[[Joe Swift]]
| relatives    = [[w:David Swift (actor)|David Swift]] (brother)
| relatives    = [[David Swift (actor)|David Swift]] (brother)
| website      =  
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'''Clive Walter Swift''' (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the [[w:Royal Shakespeare Company|Royal Shakespeare Company]], but he was best known to television viewers for his role as [[Richard Bucket]] in the BBC sitcom ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/01/clive-swift-classically-trained-actor-rsc-best-known-television/ | title= Clive Swift, classically trained actor with the RSC who was best known on television as the henpecked husband in 'Keeping Up Appearances' - obituary | work=Telegraph | date=1 February 2019 | access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> He played many other television and film roles.
'''Clive Walter Swift''' (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], but he was best known to television viewers for his role as [[Richard Bucket]] in the BBC sitcom ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/01/clive-swift-classically-trained-actor-rsc-best-known-television/ | title= Clive Swift, classically trained actor with the RSC who was best known on television as the henpecked husband in 'Keeping Up Appearances' - obituary | work=Telegraph | date=1 February 2019 | access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> He played many other television and film roles.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Swift was born in [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]] on 9 February 1936,<ref name=barker/> the son of Abram Sampson Swift, who owned a furniture shop in [[w:Bootle|Bootle]], and Lily Rebecca, née Greenman.<ref name=obit>{{cite web |last=Hayward|first=Anthony|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/18/david-swift-obituary |title=David Swift obituary|work=The Guardian|date=18 April 2016 |access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Clive-Swift.html Clive Swift profile], filmreference.com; accessed 12 October 2016.</ref> His elder brother [[w:David Swift (actor)|David]] was also an actor. Both were educated at [[w:Clifton College|Clifton College]] and [[w:Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]], where Clive read [[w:English literature|English literature]]. He was previously{{when|date=May 2019}} a teacher at [[w:LAMDA|LAMDA]] and the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]. His family was [[w:Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/31246/art-thou-contented-jew |title=Art Thou Contented, Jew? |author=Margaret Drabble |access-date=30 July 2014 |date=20 April 2010}}</ref>
Swift was born in [[Liverpool|Liverpool]] on 9 February 1936,<ref name=barker/> the son of Abram Sampson Swift, who owned a furniture shop in [[Bootle|Bootle]], and Lily Rebecca, née Greenman.<ref name=obit>{{cite web |last=Hayward|first=Anthony|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/apr/18/david-swift-obituary |title=David Swift obituary|work=The Guardian|date=18 April 2016 |access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Clive-Swift.html Clive Swift profile], filmreference.com; accessed 12 October 2016.</ref> His elder brother [[David Swift (actor)|David]] was also an actor. Both were educated at [[Clifton College|Clifton College]] and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]], where Clive read [[English literature|English literature]]. He was previously{{when|date=May 2019}} a teacher at [[LAMDA|LAMDA]] and the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]. His family was [[Jews|Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/31246/art-thou-contented-jew |title=Art Thou Contented, Jew? |author=Margaret Drabble |access-date=30 July 2014 |date=20 April 2010}}</ref>


He appeared as Snug in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1968 film production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as part of a cast that included [[w:Diana Rigg|Diana Rigg]], [[w:Helen Mirren|Helen Mirren]] and [[w:Ian Richardson|Ian Richardson]].<ref name="GUAR">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture |title=Clive Swift Obituary |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2019}}</ref> During the 1970s, he appeared as Doctor Black in two of the [[w:BBC|BBC]]'s [[w:M. R. James|M. R. James]] [[w:A Ghost Story for Christmas|adaptations]]: ''[[w:The Stalls of Barchester|The Stalls of Barchester]]'' and ''[[w:A Warning to the Curious|A Warning to the Curious]]'', as well as the BBC adaptation of ''[[w:The Barchester Chronicles|The Barchester Chronicles]]''.<ref name="GUAR" /> He is best known for his role on ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' as [[Richard Bucket]], the long-suffering husband of [[Hyacinth Bucket|Hyacinth]].<ref name="GUAR" /> Swift made two appearances in ''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'', in the 1985 story ''[[w:Revelation of the Daleks|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' and the 2007 [[w:Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Christmas special]]. Around the time of his second appearance, he gave a "grumpy" interview to ''[[w:Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in which he bemoaned "not getting paid" to promote his episode, and belittled the show.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warner |first1=Sam |title=Hilariously grumpy Doctor Who interview resurfaces |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a841841/doctor-who-grumpy-interview-resurfaces-clive-swift/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 February 2019|date=30 October 2017 }}</ref> He also played [[w:Sir Ector|Sir Ector]], the adoptive father of [[w:King Arthur|King Arthur]] in [[w:John Boorman|John Boorman]]'s 1981 film ''[[w:Excalibur (film)|Excalibur]]''.<ref name="GUAR" />
He appeared as Snug in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1968 film production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as part of a cast that included [[Diana Rigg|Diana Rigg]], [[Helen Mirren|Helen Mirren]] and [[Ian Richardson|Ian Richardson]].<ref name="GUAR">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture |title=Clive Swift Obituary |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2019}}</ref> During the 1970s, he appeared as Doctor Black in two of the [[BBC|BBC]]'s [[M. R. James|M. R. James]] [[A Ghost Story for Christmas|adaptations]]: ''[[The Stalls of Barchester|The Stalls of Barchester]]'' and ''[[A Warning to the Curious|A Warning to the Curious]]'', as well as the BBC adaptation of ''[[The Barchester Chronicles|The Barchester Chronicles]]''.<ref name="GUAR" /> He is best known for his role on ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' as [[Richard Bucket]], the long-suffering husband of [[Hyacinth Bucket|Hyacinth]].<ref name="GUAR" /> Swift made two appearances in ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'', in the 1985 story ''[[Revelation of the Daleks|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' and the 2007 [[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Christmas special]]. Around the time of his second appearance, he gave a "grumpy" interview to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' in which he bemoaned "not getting paid" to promote his episode, and belittled the show.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Warner |first1=Sam |title=Hilariously grumpy Doctor Who interview resurfaces |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a841841/doctor-who-grumpy-interview-resurfaces-clive-swift/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=3 February 2019|date=30 October 2017 }}</ref> He also played [[Sir Ector|Sir Ector]], the adoptive father of [[King Arthur|King Arthur]] in [[John Boorman|John Boorman]]'s 1981 film ''[[Excalibur (film)|Excalibur]]''.<ref name="GUAR" />


