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. TV: RosePROSE: The Persistence of MemoryPROSE: GroundedPROSE: Rose Stars: Eric Saward, Clive Swift, Graeme Harper, Trevor Cooper. People often single Tom out as being particularly grumpy, when in fact quite a few of the Doctors have been known as being slightly grumpy. Influential musician Dr John, born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, died aged 77. Jerrie Cobb, the nation's first female astronaut candidate, with a display of rockets at a national conference where the leading space experts gathered in Tulsa, Okla. Cobb died in Florida at the age of 88 on March 18, 2019. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . I'm not getting paid, am I? [on Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985)] It was the most bizarre entertainment I have ever been part of. He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. The Q&A session, from Doctor Who Magazine in 2007 during the David Tennant era, has resurfaced online, and in it Swift spends a lot of the time attempting to lecture the journalist on their skills. Species: I'm sure you'll write something very nice. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. 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. 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. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . Lovely to see them here together enjoying a bit of cricket. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. I must have missed those DVDs, 'cause I haven't heard many people say that. Something went wrong, please try again later. 30 Oct 2017. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Death date: He was due to play Gilbrook in the Big Finish audio story Creatures of Beauty, but was forced to pull out due to a family illness. It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . 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. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936-1 February 2019) was an English actor who played Mr Jobel in Revelation of the Daleks and Mr Copper in Voyage of the Damned.He was due to play Gilbrook in the Big Finish audio story Creatures of Beauty, but was forced to pull out due to a family illness. England A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. You gave great copy.. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. It was his role as Richard, the hen-pecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) for which he was best known. ", He later added: "Why should I do this? 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. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. At least they are frank and honest about their experiences with the show and both did return to Dr Who after appearing during its low period. This content is imported from Twitter. Swiss actor Ganz, one of the most prominent German-speaking actors, died on 16 February, aged 77. God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. Which I suspect might be her problem with it, in truth. 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. Janet Fielding isn't and is only really known in the profession for Doctor Who. Clive Swift. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? (PROSE: Rose), As a child, Clive was interested in a variety of mysteries, including Big Foot, Sasquatch, the Mary Celeste, yeti, the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness Monster, the Roswell crash and the panthers of Dartmoor. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. He also starred in the BBCs adaptation of the Barchester Chronicles. Birth date: We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. His final screen appearance came in 2017, starring as Felix Hope in Midsomer Murders. He was best known for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the oscar-nominated 2004 film Downfall. 21h. Votes: 22 He also played Reverend Brewer in Born and Bred and Sir Hector in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. 25K views 3 years ago Today, Clive Swift sadly passed away age 82. Man died after being run over while asleep on strangers driveway, Londons most valuable house could be yours if you have a spare 300,000,000, Note in chimney tells couple their house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago, Police hunt after man set on fire in London attack, Stranger Things stage show coming to the West End and consider us spooked, who passed away this morning at the age of 82, Do not sell or share my personal information. The story of the daring and inventive escape he orchestrated within an enemy state ended up in an Oscar-winning film, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who cracked mainstream success died on 17 January, aged 83. So sorry to hear that Clive Swift has https://t.co/oAU3ugJwFC condolences to his family and to his son Joe. Or will, indeed! On one occasion a lorry driver pulled up beside him at a traffic light and wound down his window to shout "Why don't you leave the old cow? Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. Clive said: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. What a silly question.". Clive told her that "the Doctor" was held to be a title handed down from father to son, but he believed that the Doctor was an immortal alien. "Because it was a global success, it's given me a good pension that I might never have had.". Read about our approach to external linking. She was 32. Actor (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory) In 1963, when Clive was two years old, his father, Second Lieutenant Gary Jonathan Finch, was killed by an . The episode was the most watched ever Doctor Who Christmas special. 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. 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. Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview. "Clive was a skilful and inventive actor with wide experience, as his successful career proved," she said. In December 2007 he starred in a Doctor Who Christmas special as Mr Copper alongside Kylie Minogue. But it was the directors he was usually most difficult with. 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. Student parts included Falstaff, and it was in the university dramatic society that he met Jacobi and McKellen, who would become lifelong friends, and the novelist Margaret Drabble, whom he married in 1960. (PROSE: Rose), By 2005, Clive was maintaining a website, Doctor Who?, focused on the mysterious Doctor who kept appearing throughout recorded history. 