A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company who enjoyed a lengthy career in film and television, Swift . After the journalist informed him that he is recording the interview, Clive retorted: "Don't you know shorthand? "Sometimes I tell them to f*** off. You can tell them about my character. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. 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. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. It was pretty bizarre in fairness but he was good in it. Jobel, Copper Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? 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. As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. 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. Speaking about his career, which started back in 1961, Clive explained: Ive always wanted to perform, which is slightly different [than being an actor]. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. His first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestleys take the Fool Away, in 1959. "So the first thing I had to do was to fight back! Keep up old man. Species: A Democrat and the longest serving congressman on record, with a stint of 59 years and 22 days from 1955 to 2015 died on 7 February, aged 92. A snippet of the Q&A session from Doctor Who Magazine resurfaced and sees the actor lecture a journalist on their skills. 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. The actor died on Friday morning after a short . 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?. 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. Main jobs: (Know he got ill, and his relationship with Lalla was apparently volatile.). He was at home surrounded by his family. 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. 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. Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? But staying in the role for 7 years..don't think anyone else could or should do that. What a silly question.". 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. Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. 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. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. Dont you know shorthand? a disgruntled Swift asked the journalist. (REF: Big Finish: The Inside Story). He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. Clive Swift The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. That's what I perform. "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. Got a showbiz story? Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Children: Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison died at the age of 88 on August 6. Have You Seen This Man? After desperately attempting to escape the character, Swift eventually accepted the inevitable. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. His family fled for their lives, screaming. Swiss actor Ganz, one of the most prominent German-speaking actors, died on 16 February, aged 77. 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. Her work chronicled the black British experience in the years after Windrush. 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". He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. They were more than agreed to have the interview printed as it was as he wasn't easy to work with during the production of the episode either. (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. Clive Swift, actor. . A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. Clive Swift was best known for playing the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping up Appearances, Writer and broadcaster equally at home among the highbrow and on TV died aged 80. pic.twitter.com/uNkcOyWa29, Loved this extremely talented, subtle actor. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? 25K views 3 years ago Today, Clive Swift sadly passed away age 82. Hence why it's the Copper Foundation . 1 February 2019 Many years later, he would play Hitchcock in a BBC radio play called Strangers on a Film. The actor, who passed away this morning at the age of 82, became most known for playing the long-suffering husband in the 90s sitcom. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. "No, shut up. 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. 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. Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. He died, aged 49, on 4 March. 30 Oct 2017. The actor, who passed away this morning at . Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? And in 2007, Clive was interviewed about his role and makes for some very entertaining reading. Actor 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. Considering the amount of direct Twitter links DS uses, I'm surprised this hasn't been abused before. You're paying that actor; you're their employer, their boss." . He played many other television and film roles. Estate agent They talked through the night and entered into a relationship, getting married and having two sons, Ben and Michael. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. Im not getting paid, am I?, Asked about his character, he responded: You dont need me to tell you that. 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. Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. He recovered his voice well enough to join the RSC the next year and became a fixture in Hall's newly formed company for almost a decade. (TV: Rose, PROSE: Rose), Some of Clive's possessions were taken by UNIT and later found in the Black Archive by Cleo Proctor and Shawna Thompson. Ive got my own little caberet show. 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. Stars: Eric Saward, Clive Swift, Graeme Harper, Trevor Cooper. An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. All Rights Reserved. This content is imported from Twitter. 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 ago. Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. Keeping Up Appearances was first aired in 1990 and ran for five years, but Swift was initially reluctant to accept the part. He is survived by Drabble and their sons Adam, professor of political theory at University College London, and Joe, a garden designer, presenter of BBC TV's Gardener's World and Times columnist. When work dried up, which was not often, he avoided any temptation to drink or tendency to depression by "writing music at the piano, playing tennis and watching Arsenal". What's he waiting for? 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. 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. 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. "You didn't know what was going to happen next: Swift commented, leaving it unclear whether he was talking about the fictional plot or their real-life union. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. Mark Benton Appearances: "There's no reason why 1 should talk to you," he snapped, making no attempt to conceal his contempt for the sci-fi show as an unworthy vehicle for his talents. 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. According to Russell T Davies in The Writer's Tale, Mackenzie Crook was nearly cast to play Clive. I feel quite sad that someone decided to dig this up now and ridicule him as His Daughter Rebecca Swift died in April, She was only 53. Keeping Up Appearances was the only TV sitcom he did, yet in the minds of many he was typecast forever as Richard Bucket. 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The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances, died aged 82 this morning after a short illness. Clive Swift Tribute - Doctor Who Scenes (R.I.P) | Tenakin#CliveSwift #Tribute #CliveSwiftTribute This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! 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". (This is nothing Tom hasn't strongly hinted at himself!) Thats what I perform. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. 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He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). Or will, indeed! 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. . Gary Jonathan Finch (PROSE: Rose), Clive studied at Durham University where he was a part of a UFO society. As a serious-minded thespian of the old school who learnt his trade alongside Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen and the like, and was handpicked by Sir Peter Hall as an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Swift's frustration was perhaps understandable. Swift has died following a short illness. 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. (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. Grunewald, one of America's top middle-distance runners, died on 11 June at her home after inspiring many with a long fight against cancer. Swift is best known for his role as long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. 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. I must have missed those DVDs, 'cause I haven't heard many people say that. (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. "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". ", The writer then asks Swift about his character in the episode, the actor replying: "You don't need me to tell you that. 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. 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