In addition to acting, he was a songwriter. Many of his songs were included in his shows ''Richard Bucket Overflows: An Audience with Clive Swift'', which toured the UK in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padman |first1=Tony |title=Whatever happened to Keeping Up Appearances' Richard Bucket? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/468624/Richard-Bucket-in-Keeping-Up-Appearances-played-by-Clive-Swift |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=Daily Express |date=5 April 2014}}</ref> and ''Clive Swift Entertains'', in which he performed his own music and lyrics, which toured the UK in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clive Swift, star of Keeping Up Appearances, dies |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-daily-telegraph/20190202/281784220329807 |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=2 February 2019}}</ref> He also played the part of the Reverend Eustacius Brewer in ''[[w:Born and Bred|Born and Bred]]'', which aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005.<ref name=barker>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary |title=Clive Swift obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> His last performance was in an episode of ''[[w:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]'' in 2017, after which he retired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/itv-midsomer-murders-late-tv-22006592|title=The TV legend whose last major role was on tonight's episode of Midsomer Murders|date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
In addition to acting, he was a songwriter. Many of his songs were included in his shows ''Richard Bucket Overflows: An Audience with Clive Swift'', which toured the UK in 2007,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padman |first1=Tony |title=Whatever happened to Keeping Up Appearances' Richard Bucket? |url=https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/468624/Richard-Bucket-in-Keeping-Up-Appearances-played-by-Clive-Swift |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=Daily Express |date=5 April 2014}}</ref> and ''Clive Swift Entertains'', in which he performed his own music and lyrics, which toured the UK in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clive Swift, star of Keeping Up Appearances, dies |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-daily-telegraph/20190202/281784220329807 |access-date=3 February 2019 |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=2 February 2019}}</ref> He also played the part of the Reverend Eustacius Brewer in ''[[Born and Bred|Born and Bred]]'', which aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005.<ref name=barker>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary |title=Clive Swift obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> His last performance was in an episode of ''[[Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]'' in 2017, after which he retired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/itv-midsomer-murders-late-tv-22006592|title=The TV legend whose last major role was on tonight's episode of Midsomer Murders|date=29 October 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Swift was married to novelist [[w:Margaret Drabble|Margaret Drabble]] from 1960 until their divorce in 1975.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sadler |first=Lynn Veach |title=Margaret Drabble |url=https://archive.org/details/margaretdrabble00lynn |url-access=registration |access-date=27 July 2013 |year=1986 |publisher=Twayne Publishers |isbn=978-0-8057-6907-4}}</ref> He was the father of one daughter, [[w:Rebecca Swift|Rebecca]] (who died in April 2017), known for running [[w:The Literary Consultancy|The Literary Consultancy]] in London, and two sons, [[w:Adam Swift|Adam Swift]], an academic, and [[w:Joe Swift|Joe Swift]], a garden designer, journalist and television presenter.<ref>{{cite news |last=Silgardo |first=Melanie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/25/rebecca-swift-obituary |title=Rebecca Swift obituary |work=The Guardian |date=25 April 2017 |access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref>
Swift was married to novelist [[Margaret Drabble|Margaret Drabble]] from 1960 until their divorce in 1975.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sadler |first=Lynn Veach |title=Margaret Drabble |url=https://archive.org/details/margaretdrabble00lynn |url-access=registration |access-date=27 July 2013 |year=1986 |publisher=Twayne Publishers |isbn=978-0-8057-6907-4}}</ref> He was the father of one daughter, [[Rebecca Swift|Rebecca]] (who died in April 2017), known for running [[The Literary Consultancy|The Literary Consultancy]] in London, and two sons, [[Adam Swift|Adam Swift]], an academic, and [[Joe Swift|Joe Swift]], a garden designer, journalist and television presenter.<ref>{{cite news |last=Silgardo |first=Melanie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/25/rebecca-swift-obituary |title=Rebecca Swift obituary |work=The Guardian |date=25 April 2017 |access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref>


