Clive Swift

Clive Swift

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.

Filmography

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Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances ★ 7.3 Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances 2023 Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family ★ 10.0 Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family 2015 SunTrap ★ 5.9 SunTrap 2015 Excalibur: Behind the Movie Excalibur: Behind the Movie 2013 Cuckoo ★ 6.7 Cuckoo 2012 The Old Guys ★ 6.5 The Old Guys 2009 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned ★ 7.6 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned 2007 The Alan Titchmarsh Show ★ 4.5 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 2007 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy ★ 6.5 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 Hustle ★ 7.7 Hustle 2004 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure ★ 6.0 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2003 Young Arthur ★ 8.0 Young Arthur 2002 Born and Bred ★ 9.0 Born and Bred 2002 Aristocrats ★ 6.0 Aristocrats 1999 The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket ★ 9.5 The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Peak Practice ★ 6.5 Peak Practice 1993 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 The War That Never Ends ★ 5.0 The War That Never Ends 1991 Keeping Up Appearances ★ 7.7 Keeping Up Appearances 1990 Othello ★ 7.3 Othello 1990 Young Toscanini ★ 6.3 Young Toscanini 1988 Gentlemen and Players ★ 6.5 Gentlemen and Players 1988 Journey's End ★ 8.0 Journey's End 1988 Cause Célèbre ★ 5.6 Cause Célèbre 1987 Pack of Lies ★ 6.8 Pack of Lies 1987 Inspector Morse ★ 7.9 Inspector Morse 1987 First Among Equals ★ 7.0 First Among Equals 1986 All Together Now All Together Now 1986 ScreenPlay ★ 6.0 ScreenPlay 1986 A Very Peculiar Practice ★ 8.2 A Very Peculiar Practice 1986 What Mad Pursuit ★ 10.0 What Mad Pursuit 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ★ 6.9 The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985 Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks ★ 8.7 Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks 1985 The Pickwick Papers ★ 7.3 The Pickwick Papers 1985 A Passage to India ★ 6.8 A Passage to India 1984 Pericles, Prince of Tyre ★ 7.5 Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1984 Memed My Hawk ★ 6.0 Memed My Hawk 1984 Martin Luther, Heretic ★ 7.0 Martin Luther, Heretic 1983 The Barchester Chronicles ★ 7.3 The Barchester Chronicles 1982 Praying Mantis ★ 6.0 Praying Mantis 1982 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years ★ 6.3 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1981 The Potsdam Quartet The Potsdam Quartet 1981 Excalibur ★ 7.0 Excalibur 1981 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ★ 6.2 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1980 An Ordered Life An Ordered Life 1980 The Nesbitts Are Coming The Nesbitts Are Coming 1980 Cribb ★ 8.0 Cribb 1980 Henry IV Part 1 ★ 7.3 Henry IV Part 1 1979 Home-Movies Home-Movies 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 The Sailor's Return ★ 6.2 The Sailor's Return 1978 Bless Me Father ★ 6.3 Bless Me Father 1978 Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs 1978 The Kitchen The Kitchen 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ★ 7.0 BBC2 Play of the Week 1977 Beasts: The Dummy ★ 4.0 Beasts: The Dummy 1976 Buffet ★ 9.0 Buffet 1976 Beasts ★ 7.0 Beasts 1976 Beloved Beloved 1976 Romeo and Juliet ★ 6.5 Romeo and Juliet 1976 Victorian Scandals ★ 10.0 Victorian Scandals 1976 Clayhanger ★ 6.0 Clayhanger 1976 Shadows ★ 6.8 Shadows 1975 Goodbye ★ 9.0 Goodbye 1975 The Breakthrough ★ 7.0 The Breakthrough 1975 South Riding South Riding 1974 South Riding ★ 9.0 South Riding 1974 Playhouse ★ 7.0 Playhouse 1974 The National Health ★ 7.0 The National Health 1973 Man at the Top ★ 5.2 Man at the Top 1973 A Warning to the Curious ★ 6.9 A Warning to the Curious 1972 The Exorcism ★ 10.0 The Exorcism 1972 Dead of Night ★ 8.0 Dead of Night 1972 Death Line ★ 5.8 Death Line 1972 Villains ★ 7.5 Villains 1972 The Frighteners ★ 8.5 The Frighteners 1972 Frenzy ★ 7.1 Frenzy 1972 The Stalls of Barchester ★ 6.4 The Stalls of Barchester 1971 A Ghost Story for Christmas ★ 7.4 A Ghost Story for Christmas 1971