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According to Russell T Davies in The Writer's Tale, Mackenzie Crook was nearly cast to play Clive. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. (AUDIO: Recruits). You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. 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. There are much bigger things than this.". 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. 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. "No, shut up. You can tell them about my character. Clive Finch Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. One of the world's richest men, David Koch died aged 79 on august 23. The actor died on Friday morning after a short . On 24 December 1975, when Clive was fourteen, he encountered the Twelfth Doctor at a newsagent's and followed him into his TARDIS after noticing that he was using coins from 1987. We all know Tom could be a right pain in the arse. "Sometimes I tell them to f*** off. Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? Born in Liverpool in 1936, he had three children with his ex-wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble. The classically trained actor first appearance on the small screen came in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles. He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? 9 February 1936 EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. RIP, Clive. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. Radio 2 said Reverend Ruth Scott died peacefully in Southampton General Hospital on 20 February, aged 60. In fact, it became such a favourite, that more than a decade later he was still remembered for playing the ever-doting Richard, and he had began to tire of it. As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank and honest opinions of NuWho and they are not complimentary. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. [3] Cook commented in 2017 that the interview had to be approved by Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner in order to be printed, and suspected they allowed it because Swift had been a "sod" on set. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. He was best known for his role as Richard Bucket, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth (played by Patricia Routledge ) in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances , but played many other film and television roles. Oliver Tuku Mtukudzis popularity stretched back to the 1970s and cut across political and generational divides, CIA disguise master whose Iran escape inspired Ben Afflecks Argo died on 19 January, aged 78. They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard, and I'm really not like that.". Their daughter, Rebecca, co-founder of the Literary Consultancy, died in 2017. The actor died on Friday morning after a short illness, a representative told The Independent. Swift's many roles included a part in Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 film Frenzy and as King Arthur's adopted father in 1981 film Excalibur. 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. Clive Swift, who rose to fame as Richard, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth Bucket, in BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearancea died on 1 February, aged 82, Standup comedian and Radio 4 panellist who skewered the establishment for decades died on 1 February, aged 57. Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank Some of the hundreds of readers of his website who sent in their experiences about the Doctor addressed Clive directly; Josiah Rowe offered to find a scanner so he could send Clive a photograph and a letter from his grandfather from the First World War, A. Fergus asked if the Doctor was some sort of vigilante, and rewboss wrote that he wasn't sure if Clive was a conspiracy theorist while dismissing any notion of the Doctor being part of a conspiracy. However, he did manage to convey an air of exasperation in his hen-pecked resignation, heard at its sardonic best when she pronounced her surname "Bouquet" and he told her. IMDb profile, Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936-1 February 2019[1]) was an English actor who played Mr Jobel in Revelation of the Daleks and Mr Copper in Voyage of the Damned. 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. [4] Davies later reflected upon Swift's death in 2019 that approving the interview was irresponsible in hindsight, noting "you have a duty of care. Dame Patricia said she was "deeply saddened" to hear of her former co-star's death. And in 2007, Clive was interviewed about his role and makes for some very entertaining reading. I call it Richard Bucket Overflows because Im rather fed up with people thinking of me as Richard from Keeping Up Appearances, which they often do., When asked if, 12 years after the show ended, he was still called out by his character name in the street, he bluntly responded: Sometimes. (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. A snippet of the Q&A session from Doctor Who Magazine resurfaced and sees the actor lecture a journalist on their skills. Canadian Jean Vanier founder of L'Arche communities poses for a photograph after he received the Templeton Prize at St Martins-in-the-Fields church in London. "I realised actors needed a meeting place when work dried up and which can often lead to drink and depression: Swift explained. Stories: "I could walk around unrecognised, but all that changed with Keeping Up Appearances," he complained. Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. 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. ), After Rose Tyler met the Ninth Doctor, she contacted Clive and went to visit him for more information. And he doesn't appear to have reacted well to new, young 'boss' Graham Williams after being well handled by Hinchcliffe. Living with Hyacinth will do that to you. Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. Her work chronicled the black British experience in the years after Windrush. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article here: The original twitter account wasn't very happy and has renamed his account "Digital Spy Smells" so it appears on all their twitter links in the . 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