Swift died at home on 1 February 2019, at the age of 82, eight days before his 83rd birthday, following a short illness.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/clive-swift-dead-keeping-up-appearances-actor-died-died-age-bucket-husband-a8758856.html |title=Keeping Up Appearances actor Clive Swift dies aged 82 |date=1 February 2019 |website=The Independent |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> <!-- following a short stay at [[St Mary's Hospital, London]] where he was treated for a short illness which included breathing difficulties. [cannot find any good source] --> Paying tribute to Swift, fellow actor [[w:James Dreyfus|James Dreyfus]] said he "loved this extremely talented, subtle actor".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/clive-swift-dead-tributes-keeping-up-appearances_uk_5c547eb7e4b09293b203baf3 |title=Tributes Pour In For Keeping Up Appearances Actor Clive Swift |date=1 February 2019 |website=HuffPost UK |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref> His ''Keeping Up Appearances'' co-star Patricia Routledge said: "Clive was a skillful and inventive actor with wide experience, as his successful career proved," and that she was very sad to hear of her former co-star's death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47095343|title=Keeping Up Appearances' Clive Swift dies|work=BBC News|date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
Swift died at home on 1 February 2019, at the age of 82, eight days before his 83rd birthday, following a short illness.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/clive-swift-dead-keeping-up-appearances-actor-died-died-age-bucket-husband-a8758856.html |title=Keeping Up Appearances actor Clive Swift dies aged 82 |date=1 February 2019 |website=The Independent |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> <!-- following a short stay at [[St Mary's Hospital, London]] where he was treated for a short illness which included breathing difficulties. [cannot find any good source] --> Paying tribute to Swift, fellow actor [[James Dreyfus|James Dreyfus]] said he "loved this extremely talented, subtle actor".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/clive-swift-dead-tributes-keeping-up-appearances_uk_5c547eb7e4b09293b203baf3 |title=Tributes Pour In For Keeping Up Appearances Actor Clive Swift |date=1 February 2019 |website=HuffPost UK |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref> His ''Keeping Up Appearances'' co-star Patricia Routledge said: "Clive was a skillful and inventive actor with wide experience, as his successful career proved," and that she was very sad to hear of her former co-star's death.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47095343|title=Keeping Up Appearances' Clive Swift dies|work=BBC News|date=1 February 2019}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1965
|1965
|''[[w:Catch Us If You Can (film)|Catch Us If You Can]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/having-a-wild-weekend-v94436/cast-crew |title=Having a Wild Weekend (1965) - John Boorman - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Catch Us If You Can (film)|Catch Us If You Can]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/having-a-wild-weekend-v94436/cast-crew |title=Having a Wild Weekend (1965) - John Boorman - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Duffie
|Duffie
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|1968
|1968
|''[[w:A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/14092 |title=Midsummer Night's Dream, A · British Universities Film & Video Council |website=bufvc.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/14092 |title=Midsummer Night's Dream, A · British Universities Film & Video Council |website=bufvc.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Snug
|Snug
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|1972
|1972
|''[[w:Frenzy|Frenzy]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/frenzy-v18641/cast-crew |title=Frenzy (1972) - Alfred Hitchcock - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Frenzy|Frenzy]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/frenzy-v18641/cast-crew |title=Frenzy (1972) - Alfred Hitchcock - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Johnny Porter
|Johnny Porter
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|1972
|1972
|''[[w:Death Line|Death Line]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/raw-meat-v107325/cast-crew |title=Raw Meat (1973) - Gary Sherman - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Death Line|Death Line]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/raw-meat-v107325/cast-crew |title=Raw Meat (1973) - Gary Sherman - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Inspector Richardson
|Inspector Richardson
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|1973
|1973
|''[[w:The National Health (film)|The National Health]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/5183/clive_swift_rip/ |title=Actor Clive Swift dies aged 82 |first=British Comedy |last=Guide |date=1 February 2019 |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[The National Health (film)|The National Health]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/5183/clive_swift_rip/ |title=Actor Clive Swift dies aged 82 |first=British Comedy |last=Guide |date=1 February 2019 |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Ash
|Ash
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|1973
|1973
|''[[w:Man at the Top (film)|Man at the Top]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be7aa17 |title=Man at the Top (1973) |website=BFI |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Man at the Top (film)|Man at the Top]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be7aa17 |title=Man at the Top (1973) |website=BFI |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Massey
|Massey
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|1978
|1978
|''[[w:The Sailor's Return (film)|The Sailor's Return]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589461/index.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Sailor's Return, The (1978) |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[The Sailor's Return (film)|The Sailor's Return]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589461/index.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Sailor's Return, The (1978) |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Reverend Pottock
|Reverend Pottock
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|1981
|1981
|''[[w:Excalibur (film)|Excalibur]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/491054/credits.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Excalibur (1981) Credits |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Excalibur (film)|Excalibur]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/491054/credits.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Excalibur (1981) Credits |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Ector
|Ector
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|1984
|1984
|''[[w:Memed, My Hawk (film)|Memed My Hawk]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b742f0e86 |title=Memed My Hawk (1984) |website=BFI |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Memed, My Hawk (film)|Memed My Hawk]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b742f0e86 |title=Memed My Hawk (1984) |website=BFI |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Magistrate
|Magistrate
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|1984
|1984
|''[[w:A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary |title=Clive Swift obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>
|''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary |title=Clive Swift obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>
|Major Callendar
|Major Callendar
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|1988
|1988
|''[[w:Young Toscanini|Young Toscanini]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/young-toscanini/ |title=Young Toscanini (1988) |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Letterboxd.com}}</ref>
|''[[Young Toscanini|Young Toscanini]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/young-toscanini/ |title=Young Toscanini (1988) |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Letterboxd.com}}</ref>
|Comparsa
|Comparsa
|Uncredited
|Uncredited
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|1990
|1990
|''[[w:Othello (1990 film)|Othello]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Othello (1990) |last=Brooke |first=Michael |website=[[BFI Screenonline]] |access-date=29 April 2017 |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1184116}}</ref>
|''[[Othello (1990 film)|Othello]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Othello (1990) |last=Brooke |first=Michael |website=[[BFI Screenonline]] |access-date=29 April 2017 |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1184116}}</ref>
|[[w:Brabantio|Brabantio]]
|[[Brabantio|Brabantio]]
|DVD re-released 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swapadvd.com/William-Shakespeare-Othello/dvd/60204/|title=William Shakespeare Othello DVD with Michael Grandage, Ian McKellen, Clive Swift (NR) +Movie Reviews |website=Swapadvd.com |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
