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. 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. The sitcom followed Hyacinth's mostly ill-fated attempts to gain social standing with people she deemed to be upper class. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Read about our approach to external linking. Clive Swift was born on 9 February 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. Speaking about his career, which started back in 1961, Clive explained: Ive always wanted to perform, which is slightly different [than being an actor]. Death date: (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . 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. You can tell them about my character. 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. According to his agent, the actor died at his home on Friday after a short illness, surrounded by his family. You gave great copy.. Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. and started asking about money for the interview, mid interview. The Doctor's universe Jackie Reeve's universe Saltwater incidents' universe Humoral Assessment's universe Rogue planet's universe Actor In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). "I was so excited I dried after the first line," he recalled. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company who enjoyed a lengthy career in film and television, Swift . She was 32. Main jobs: 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 should have been a little bit more responsible and not allowed that." "you have a duty of care. As adept at drama as at comedy. A sad loss.https://t.co/cbT2ZwzQHV. Species: "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". RIP, Clive. In December 2007 the actor appeared in a Doctor Who Christmas . 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. Vella also appeared in HBO series The Sopranos. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. Quite a lot of rather glib "phoned in" moments in Season 15. 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? So the first thing I had to do, as far as the writer allowed me, was to fight back to protest. . wasn't he one of the stickers given away recently? 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. His final screen appearance came in 2017, starring as Felix Hope in Midsomer Murders. Jobel, Copper (Know he got ill, and his relationship with Lalla was apparently volatile.). The journalist who conducted the interview revealed that the piece had to be okayed before it went to print, saying that senior heads such as Russell T Davies approved. Clive Swift, actor, was born on February 9, 1936. 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'. Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. 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?. And RTD and Julie had to ok the piece before it was published. 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. 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. 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. What a silly question.". Youre paying that actor; youre their employer, their boss."[5]. 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. "Because it was a global success, it's given me a good pension that I might never have had.". Gary Jonathan Finch "That show is the only proper money I've earned: he admitted. 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. What a silly question. 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. You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. (AUDIO: Recruits). Influential musician Dr John, born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, died aged 77. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. Hence why it's the Copper Foundation . 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 previously married to Margaret Drabble. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. Father: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Caroline Finch Children: The actor died on Friday morning after a short . (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. 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. Swift made a number of appearances in Doctor Who, most recently in the 2007 episode Voyage of the Damned. "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. After the journalist informed him that he is recording the interview, Clive retorted: "Don't you know shorthand? Replying to @DrWhoMoment. Born in Liverpool in 1936, he had three children with his ex-wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble. . Radio 2 said Reverend Ruth Scott died peacefully in Southampton General Hospital on 20 February, aged 60. 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. Stories: He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. ", And when the writer asked him about his character in the show, he retorted: "You don't need me to tell you that. "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 Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. 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. "I realised actors needed a meeting place when work dried up and which can often lead to drink and depression: Swift explained. 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". 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. pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. 25K views 3 years ago Today, Clive Swift sadly passed away age 82. (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. Estate agent What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. Swift has died following a short illness. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. 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. pic.twitter.com/uNkcOyWa29, Loved this extremely talented, subtle actor. 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. 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. Dame Patricia said she was "deeply saddened" to hear of her former co-star's death. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. (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. ", The writer then asks Swift about his character in the episode, the actor replying: "You don't need me to tell you that. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The Sowetan later described the Rand Daily Mail under Louw as the "first white newspaper to regard blacks as human beings. Actress Hannelore Elsner arrives for the screening of the movie 'Nobody Wants the Night', during the opening gala of the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin February 5, 2015. Birth date: He was best known for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the oscar-nominated 2004 film Downfall. 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. But staying in the role for 7 years..don't think anyone else could or should do that. Human Which I suspect might be her problem with it, in truth. 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. So sorry to hear that Clive Swift has https://t.co/oAU3ugJwFC condolences to his family and to his son Joe. Clive Swift, actor. Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. 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. It was pretty bizarre in fairness but he was good in it. Maybe, but I actually prefer the journalists who don't give a shit. "It was always 'Bucket' until I met you!" Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. He was not enormously successful in the face of Hyacinth's relentless social climbing. 30 Oct 2017. A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before . 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 later added: "Why should I do this? 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 . When they make no attempt to sugar coat things. 