(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. . 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. 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. Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? Something went wrong, please try again later. 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". Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN, Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. ", 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!". (REF: Big Finish: The Inside Story). Clive Swift - Grumpy Interview. LOL, I feel like an idiot now (not for the first time)! Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. I do it with a young girl, I tell stories about my career. Votes: 22 First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank Janet Fielding isn't and is only really known in the profession for Doctor Who. 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. 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. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. 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. 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. A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. Born in Liverpool in 1936, he had three children with his ex-wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble. 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. 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. K2k Posts: 200. Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. 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. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. His film debut came in the cash-in pop movie Catch Us If You Can (1965), featuring the Dave Clark Five. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . Father: 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. He died, aged 49, on 4 March. (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. Got a showbiz story? Their daughter, Rebecca, co-founder of the Literary Consultancy, died in 2017. And he doesn't appear to have reacted well to new, young 'boss' Graham Williams after being well handled by Hinchcliffe. She was 97. As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. 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. He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. She rose from a traumatic childhood to become a formidable force of American letters and an inspiration to women, Star of It Aint Half Hot Mum and Never the Twain died on 17 January, aged 88. Influential musician Dr John, born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, died aged 77. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". Clive Swift, actor, was born on February 9, 1936. Testament to what a sod he'd been on set all month. Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? 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. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. I'm not getting paid, am I? "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. 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. Death date: Main roles: Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? According to his agent, the actor died at his home on Friday after a short illness, surrounded by his family. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. "No, shut up. Spouse: His first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestleys take the Fool Away, in 1959. You're paying that actor; you're their employer, their boss." . Oof. "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. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. 1985, 2007 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. But it isn't. 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. Children: 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. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company who enjoyed a lengthy career in film and television, Swift . The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her home in Carmel Valley, California. Clive Swift and Janet Fielding just say what they think. 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. In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). 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. Well, I say little, but I can do a whole evening, he added. 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. What's he waiting for? Clive said: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. 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. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? 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. Mark Benton Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. He played Mr Copper in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas Special, The Voyage Of The Damned, One of my absolute favourite Doctor. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). 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. Swift also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. 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. Astute and observational, Hardys comedy was fuelled by his political passion, Literary editor and novelist who won the Costa Award for biography, aged 91, died on 23 January, aged 101. Clive Swift, actor. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. Main jobs: Ben Finch, Michael Finch The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. 10. 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. Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. (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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. Her work chronicled the black British experience in the years after Windrush. Swift does at least lighten up further along in the conversation, calling Mr Copper "appealing" and "brave", and he even compared the role to his previous stint on the show as Professor Jobel in 1985's 'Revelation of the Daleks'. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. And in 2007, Clive was interviewed about his role and makes for some very entertaining reading. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. He spent six years playing Richard opposite Dame Patricia Routledge. 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. 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. 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. (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. All Rights Reserved. ", He later added: "Why should I do this? But staying in the role for 7 years..don't think anyone else could or should do that. 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 . 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. Job: He can't be that grumpy because he agreed to be interviewed for the Revelation of the Daleks DVD, despite considering it (quite understandably) "the most bizarre entertainment I have ever been part of". [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. There are much bigger things than this." 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. Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. "Perhaps the subtlest acting comes from Clive Swift as Cloten who turns the queen's loutish son into an epileptic young blimp or pygmy Churchill: Kenneth Tynan wrote of his performance alongside Vanessa Redgrave in William Gaskill's 1962 production of Cyrnbeline. 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". 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. One of the world's richest men, David Koch died aged 79 on august 23. The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the . Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. 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 . He was at home surrounded by his family. He produced more than 20 albums in a variety of styles. 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. The sitcom followed Hyacinth's mostly ill-fated attempts to gain social standing with people she deemed to be upper class. 21h. ", It was not an experience Swift much enjoyed. Thats what I perform. 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?. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Clive Swift was born on 9 February 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. 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. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory), Clive went on to investigate his father's death and learn of the Daleks and the Doctor, the latter of whom he made his lifelong mission to fully understand and to solve the mystery of their numerous incarnations across time. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before . He also had a minor part in Alfred Hitchcock's film Frenzy (1972) and was unceremoniously put in his place by the great man when he tried to discuss the nuances of his role. Swift put his fine voice and relish for Elizabethan language to good use by turning secondary Shakespeare roles into original and eye-catching portrayals. 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. 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. The episode was the most watched ever Doctor Who Christmas special. 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. 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. Im not getting paid, am I?, Asked about his character, he responded: You dont need me to tell you that. "I could walk around unrecognised, but all that changed with Keeping Up Appearances," he complained. He was not enormously successful in the face of Hyacinth's relentless social climbing. He was editor of the Rand Daily Mail and took a hard liberal stance with the paper, hiring black journalists during apartheid. Then he was subdued and occasionally rather knackered seeming in his last year. 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. Vanier, a Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half-century, has died Tuesday May 7, 2019 in Paris after suffering from thyroid cancer at 90. They talked through the night and entered into a relationship, getting married and having two sons, Ben and Michael. Jobel, Copper 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". The last led to a notoriously ill-mannered exchange when he was interviewed for a Doctor Who fan magazine. Main time period active: 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. "Because it was a global success, it's given me a good pension that I might never have had.". 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". Work in the DWU 2023 BBC. Clive Swift Clive Finch 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. 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