|DVD re-released 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swapadvd.com/William-Shakespeare-Othello/dvd/60204/|title=William Shakespeare Othello DVD with Michael Grandage, Ian McKellen, Clive Swift (NR) +Movie Reviews |website=Swapadvd.com |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
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|1997
|1997
|''[[w:Gaston's War|Gaston's War]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e8c1568 |title=GASTON&#039;S WAR (1997) |website=BFI|access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Gaston's War|Gaston's War]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e8c1568 |title=GASTON&#039;S WAR (1997) |website=BFI|access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|General James
|General James
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|1971
|1971
|''[[w:The Stalls of Barchester|The Stalls of Barchester]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/487018?view=synopsis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601052951/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/487018?view=synopsis |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2009 |title=The Stalls of Barchester |work=[[British Film Institute]] Database |access-date=22 August 2010}}</ref>
|''[[The Stalls of Barchester|The Stalls of Barchester]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/487018?view=synopsis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601052951/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/487018?view=synopsis |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2009 |title=The Stalls of Barchester |work=[[British Film Institute]] Database |access-date=22 August 2010}}</ref>
|Dr. Black
|Dr. Black
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|1972
|1972
|''[[w:Dead of Night (TV series)|Dead of Night]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1155743/index.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Exorcism, The (1972) |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Dead of Night (TV series)|Dead of Night]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1155743/index.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Exorcism, The (1972) |website=Screenonline.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Dan
|Dan
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|1972
|1972
|''[[w:A Warning to the Curious|A Warning to the Curious]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/warning-curious-locations-ghost-story-for-christmas |title="No diggin' 'ere!" – Revisiting the ghostly locations of A Warning to the Curious |website=British Film Institute |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[A Warning to the Curious|A Warning to the Curious]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/warning-curious-locations-ghost-story-for-christmas |title="No diggin' 'ere!" – Revisiting the ghostly locations of A Warning to the Curious |website=British Film Institute |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Dr. Black
|Dr. Black
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|The Frighteners
|The Frighteners
|James Machen
|James Machen
|'The Classroom', episode (''[[w:ITV (TV channel)|ITV]])'' (4th. May)
|'The Classroom', episode (''[[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]])'' (4th. May)
|-
|-
|1976
|1976
|''[[w:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]''<ref name=barker/>
|''[[Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]''<ref name=barker/>
|Friar Lawrence
|Friar Lawrence
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|1978
|1978
|''[[w:Bless Me, Father|Bless Me]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/bless-me-father/father-and-mother-176077/ |title=Bless Me, Father: Father & Mother |last=TV.com |website=TV.com |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Bless Me, Father|Bless Me]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/bless-me-father/father-and-mother-176077/ |title=Bless Me, Father: Father & Mother |last=TV.com |website=TV.com |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Fred Dobie
|Fred Dobie
|1 episode: "Father and Mother"
|1 episode: "Father and Mother"
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|1978
|1978
|''[[w:1990 (TV series)|1990]]''
|''[[1990 (TV series)|1990]]''
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|1979
|1979
|''[[w:Henry IV, Part 1|Henry IV]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/9496 |title=Henry IV. Part 1 (1979) · British Universities Film & Video Council |website=bufvc.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Henry IV, Part 1|Henry IV]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/9496 |title=Henry IV. Part 1 (1979) · British Universities Film & Video Council |website=bufvc.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
|Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
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|1979
|1979
|''[[w:Hazell (TV series)|Hazell]]''
|''[[Hazell (TV series)|Hazell]]''
|Neville Fitch
|Neville Fitch
|Episode: Hazell and the Baker Street Sleuth
|Episode: Hazell and the Baker Street Sleuth
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| 1980
| 1980
| ''[[w:The Nesbitts Are Coming|The Nesbitts Are Coming]]''
| ''[[The Nesbitts Are Coming|The Nesbitts Are Coming]]''
| Ernie Nesbitt
| Ernie Nesbitt
| 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
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|-
|1981
|1981
|''[[w:Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishdrama.org.uk/churchill.html |title=Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years |website=Britishdrama.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishdrama.org.uk/churchill.html |title=Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years |website=Britishdrama.org.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Sir [[w:Horace Wilson (civil servant)|Horace Wilson]]
|Sir [[Horace Wilson (civil servant)|Horace Wilson]]
|Last two episodes
|Last two episodes
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|-
|1982
|1982
|''[[w:Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]''<ref name=barker/>
|''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]''<ref name=barker/>
|Latham
|Latham
|1 episode: S5, E5 "Stranger in Town"
|1 episode: S5, E5 "Stranger in Town"
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|-
|1982
|1982
|''[[w:The Barchester Chronicles|The Barchester Chronicles]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trollopesociety.org/trollope/tv-radio/television/the-barchester-chronicles/ |title=The Barchester Chronicles |website=Trollope Society |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[The Barchester Chronicles|The Barchester Chronicles]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trollopesociety.org/trollope/tv-radio/television/the-barchester-chronicles/ |title=The Barchester Chronicles |website=Trollope Society |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Bishop Proudie
|Bishop Proudie
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|1985
|1985
|''[[w:The Pickwick Papers (TV series)|The Pickwick Papers]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|''[[The Pickwick Papers (TV series)|The Pickwick Papers]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|[[w:Tracy Tupman|Tracy Tupman]]
|[[Tracy Tupman|Tracy Tupman]]
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|1985
|1985
|''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''  
|''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''  
|Professor Jobel
|Professor Jobel
|''[[w:Revelation of the Daleks|Revelation of the Daleks]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|''[[Revelation of the Daleks|Revelation of the Daleks]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
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|1986
|1986
|''[[w:First Among Equals (TV series)|First Among Equals]]''<ref name=barker/>
|''[[First Among Equals (TV series)|First Among Equals]]''<ref name=barker/>
|Alec Pimkin
|Alec Pimkin
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|1987
|1987
|''[[w:Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|Doctor Bartlett
|Doctor Bartlett
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|1987
|1987
|''[[w:Pack of Lies|Pack of Lies]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pack-of-lies-v79293/cast-crew |title=Pack of Lies (1987) - Anthony Page - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Pack of Lies|Pack of Lies]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/pack-of-lies-v79293/cast-crew |title=Pack of Lies (1987) - Anthony Page - Cast and Crew |website=AllMovie |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Ellis
|Ellis
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|1988
|1988
|[[w:Journey's End|Journey's End]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journey's End (1988), TV Movie on IMDb film database|website = [[w:IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2|url-status=live|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308011407/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 |archive-date=8 March 2021 }}</ref>
|[[Journey's End|Journey's End]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journey's End (1988), TV Movie on IMDb film database|website = [[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2|url-status=live|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308011407/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 |archive-date=8 March 2021 }}</ref>
