A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company who enjoyed a lengthy career in film and television, Swift . Clive Swift, who has died aged 82, believed that unemployment was as natural, and possibly even as necessary, a part of an actor's life as employment, enabling him to experience, feel and think. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. After the society booked the same venue as a Reclaim the Night Enclave, he and his friends left, but Caroline tracked him down to a bar and apologised. Serious-minded Shakespearean actor who felt slightly cursed by the TV sitcom role with which he became most associated, Clive Swift, above, with Keeping Up Appearances co-star Patricia Routledge in 1991 and, below, on his wedding day in 1960. Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. he begins the interview, before asking a few questions later: "Why should I do this? RSC veteran was best known for starring as the beleaguered husband of Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom, and also appeared in Doctor Who Actor Clive Swift, who played Hyacinth Bucket's beleaguered husband Richard in Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. He died, aged 49, on 4 March. 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard, and I'm really not like that.". 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Swiss actor Ganz, one of the most prominent German-speaking actors, died on 16 February, aged 77. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. Replying to @DrWhoMoment. 25K views 3 years ago Today, Clive Swift sadly passed away age 82. Clive Swift, actor in Keeping Up Appearances, dies aged 82 RSC veteran was best known for starring as the beleaguered husband of Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom, and also appeared in Doctor. He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. Her deft touch and ear for intention nurtured the talents of writers she championed, such as Jack Kerouac and Jean Rhys, Afro-jazz star whose music brought Zimbabweans together died on 23 January, aged 66. The episode was the most watched ever Doctor Who Christmas special. "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". He was editor of the Rand Daily Mail and took a hard liberal stance with the paper, hiring black journalists during apartheid. After desperately attempting to escape the character, Swift eventually accepted the inevitable. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). Clive was amazed to realise that the stories he had heard about the Doctor were true and was approached by an Auton which drew its gun on him. 10. Clive stared at it with a look of cold submissiveness, knowing he was about to be killed, (TV: Rose) and was shot. Actor Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who, Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, https://web.archive.org/web/20131205215625/http://benjamincook.net/writing/doctor-who-magazine/interviews-and-articles/who-on-earth-is/clive-swift/, https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1184629163602382850?lang=en. Thats what I perform. You gave great copy.. K2k Posts: 200. At Clive's request, they travelled to Loch Ness in the summer of 1979 to find the Loch Ness Monster and, after an adventure involving a plot by the Monk to depopulate and sell the Earth, the Doctor returned Clive home and blurred his memories of the incident. Clive Swift After graduating, his first night on stage as a professional actor, at Nottingham Playhouse in the premiere of JB Priestley's Take The Fool Away in 1959, was a disaster. We all know Tom could be a right pain in the arse. He was not habitually so chippy and he was widely admired and respected by colleagues for creating the Actors Centre, which he established in the late 1970s as a central London clubhouse and exchange for members who were "between jobs". As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. Seemed to pull it together in Season 16 (love him in that year) and varied from brilliant to silly and self-indulgent in Season 17. He was persuaded by the quality of the scripts by Roy Clarke, who had written Last of the Summer Wine, and by the chemistry he found with Routledge. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? ", He later did lighten up, revealing: "It wasn't until we'd been filming for two weeks that I realised that Mr Copper is an alien!". His elder brother, David (obituary, May 26, 2016), also became an actor and was best known as the irascible newsreader Henry Davenport in the TV comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. 30 Oct 2017. His film debut came in the cash-in pop movie Catch Us If You Can (1965), featuring the Dave Clark Five. As well as playing poor Richard, Clive starred in a number of roles from 1971 to 2017 - including an alien in Doctor Who. While hard going, this encounter with actor Clive Swift who played Mr Copper on Who special 'Voyage of the Damned' in 2007 is certainly entertaining to say the least. A proud Christian and patriot, the much-loved politician spoke out against bigotry in a country of whose rising hate crime he became a victim, Cancer expert who forged an international reputation over 30 years at the Royal Marsden died on 10 January, aged 67. RIP, Clive. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 9 February 1936 The ones who are obviously so aggravated by the interviewee that they just say "fuck it, I'm printing what you actually said and if it makes you look like a tosspot then that's your tough luck". . Clive Smith stars in Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned, Clive starred in a number of roles from 1971 to 2017 - including an alien in Doctor Who, He was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. The 79-year-old, along with his brother Charles, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the political and lobbying system promoting a conservative agenda. Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift in Pebble Mill interview in 1993 He spent six years playing Richard opposite Dame Patricia Routledge. Have you read the script? Vinny Vella, who starred opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 gangster film Casino, died of liver cancer on 20 February, aged 72. Maybe, but I actually prefer the journalists who don't give a shit. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. Keeping Up Appearances was first aired in 1990 and ran for five years, but Swift was initially reluctant to accept the part. Death date: He died after a short illness on February 1, 2019, aged 82, Disclaimer: These citations are created on-the-fly using primitive parsing techniques. In December 2007 he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned as Mr Copper, opposite Kyle Minogue. (PROSE: Rose), By 2005, Clive was maintaining a website, Doctor Who?, focused on the mysterious Doctor who kept appearing throughout recorded history. It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . Actress Hannelore Elsner arrives for the screening of the movie 'Nobody Wants the Night', during the opening gala of the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin February 5, 2015. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. "That show is the only proper money I've earned: he admitted. As medical director of the hospital for 10 years from 2006, he was keen for a constant dialogue between doctors treating patients and their colleagues in labs, Celebrated sports journalist died in January, aged 84. Swift cut off Cook's final question with the remark that "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. Despite keeping her black ancestry a secret, she failed to break through in Hollywood but remained a stalwart of her professional home New Yorks theatreland, South African footballer who was part of a new era of sport after apartheid died on 13 January, aged 49. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Clive Swift, actor. Clive Swift and Janet Fielding just say what they think. What a silly question., Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video Sign up now for a 30-day free trial. For the special features of the official DVD release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985). Clive J Finch known as CJ in his youth was a human conspiracy theorist who collected information on the Doctor and ran a conspiracy website, Doctor Who?. Why should I do this? Clive Walter Swift was born in Liverpool in 1936, the second of four children to Abram Swift, and Lillie (ne Greenman), the owners of a Bootle furniture shop. Three decades later he played Hitchcock in a BBC radio play. And he doesn't appear to have reacted well to new, young 'boss' Graham Williams after being well handled by Hinchcliffe. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory) In 1963, when Clive was two years old, his father, Second Lieutenant Gary Jonathan Finch, was killed by an Imperial Dalek during the Shoreditch Incident and had his death covered up by the military. Most journalists experience their fair share of bad interviews over their careers, but spare a thought for the one who had to interview a very grumpy Doctor Who star many moons . Having reached this enormously old age, and having done a great deal professionally, I now feel able to be myself. If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her home in Carmel Valley, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. During the course of the interview Swift questioned Cook's journalism credentials, dismissed questions, and commented on not being paid to participate. Main actor: The episode later became the subject of a viral moment when the actor was interviewed by Doctor Who magazine and came across as rather grumpy. 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This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. According to Russell T Davies in The Writer's Tale, Mackenzie Crook was nearly cast to play Clive. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? Votes: 22 Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set, The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3, Neighbours announces seven more returning cast. Revelation of the Daleks & Voyage of the Damned Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? A quarter of a century after Clive Swift played Richard Bucket, the long-suffering and downtrodden husband of Patricia Routledge's matronly snob Hyacinth in the TV series Keeping Up Appearances, people were still offering him marital advice when he walked down the street. A sad loss.https://t.co/cbT2ZwzQHV. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Quite a lot of rather glib "phoned in" moments in Season 15. EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. And RTD and Julie had to ok the piece before it was published. "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. His elder brother, David (obituary, May 26, 2016), also became an actor and was best known as the irascible newsreader Henry Davenport in the TV comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. Have you read the script? That's what I perform. Read about our approach to external linking. ", He later added: "Why should I do this? Well, I say little, but I can do a whole evening, he added. 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