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. Reddit's Doctor Who Fan Community - News, Discussion, Artwork and Fan Creations! Second, also with DWM, is with Clive Swift (Mr. Copper, Voyage of the Damned) who hated being interviewed solely for this one role and started asking about money for the interview, mid interview. And RTD and Julie had to ok the piece before it was published. pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN, Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. He died, aged 49, on 4 March. She was 32. Then he was subdued and occasionally rather knackered seeming in his last year. 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. Im happy talking as myself. 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. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. 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). The sitcom followed Hyacinth's mostly ill-fated attempts to gain social standing with people she deemed to be upper class. I must have missed those DVDs, 'cause I haven't heard many people say that. 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. Or will, indeed! It was his role as Richard, the hen-pecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) for which he was best known. Have You Seen This Man? "I could walk around unrecognised, but all that changed with Keeping Up Appearances," he complained. Alternate counterparts ofClive Finch Clive Finch Swift also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. (REF: Big Finish: The Inside Story) He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary . "It was always 'Bucket' until I met you!" Main time period active: There are much bigger things than this." You can tell them about my character. The Sowetan later described the Rand Daily Mail under Louw as the "first white newspaper to regard blacks as human beings. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. 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. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. 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. "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". 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Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before . 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. According to his agent, the actor died at his home on Friday after a short illness, surrounded by his family. 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. 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. 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. 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. There are much bigger things than this.". Something went wrong, please try again later. Main jobs: Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. So the first thing I had to do, as far as the writer allowed me, was to fight back to protest. Caroline Finch RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. 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. EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. You can tell them about my character. Clive Swift. Born in Liverpool in 1936, he had three children with his ex-wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble. Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. Stories: [on Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985)] It was the most bizarre entertainment I have ever been part of. 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. 30 Oct 2017. Many years later, he would play Hitchcock in a BBC radio play called Strangers on a Film. 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. At the end of the interview, however, it was clear that he had had enough. "I so much admire what he brought to the barely sketched role of Hyacinth's husband and treasure the memories of our happy collaboration.". Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? What's he waiting for? A sad loss.https://t.co/cbT2ZwzQHV. Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. In December 2007 he starred in a Doctor Who Christmas special as Mr Copper alongside Kylie Minogue. pic.twitter.com/uNkcOyWa29, Loved this extremely talented, subtle actor. "No, shut up. 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. 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. How about you guys, awkward interviews spring to mind ? 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. Which I suspect might be her problem with it, in truth. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. You can tell them about my character. 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. The celebrated writer of 11 novels was known for her searing works about slavery and the experiences of black women, including 1987s Beloved, the story of a runaway female slave for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction the following year. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. His final screen appearance came in 2017, starring as Felix Hope in Midsomer Murders. 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. Lovely to see them here together enjoying a bit of cricket. Well, I say little, but I can do a whole evening, he added. When they make no attempt to sugar coat things. Why should I do this? The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the . Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. K2k Posts: 200. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He played Mr Copper in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas Special, The Voyage Of The Damned, One of my absolute favourite Doctor. 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. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Living with Hyacinth will do that to you. You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. 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". 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. A dozen years after Keeping Up Appearances had finished, he took to the road with a one-man show called Richard Bucket Overflows. He was not enormously successful in the face of Hyacinth's relentless social climbing. (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. A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. Human 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. I think they give a much better picture of Who history rather than. For the special features of the official DVD release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985). Wil Wheaton's cloying oozy interview of Peter and Jenna is super cringe. Giant of South African journalism died on 5 June, aged 92. Oof. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. ", 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, the Keeping Up Appearances star has died aged 82, a representative for the TV and theatre star has confirmed today. Keeping Up Appearances was the only TV sitcom he did, yet in the minds of many he was typecast forever as Richard Bucket. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. 2023 BBC. After the journalist informed him that he is recording the interview, Clive retorted: "Don't you know shorthand? Janet Fielding isn't and is only really known in the profession for Doctor Who. 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Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . First appearance: RIP, Clive. Clive Swift and Janet Fielding just say what they think. Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? 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. Doctor Who Production News @DoctorWhoPN. (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. Clive Swift was born on 9 February 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. 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. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). 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