|Captain Hardy
|Captain Hardy
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|1989
|1989
|[[w:British Telecom|British Telecom]]
|[[British Telecom|British Telecom]]
|Cyril (Beatie's brother-in-law in Australia)
|Cyril (Beatie's brother-in-law in Australia)
|Television advertisement<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lipman |first1=Maureen |last2=Phillips |first2=Richard |title=You Got an Ology? |date=1989 |publisher=Fontana Press}}</ref>
|Television advertisement<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lipman |first1=Maureen |last2=Phillips |first2=Richard |title=You Got an Ology? |date=1989 |publisher=Fontana Press}}</ref>
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|1993
|1993
|''[[w:Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/heartbeat/cast/343241 |title=Heartbeat - TV Guide |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>  
|''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/heartbeat/cast/343241 |title=Heartbeat - TV Guide |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>  
|Victor Kellerman
|Victor Kellerman
|1 episode: "Going Home"
|1 episode: "Going Home"
|-
|-
<!--|1994
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|''[[w:Woof!|]]''{{cn|date=February 2019}}
|''[[Woof!|]]''{{cn|date=February 2019}}
|Alex Pardoe
|Alex Pardoe
| --[cannot find any good reference]-->
| --[cannot find any good reference]-->
|-
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|1997
|1997
|''[[w:The Famous Five (1995 TV series)|The Famous Five]]''<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/clive-swift/credits/189710 |title=Clive Swift - TV Guide |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[The Famous Five (1995 TV series)|The Famous Five]]''<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/clive-swift/credits/189710 |title=Clive Swift - TV Guide |website=TVGuide.com |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
|Mr. Pottersham
|Mr. Pottersham
|‘Five Have a  Wonderful Time" Part 1&?2
|‘Five Have a  Wonderful Time" Part 1&?2
|-
|-
|1998
|1998
|''[[w:Peak Practice|Peak Practice]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019020167330/keeping-up-appearances-actor-clive-swift-dies-aged-82/ |title=Keeping Up Appearances star Clive Swift has died aged 82 |date=1 February 2019 |website=HELLO! |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Peak Practice|Peak Practice]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019020167330/keeping-up-appearances-actor-clive-swift-dies-aged-82/ |title=Keeping Up Appearances star Clive Swift has died aged 82 |date=1 February 2019 |website=HELLO! |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Norman Shorthose
|Norman Shorthose
|10 episodes
|10 episodes
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|''[[w:Aristocrats (TV series)|Aristocrats]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1088984-aristocrats |title=Aristocrats (1999) |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>
|''[[Aristocrats (TV series)|Aristocrats]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1088984-aristocrats |title=Aristocrats (1999) |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>
|[[w:George II of Great Britain|King George II]]
|[[George II of Great Britain|King George II]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2002–2005
|2002–2005
|''[[w:Born and Bred|Born and Bred]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|''[[Born and Bred|Born and Bred]]''<ref name=tvguide/>
|Reverend Eustacius Brewer
|Reverend Eustacius Brewer
|
|
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|-
|2007
|2007
|''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''
|''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''
|Mr. Copper
|Mr. Copper
|"[[w:Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]]"<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/10/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-voyage-of-the-damned | title=10 Things You May Not Know About 'Voyage of the Damned'}}</ref>
|"[[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]]"<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/10/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-voyage-of-the-damned | title=10 Things You May Not Know About 'Voyage of the Damned'}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2009–2010
|2009–2010
|''[[w:The Old Guys|The Old Guys]]''<ref name=tvguide/><ref name=barker/>
|''[[The Old Guys|The Old Guys]]''<ref name=tvguide/><ref name=barker/>
|Roy
|Roy
|12 episodes
|12 episodes
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|''[[w:Hustle (TV series)|Hustle]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yskn3 |title=BBC One - Hustle, Series 7, The Delivery |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|''[[Hustle (TV series)|Hustle]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yskn3 |title=BBC One - Hustle, Series 7, The Delivery |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
|Yusef
|Yusef
|Episode: "The Delivery"
|Episode: "The Delivery"
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|''[[w:Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]''<ref name=barker/>
|''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]''<ref name=barker/>
|Dr. Rafferty
|Dr. Rafferty
| Episode: "Funeral"
| Episode: "Funeral"
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[w:Rosamunde Pilcher|Rosamunde Pilcher]]''
|''[[Rosamunde Pilcher|Rosamunde Pilcher]]''
|Edward Whiteley  
|Edward Whiteley  
|"Valentine's Kiss"[https://letterboxd.com/film/rosamunde-pilcher-fighting-for-her-family/]
|"Valentine's Kiss"[https://letterboxd.com/film/rosamunde-pilcher-fighting-for-her-family/]
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[w:SunTrap|SunTrap]]''
|''[[SunTrap|SunTrap]]''
|Colin
|Colin
|Episode: "In the Line of Fire"
|Episode: "In the Line of Fire"
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|''[[w:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1009617/midsomer-murders-19x02-crime-and-punishment/cast |title=Crime and Punishment – Guest Cast {{!}} TVmaze |website=Tvmaze.com |language=en |access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|''[[Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1009617/midsomer-murders-19x02-crime-and-punishment/cast |title=Crime and Punishment – Guest Cast {{!}} TVmaze |website=Tvmaze.com |language=en |access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|Felix Hope
|Felix Hope
|S19, E2: "Crime and Punishment"(final appearance)
|S19, E2: "Crime and Punishment"(final appearance)
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==Radio==
==Radio==
*''[[w:Oblomov|Oblomov]]'' as the Doctor (2005)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/c887ny/oblomov--episode-1/ |title=Oblomov - Episode 1 |website=Radio Times |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''[[Oblomov|Oblomov]]'' as the Doctor (2005)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/c887ny/oblomov--episode-1/ |title=Oblomov - Episode 1 |website=Radio Times |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''The Right Time'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007wp6k |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Right Time, Series 1, Episode 1 |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''The Right Time'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007wp6k |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Right Time, Series 1, Episode 1 |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
<!-- * ''From Fact to Fiction – The Orchard'' as the Narrator{{cn|date=February 2019}} -->
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*''[[w:Measure for Measure|Measure for Measure]]'' as Escalus (2004)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/av66496 |title=Measure for Measure · British Universities Film & Video Council |website=bufvc.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''[[Measure for Measure|Measure for Measure]]'' as Escalus (2004)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/av66496 |title=Measure for Measure · British Universities Film & Video Council |website=bufvc.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities'' as Nash (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010t3jw |title=BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities, Episode 2 |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities'' as Nash (2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010t3jw |title=BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities, Episode 2 |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''[[w:The Price of Fear (radio serial)|The Price of Fear]] – Remains to be Seen'' as Fred Treiber (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nt0ry |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Price of Fear, Remains to Be Seen |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
*''[[The Price of Fear (radio serial)|The Price of Fear]] – Remains to be Seen'' as Fred Treiber (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nt0ry |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Price of Fear, Remains to Be Seen |website=BBC |access-date=2 February 2019}}</ref>
* "Vivat Rex" as Lord Talbot in "Henry VI" by William Shakespeare, in episodes 15–16, BBC (1977)
* "Vivat Rex" as Lord Talbot in "Henry VI" by William Shakespeare, in episodes 15–16, BBC (1977)


