Shorthand? 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. "That show is the only proper money I've earned: he admitted. Speaking about his career, which started back in 1961, Clive explained: Ive always wanted to perform, which is slightly different [than being an actor]. The Doctor's universe Jackie Reeve's universe Saltwater incidents' universe Humoral Assessment's universe Rogue planet's universe 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. He spent two and a half years at Arsenal, becoming the first Spaniard to win the English championship, before joining Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Benfica. BBC. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. The Monkees singer Peter Tork died on 21 February, aged 77. The episode was the most watched ever Doctor Who Christmas special. ", American actress and singer Doris Day holds a bouquet of roses at Le Bourget Airport in Paris after flying in from London. I think they give a much better picture of Who history rather than. 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. Send feedback to whovian@cuttingsarchive.org, http://cuttingsarchive.org/images/9/9f/2019-02-05_Times.jpg, http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Clive_Swift&oldid=27916. Testament to what a sod he'd been on set all month. Have You Seen This Man? Something went wrong, please try again later. (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. That's what I perform. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. 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. (Know he got ill, and his relationship with Lalla was apparently volatile.). Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? He produced more than 20 albums in a variety of styles. "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. (PROSE: Rose), Clive studied at Durham University where he was a part of a UFO society. He played many other television and film roles. 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. 9 February 1936 I tell them to fuck off., Clive passed away this morning (Friday), and his agent confirmed his passing in a brief statement that read: After a short illness, Clive died peacefully at home this morning surrounded by his family., Benjamin Cook, who wrote the article, posted the fond memory online and jested: RIP, Clive. I know I used to lose 98 per cent of the time and there was no conflict really, but I had to put up a show or otherwise its simply not interesting., Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. The sitcom followed Hyacinth's mostly ill-fated attempts to gain social standing with people she deemed to be upper class. In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). From what I've read over the years, Tom was fine for his first 3 Seasons, although didn't appear to be very welcoming to Louise J when Lis Sladen left during Season 14; maybe a mixture of lacking the chemistry he obviously had with the latter and not much liking the Leela character. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. In December 2007 he starred in a Doctor Who Christmas special as Mr Copper alongside Kylie Minogue. He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. A dozen years after Keeping Up Appearances had finished, he took to the road with a one-man show called Richard Bucket Overflows. At Clifton College, Bristol, Swift acted in a schools competition that was judged by the director of Bristol Old Vic, who urged him to take it up professionally. Clive Swift, the character actor, who has died aged 82, was a stylish, incisive and distinctive member of the original Royal Shakespeare Company in its heyday before becoming a familiar supporting . Sitcom actor was a familiar TV face in the 1970s and 1980s, Actor who bestrode Broadway for decades in Hello, Dolly! and Thoroughly Modern Millie died on 15 January, aged 97. 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. Explaining his character, Swift said: The first thing I decided was if Richard was a really meek and submissive person, in a way there was no conflict, because hed be just a bit of fluff for Hyacinth. 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(PROSE: Rose), Shortly after his meeting with Rose, Clive and his family went on a shopping trip and were in Queen's Arcade when the Autons were activated. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He also played Reverend Brewer in Born and Bred and Sir Hector in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. His amour-propre was further offended when in 2004 the actor Simon Callow referred to his alma mater Clifton as "a minor public school"' Swift wrote to the newspaper that had run the comment to protest that in his day it had been "one of the elite schools allowed to play annually at Lord's". Born in Liverpool on 9 February 1936, to parents who owned a furniture shop in Bootle, Swift was a classically trained actor and member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Doctor Who Production News @DoctorWhoPN. Dame Patricia said she was "deeply saddened" to hear of her former co-star's death. Giant of South African journalism died on 5 June, aged 92. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. Read about our approach to external linking. When he accepted a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, it was not for "the grim prospect of studying English", but because there was "the bonus that they had a thriving theatre". Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). After desperately attempting to escape the character, Swift eventually accepted the inevitable. ", And when the writer asked him about his character in the show, he retorted: "You don't need me to tell you that. Clive Swift, actor. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. The actor, who passed away this morning at . Swiss actor Ganz, one of the most prominent German-speaking actors, died on 16 February, aged 77. 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. 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. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. His first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestleys take the Fool Away, in 1959. (TV: Rose) He also showed her photographs of other figures also known as "the Doctor" before asking her to take him with her to meet hers, causing Rose to make her excuses and leave. Swift also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. I'm not getting paid, am I? According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. Affectionately known as Waltzing by Leeds fans, he was hailed as an inspiration by his former teammate, Gdansk mayor and standard-bearer for civil rights and liberal values in Poland died on 13 January, aged 53. The classically trained actor first appearance on the small screen came in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles. It was his role as Richard, the hen-pecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) for which he was best known. (This is nothing Tom hasn't strongly hinted at himself!) He played Mr Copper in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas Special, The Voyage Of The Damned, One of my absolute favourite Doctor. Clive Swift was born on 9 February 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. Three decades later he played Hitchcock in a BBC radio play. All Rights Reserved. Got a showbiz story? (PROSE: Rose), By 2005, Clive was maintaining a website, Doctor Who?, focused on the mysterious Doctor who kept appearing throughout recorded history. 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. Of course we all know about Hartnell, but I've also heard that Troughton and Pertwee could be quite difficult on occasions. I'm not getting paid, am I? Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? 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. Television work included roles in several BBC Shakespeare adaptations, Inspector Morse and Doctor Who. 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. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before . Flint quickly became one of the figureheads of British electronic music during the Nineties as a singer in the band The Prodigy. Children: CLIVE SWIFT, the Keeping Up Appearances star has died aged 82, a representative for the TV and theatre star has confirmed today. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? Keeping Up Appearances was first aired in 1990 and ran for five years, but Swift was initially reluctant to accept the part. . 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