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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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Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

2015

as Edward Whiteley

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013

as Self

Cuckoo

Cuckoo

2012

as Dr. Rafferty

The Old Guys

The Old Guys

2009

as Roy

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007

as Mr. Copper

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

as Mr Copper

Hustle

Hustle

2004

as Yusef

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

2003

as Additional Voices (voice)

Young Arthur

Young Arthur

2002

as Illtud

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

2002

as Reverend Brewer

Aristocrats

Aristocrats

1999

as King George II

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

1997

as Richard

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Felix Hope

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

1993

as Norman Shorthose

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

as Victor Kellerman

The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991

as Athenagoras

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

as Richard Bucket

Othello

Othello

1990

as Brabantio / Gratiano

Young Toscanini

Young Toscanini

1988

Gentlemen and Players

Gentlemen and Players

1988

as Sammy

Journey's End

Journey's End

1988

as Captain Hardy

Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre

1987

as P.P. Croom Johnson

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987

as Ellis

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987

as Dr Bartlett

First Among Equals

First Among Equals

1986

as Alec Pimkin

All Together Now

All Together Now

1986

as James

A Very Peculiar Practice

A Very Peculiar Practice

1986

What Mad Pursuit

What Mad Pursuit

1985

as Bonwit Steinhauser

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

as St. John Court

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks

1985

as Professor Jobel

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1985

as Mr. Tupman

The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

1985

as Mr. Tupman

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Major Callendar

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

1984

as Lord Cerimon

Martin Luther, Heretic

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

as Johann Tetzel

The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

1982

as Dr. Proudie

Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

1982

as Dr. Faure

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981

The Potsdam Quartet

The Potsdam Quartet

1981

as Aaron Green

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

as Ector

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980

as Hastie Lanyon

An Ordered Life

An Ordered Life

1980

as Director of Austrian State Radio

The Nesbitts Are Coming

The Nesbitts Are Coming

1980

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

1980

Henry IV Part 1

Henry IV Part 1

1979

as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Home-Movies

Home-Movies

1979

as Alec Thorne

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Latham

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978

The Sailor's Return

The Sailor's Return

1978

as Reverend Pottock

Bless Me Father

Bless Me Father

1978

as Fred Dobie

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

1978

as Adamson

Hazell

Hazell

1978

The Kitchen

The Kitchen

1977

as Frank

Beasts: The Dummy

Beasts: The Dummy

1976

as 'Bunny' Nettleton

Buffet

Buffet

1976

as Air steward

Beasts

Beasts

1976

as 'Bunny' Nettleton

Beloved

Beloved

1976

as William Hepworth-Dixon

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1976

as Friar Lawrence

Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

1976

as William Hepworth-Dixon

Shadows

Shadows

1975

Goodbye

Goodbye

1975

as Savory

The Breakthrough

The Breakthrough

1975

as Robbie

South Riding

South Riding

1974

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

The National Health

The National Health

1973

Man at the Top

Man at the Top

1973

as Massey

A Warning to the Curious

A Warning to the Curious

1972

as Dr. Black

Dead of Night: The Exorcism

Dead of Night: The Exorcism

1972

as Dan

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1972

as Dan

Death Line

Death Line

1972

as Inspector Richardson

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1972

as Machen

Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

as Johnny Porter

The Stalls of Barchester

The Stalls of Barchester

1971

as Dr. Black

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

as Dr. Black

Roll On Four O'Clock

Roll On Four O'Clock

1970

as Max Fielder

Waugh on Crime

Waugh on Crime

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

as Air Steward

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

as Savory

Mad Jack

Mad Jack

1970

Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son

1969

as Major Bagstock

Birthday

Birthday

1969

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1968

as Snug

The Expert

The Expert

1968

as Graham Richards

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1968

as Parolles

Catch Us If You Can

Catch Us If You Can

1965

as Duffie

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

as Jobel

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Ellis