==Stage==
==Stage==
*''[[w:Cymbeline|Cymbeline]]'' (1962) as Cloten<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11166 |title=Cymbeline, Gaskill/Allio, Royal Shakespeare Company, July 1962 |website=Ahds.rhul.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085011/http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11166 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''[[Cymbeline|Cymbeline]]'' (1962) as Cloten<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11166 |title=Cymbeline, Gaskill/Allio, Royal Shakespeare Company, July 1962 |website=Ahds.rhul.ac.uk |access-date=2 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085011/http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11166 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''The Physicists'' (1963) as Inspector Richard Voss ([[w:Aldwych Theatre|Aldwych Theatre]])<ref name=barker/>
*''The Physicists'' (1963) as Inspector Richard Voss ([[Aldwych Theatre|Aldwych Theatre]])<ref name=barker/>
*''[[w:The Tempest|The Tempest]]'' (1966) as Caliban ([[w:Prospect Theatre Company|Prospect Theatre Company]])<ref name=filmref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Clive-Swift.html |title=Clive Swift Biography (1936-) |website=Filmreference.com |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
*''[[The Tempest|The Tempest]]'' (1966) as Caliban ([[Prospect Theatre Company|Prospect Theatre Company]])<ref name=filmref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Clive-Swift.html |title=Clive Swift Biography (1936-) |website=Filmreference.com |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f856ab0 Clive Swift] at the [[w:British Film Institute|British Film Institute]]
*{{BFI|4ce2b9f856ab0|Clive Swift}}
*{{IMDb name|842578}}
*{{IMDb name|842578}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47095343 Obituary] at Bbc.co.uk
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47095343 Obituary] at Bbc.co.uk