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. Clive Swift was born on February 9, 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. He died after a short illness on February 1, 2019, aged 82, Disclaimer: These citations are created on-the-fly using primitive parsing techniques. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Got a showbiz story? Press J to jump to the feed. They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard, and I'm really not like that.". 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. Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. (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. 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. What's he waiting for? The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the . 2023 BBC. Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? I'm not getting paid, am I? DeSantis won't say he's running. 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). And of course with his first 3 years being so successful, his ego had probably started to really take off. EDIT: Link to the Clive Swift interview https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview but cant find the Chris Bidmead one. (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. Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who, Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, https://web.archive.org/web/20131205215625/http://benjamincook.net/writing/doctor-who-magazine/interviews-and-articles/who-on-earth-is/clive-swift/, https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1184629163602382850?lang=en. A dozen years after Keeping Up Appearances had finished, he took to the road with a one-man show called Richard Bucket Overflows. [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. Oof. Have you read the script? He was editor of the Rand Daily Mail and took a hard liberal stance with the paper, hiring black journalists during apartheid. 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. 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. 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. He spent six years playing Richard opposite Dame Patricia Routledge. he begins the interview, before asking a few questions later: "Why should I do this? https://theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/25/rebecca-swift-obituary. K2k Posts: 200. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory). Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift in Pebble Mill interview in 1993 Having reached this enormously old age, and having done a great deal professionally, I now feel able to be myself. There are much bigger things than this.". God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. All Rights Reserved. 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. Have you read the script? Does Unforgotten work without Nicola Walker? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview. CLIVE SWIFT, the Keeping Up Appearances star has died aged 82, a representative for the TV and theatre star has confirmed today. 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. He was at home surrounded by his family. 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. ), After Rose Tyler met the Ninth Doctor, she contacted Clive and went to visit him for more information. 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. 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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. 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. 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". (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. Swiss actor Ganz, one of the most prominent German-speaking actors, died on 16 February, aged 77. 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. 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. Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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". Main roles: Work in the DWU 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. After desperately attempting to escape the character, Swift eventually accepted the inevitable. (PROSE: Rose), Clive studied at Durham University where he was a part of a UFO society. (PROSE: Rose), By 2005, Clive was maintaining a website, Doctor Who?, focused on the mysterious Doctor who kept appearing throughout recorded history. Actor: Excalibur. "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. But it isn't. You're paying that actor; you're their employer, their boss." . Votes: 22 Mark Benton His film debut came in the cash-in pop movie Catch Us If You Can (1965), featuring the Dave Clark Five. "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. 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. Swift put his fine voice and relish for Elizabethan language to good use by turning secondary Shakespeare roles into original and eye-catching portrayals. The classically trained actor first appearance on the small screen came in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles. Revelation of the Daleks & Voyage of the Damned As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. 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. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? 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. Many years later, he would play Hitchcock in a BBC radio play called Strangers on a Film. Clive Swift and Janet Fielding just say what they think. 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. 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 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. Born in 1942 in Washington DC, Tork became part of the band with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones in the mid-sixties, when they was formed as Americas Beatles counterpart. 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. Clive Swift Tribute - Doctor Who Scenes (R.I.P) | Tenakin#CliveSwift #Tribute #CliveSwiftTribute Considering the amount of direct Twitter links DS uses, I'm surprised this hasn't been abused before. England You can tell them about my character. In December 2007 he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned as Mr Copper, opposite Kyle Minogue. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). 1985, 2007 Main actor: It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . And he doesn't appear to have reacted well to new, young 'boss' Graham Williams after being well handled by Hinchcliffe. . However, at the end of the interview, Swift tells the writer: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. One of the world's richest men, David Koch died aged 79 on august 23. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . Well, I say little, but I can do a whole evening, he added. He produced more than 20 albums in a variety of styles. The actor died on Friday morning after a short illness, a representative told The Independent. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . But it was the directors he was usually most difficult with. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. (This is nothing Tom hasn't strongly hinted at himself!) An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . His first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestleys take the Fool Away, in 1959. Reddit's Doctor Who Fan Community - News, Discussion, Artwork and Fan Creations! DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Have You Seen This Man? Swift is best known for his role as long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Vinny Vella, who starred opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 gangster film Casino, died of liver cancer on 20 February, aged 72. 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