Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Dont you know shorthand? a disgruntled Swift asked the journalist. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Taylor Swift Delivers New York University 2022 Commencement Address at Yankee Stadium on May 18, 2022 in New York City. All Rights Reserved. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. 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". 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. ), After Rose Tyler met the Ninth Doctor, she contacted Clive and went to visit him for more information. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. You would think his 1,000,000 would be more that enough ;P. Clive Swift was just being a dick for no reason, but the Bidmead interview was kind of interesting. Doctor Who will return to our screens this Christmas Day with special 'Twice Upon a Time', in which Peter Capaldi's Doctor will regenerate into Jodie Whittaker. You can tell them about my character. 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. 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. CLIVE SWIFT, the Keeping Up Appearances star has died aged 82, a representative for the TV and theatre star has confirmed today. (Know he got ill, and his relationship with Lalla was apparently volatile.). Her work chronicled the black British experience in the years after Windrush. 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. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. That's what I perform. Have you read the script? 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. Im happy talking as myself. There are much bigger things than this." "I could walk around unrecognised, but all that changed with Keeping Up Appearances," he complained. She was 97. He spent six years playing Richard opposite Dame Patricia Routledge. Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. Actor Press J to jump to the feed. 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. 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. 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. What a silly question. 9 February 1936 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. 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. What's he waiting for? 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. Apparently this interview caused RTD to remove Mr Copper from The Stolen Earth cause RTD didn't like how the magazine was disrespected by him. Replying to @DrWhoMoment. Dame Patricia said she was "deeply saddened" to hear of her former co-star's death. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. 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. Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). "I decided if Richard was a really meek and submissive person, there was no conflict, because he'd be just a bit of fluff for Hyacinth: he said. 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. "So the first thing I had to do was to fight back! They talked through the night and entered into a relationship, getting married and having two sons, Ben and Michael. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Which they did. Registered in England. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. 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. 2023 BBC. 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. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? 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. 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. 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?. pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN, Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. Mark Benton Have you read the script? When they make no attempt to sugar coat things. 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. In December 2007 he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned as Mr Copper, opposite Kyle Minogue. The Doctor's universe Jackie Reeve's universe Saltwater incidents' universe Humoral Assessment's universe Rogue planet's universe Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. 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. K2k Posts: 200. His family fled for their lives, screaming. First appearance: 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. But it was the directors he was usually most difficult with. 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". 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. 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. He also starred in the BBCs adaptation of the Barchester Chronicles. How about you guys, awkward interviews spring to mind ? 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. 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? Gary Jonathan Finch 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. EDIT: Link to the Clive Swift interview https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview but cant find the Chris Bidmead one. Then he was subdued and occasionally rather knackered seeming in his last year. Main roles: He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. At the end of the interview, however, it was clear that he had had enough. Alternate counterparts ofClive Finch And of course with his first 3 years being so successful, his ego had probably started to really take off. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory) In 1963, when Clive was two years old, his father, Second Lieutenant Gary Jonathan Finch, was killed by an . pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" Actor: Excalibur. Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. 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? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. Im not getting paid, am I?, Asked about his character, he responded: You dont need me to tell you that. 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. 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. Revelation of the Daleks & Voyage of the Damned Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison died at the age of 88 on August 6. 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. Clive Swift, actor. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. 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. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. 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 figure on television, notably as the henpecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95). He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). 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. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. 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. 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. 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 . Considering the amount of direct Twitter links DS uses, I'm surprised this hasn't been abused before. Have You Seen This Man? Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. 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. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. 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. A sad loss.https://t.co/cbT2ZwzQHV. Children: RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. The marriage survived the semi-autobiographical exposure of Drabble's second novel, The Garrick Year (1964), about an actor married to a woman who has an affair. 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. Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. 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 . The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her home in Carmel Valley, California. 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 . 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. 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. Father: We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! 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". He also played Reverend Brewer in Born and Bred and Sir Hector in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. "Because it was a global success, it's given me a good pension that I might never have had.". Jobel, Copper 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. ", He later added: "Why should I do this? 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. 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. He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. 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. You can tell them about my character. 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. "I realised actors needed a meeting place when work dried up and which can often lead to drink and depression: Swift explained. Votes: 22 Wil Wheaton's cloying oozy interview of Peter and Jenna is super cringe. So the first thing I had to do, as far as the writer allowed me, was to fight back to protest. Place of origin: England And he doesn't appear to have reacted well to new, young 'boss' Graham Williams after being well handled by Hinchcliffe. He was at home surrounded by his family. 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Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. Shorthand? Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . Guardians 3 star Karen Gillan mocks pose on poster, Marvel's Karen Gillan posts first wedding pictures, Doctor Who season 14: Everything you need to know, Doctor Who star in first look at new show, Doctor Who star lands first role since exit, Doctor Who merchandise books, figures and more, GOT and Doctor Who stars in new BBC crime thriller, Ncuti Gatwa hints he's leaving Sex Education role, The Crown and Doctor Who stars team up for movie, Hilariously grumpy Doctor Who interview resurfaces, DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. A snippet of the Q&A session from Doctor Who Magazine resurfaced and sees the actor lecture a journalist on their skills. You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. Spouse: In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). Influential musician Dr John, born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, died aged 77. [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. And in 2007, Clive was interviewed about his role and makes for some very entertaining reading. Clive Swift Tribute - Doctor Who Scenes (R.I.P) | Tenakin#CliveSwift #Tribute #CliveSwiftTribute Flint quickly became one of the figureheads of British electronic music during the Nineties as a singer in the band The Prodigy. As a member of the RSC, he earned early critical praise in William Gaskills revival of Cymbeline, with Vanessa Redgrave as Imogen, and later for the 1966 production of The Tempest, in which he starred as Caliban opposite Timothy Wests Prospero. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. He showed Rose photographs and drawings of the incarnation she had met, taken at several different points in history. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift in Pebble Mill interview in 1993 Clive stared at it with a look of cold submissiveness, knowing he was about to be killed, (TV: Rose) and was shot. Clive Swift was born on February 9, 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. 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. 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. Living with Hyacinth will do that to you. Main time period active: (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. Of course we all know about Hartnell, but I've also heard that Troughton and Pertwee could be quite difficult on occasions. Quite a lot of rather glib "phoned in" moments in Season 15. Swift also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. Clive Swift, actor. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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 and the Twelfth Doctor at Loch Ness. It was pretty bizarre in fairness but he was good in it. Stories: I'm not getting paid, am I? Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. The actor died on Friday morning after a short . "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 said: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. Caroline Finch 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. Main actor: (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. You just come in, say your line and go away," the director told him. Read about our approach to external linking. Appearances: "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. 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. Television work included roles in several BBC Shakespeare adaptations, Inspector Morse and Doctor Who. 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. Lovely to see them here together enjoying a bit of cricket. Stars: Eric Saward, Clive Swift, Graeme Harper, Trevor Cooper. (PROSE: Rose), Clive studied at Durham University where he was a part of a UFO society. 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. 10. 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