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Clive Swift
Clive Swift 2007.jpg
Swift in Doctor Who: "Voyage of the Damned"
Birth nameClive Walter Swift
Born(1936-02-09)9 February 1936
Liverpool, England
Died1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 82)
London, England
MediumTelevision, film
Years active1965–2017
Spouse
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(m. 1960; div. 1975)​
ChildrenRebecca Swift
Adam Swift
Joe Swift
Relative(s)David Swift (brother)

Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.[1] He played many other television and film roles.

Life and career

Swift was born in Liverpool on 9 February 1936,[2] the son of Abram Sampson Swift, who owned a furniture shop in Bootle, and Lily Rebecca, née Greenman.[3][4] His elder brother David was also an actor. Both were educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, where Clive read English literature. He was previously[when?] a teacher at LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His family was Jewish.[5]

He appeared as Snug in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1968 film production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as part of a cast that included Diana Rigg, Helen Mirren and Ian Richardson.[6] During the 1970s, he appeared as Doctor Black in two of the BBC's M. R. James adaptations: The Stalls of Barchester and A Warning to the Curious, as well as the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles.[6] He is best known for his role on Keeping Up Appearances as Richard Bucket, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth.[6] Swift made two appearances in Doctor Who, in the 1985 story Revelation of the Daleks and the 2007 Christmas special. Around the time of his second appearance, he gave a "grumpy" interview to Doctor Who Magazine in which he bemoaned "not getting paid" to promote his episode, and belittled the show.[7] He also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur.[6]

