Clive Swift
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| Born | Clive Walter Swift 9 February 1936 Liverpool, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Drabble (1960–75) |
Clive Walter Swift (born 9 February 1936, Liverpool) is an English actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Bucket in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
Swift was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Lily Rebecca (née Greenman) and Abram Sampson Swift.[1] He was educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read English literature. He was previously a teacher at Lamda and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Swift has appeared in many TV series and movies. He is most noted for his performance in Keeping Up Appearances, starring as Richard Bucket, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth. He also starred in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles and appeared in the Doctor Who story Revelation of the Daleks. On 25 December 2007, he appeared in a Doctor Who Christmas special as Mr Copper.
Swift was formerly married to novelist Margaret Drabble (1960-75). He is the father of one daughter, Rebecca, who runs The Literary Consultancy and two sons, Adam, an academic, and Joe Swift, a TV gardener. His brother, David Swift, is also a well-known actor.
As well as acting, he is a songwriter. Many of his songs are included in his show, currently (2007) touring the UK, Richard Bucket Overflows: An Audience with Clive Swift.
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[edit] Film
- Death Line (1972)
- Frenzy (1972)
- The National Health (1973)
- Excalibur (1981)
- A Passage to India (1984)
[edit] Television
- Born and Bred as Reverend Brewer
- Peak Practice as Norman Shorthose
- Aristocrats (TV mini-series) as King George II
- Keeping Up Appearances as Richard Bucket
- Ripping Yarns as the Butler
- Doctor Who
- Revelation of the Daleks as Jobel
- "Voyage of the Damned" as Mr Copper
- Waugh on Crime as Inspector Waugh
- Beasts - "The Dummy" as Bunny
- First Among Equals as Alec Pimkin
- Inspector Morse - The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn as Doctor Bartlett
- The Liver Birds - as Jim Royle
- Stalls of Barchester
- A Warning to the Curious
[edit] Radio
- Oblomov as the Doctor
- The Right Time
- From Fact to Fiction - The Orchard as The Narrator
[edit] Stage
- Cymbeline (1962) as Cloten
[edit] Television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1980 | The Nesbitts Are Coming | Ernie Nesbitt |
| 1990 to 1995 | Keeping Up Appearances | Richard Bucket |