In addition to acting, he was a songwriter. Many of his songs were included in his shows Richard Bucket Overflows: An Audience with Clive Swift, which toured the UK in 2007,[8] and Clive Swift Entertains, in which he performed his own music and lyrics, which toured the UK in 2009.[9] He also played the part of the Reverend Eustacius Brewer in Born and Bred, which aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005.[2] His last performance was in an episode of Midsomer Murders in 2017, after which he retired.[10]

Personal life and death

Swift was married to novelist Margaret Drabble from 1960 until their divorce in 1975.[11] He was the father of one daughter, Rebecca (who died in April 2017), known for running The Literary Consultancy in London, and two sons, Adam Swift, an academic, and Joe Swift, a garden designer, journalist and television presenter.[12]

Swift died at home on 1 February 2019, at the age of 82, eight days before his 83rd birthday, following a short illness.[13] Paying tribute to Swift, fellow actor James Dreyfus said he "loved this extremely talented, subtle actor".[14] His Keeping Up Appearances co-star Patricia Routledge said: "Clive was a skillful and inventive actor with wide experience, as his successful career proved," and that she was very sad to hear of her former co-star's death.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Catch Us If You Can[16] Duffie
1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream[17] Snug
1972 Frenzy[18] Johnny Porter
1972 Death Line[19] Inspector Richardson
1973 The National Health[20] Ash
1973 Man at the Top[21] Massey
1978 The Sailor's Return[22] Reverend Pottock
1981 Excalibur[23] Ector
1984 Memed My Hawk[24] Magistrate
1984 A Passage to India[25] Major Callendar
1988 Young Toscanini[26] Comparsa Uncredited
1990 Othello[27] Brabantio DVD re-released 2004[28]
1997 Gaston's War[29] General James

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Mad Jack
1971 The Stalls of Barchester[30] Dr. Black
1972 The Liver Birds[31] Jim Royle 1 episode
1972 Dead of Night[32] Dan
1972 A Warning to the Curious[33] Dr. Black
1973 The Frighteners James Machen 'The Classroom', episode (ITV) (4th. May)
1976 Romeo and Juliet[2] Friar Lawrence
1978 Bless Me[34] Fred Dobie 1 episode: "Father and Mother"
1978 1990
1979 Henry IV[35] Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
1979 Hazell Neville Fitch Episode: Hazell and the Baker Street Sleuth
1980 The Nesbitts Are Coming Ernie Nesbitt 6 episodes
1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years[36] Sir Horace Wilson Last two episodes
1982 Tales of the Unexpected[2] Latham 1 episode: S5, E5 "Stranger in Town"
1982 The Barchester Chronicles[37] Bishop Proudie
1985 The Pickwick Papers[38] Tracy Tupman
1985 Doctor Who Professor Jobel Revelation of the Daleks[38]
1986 First Among Equals[2] Alec Pimkin
1987 Inspector Morse[38] Doctor Bartlett
1987 Pack of Lies[39] Ellis
1988 Journey's End[40] Captain Hardy
1989 British Telecom Cyril (Beatie's brother-in-law in Australia) Television advertisement[41]
1990–1995 Keeping Up Appearances[38] Richard Bucket Main role, 44 episodes
1993 Heartbeat[42] Victor Kellerman 1 episode: "Going Home"
1997 The Famous Five[38] Mr. Pottersham ‘Five Have a Wonderful Time" Part 1&?2
1998 Peak Practice[43] Norman Shorthose 10 episodes
1999 Aristocrats[44] King George II
2002–2005 Born and Bred[38] Reverend Eustacius Brewer
2007 Doctor Who Mr. Copper "Voyage of the Damned"[45]
2009–2010 The Old Guys[38][2] Roy 12 episodes
2011 Hustle[46] Yusef Episode: "The Delivery"
2014 Cuckoo[2] Dr. Rafferty Episode: "Funeral"
2015 Rosamunde Pilcher Edward Whiteley "Valentine's Kiss"[1]
2015 SunTrap Colin Episode: "In the Line of Fire"
2017 Midsomer Murders[47] Felix Hope S19, E2: "Crime and Punishment"(final appearance)

Radio

  • Oblomov as the Doctor (2005)[48]
  • The Right Time (2008)[49]
  • Measure for Measure as Escalus (2004)[50]
  • Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities as Nash (2011)[51]
  • The Price of Fear – Remains to be Seen as Fred Treiber (2012)[52]
  • "Vivat Rex" as Lord Talbot in "Henry VI" by William Shakespeare, in episodes 15–16, BBC (1977)

Stage

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