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. (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. Which I suspect might be her problem with it, in truth. 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. The classically trained actor first appearance on the small screen came in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles. pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN, Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. 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. 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. The actor died on Friday morning after a short illness, a representative told The Independent. Something went wrong, please try again later. Their daughter, Rebecca, co-founder of the Literary Consultancy, died in 2017. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. BBC. Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. 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?. Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). (PROSE: Rose), Clive studied at Durham University where he was a part of a UFO society. Off-screen he co-founded The Actors Centre, a meeting place for members of his profession in central London. Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. 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. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. The Sowetan later described the Rand Daily Mail under Louw as the "first white newspaper to regard blacks as human beings. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. [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. 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'. Influential musician Dr John, born Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, died aged 77. She was 97. 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. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. His first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestleys take the Fool Away, in 1959. His film debut came in the cash-in pop movie Catch Us If You Can (1965), featuring the Dave Clark Five. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. 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. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? 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. 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 . 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. Gary Jonathan Finch (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. Have you read the script? ", And when the writer asked him about his character in the show, he retorted: "You don't need me to tell you that. 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. Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. Clive stared at it with a look of cold submissiveness, knowing he was about to be killed, (TV: Rose) and was shot. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). 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. We all know Tom could be a right pain in the arse. 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. 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". So the first thing I had to do, as far as the writer allowed me, was to fight back to protest. Wil Wheaton's cloying oozy interview of Peter and Jenna is super cringe. "Sometimes I tell them to f*** off. A snippet of the Q&A session from Doctor Who Magazine resurfaced and sees the actor lecture a journalist on their skills. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.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. Have you read the script? "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. "I realised actors needed a meeting place when work dried up and which can often lead to drink and depression: Swift explained. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison died at the age of 88 on August 6. 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. Votes: 22 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. 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 also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Maybe, but I actually prefer the journalists who don't give a shit. (AUDIO: Recruits). 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. Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. Main roles: Keep up old man. 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. Three decades later he played Hitchcock in a BBC radio play. "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. I think they give a much better picture of Who history rather than. 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. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. His family fled for their lives, screaming. "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. Im happy talking as myself. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Giant of South African journalism died on 5 June, aged 92. According to his agent, the actor died at his home on Friday after a short illness, surrounded by his family. 30 Oct 2017. (This is nothing Tom hasn't strongly hinted at himself!) 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. When they make no attempt to sugar coat things. 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. He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. He also starred in the BBCs adaptation of the Barchester Chronicles. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. Swift is best known for his role as long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He was best known for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the oscar-nominated 2004 film Downfall. 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. 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?. You can tell them about my character. 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. 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. 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. "So the first thing I had to do was to fight back! All Rights Reserved. pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" Got a showbiz story? They talked through the night and entered into a relationship, getting married and having two sons, Ben and Michael. Swift has died following a short illness. A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. But it isn't. First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank I'm not getting paid, am I? You can tell them about my character. 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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. . 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You're paying that actor; you're their employer, their boss." . The sitcom followed Hyacinth's mostly ill-fated attempts to gain social standing with people she deemed to be upper class. 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. That's what I perform. Vella also appeared in HBO series The Sopranos. Clive Swift, actor. 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. Children: Hence why it's the Copper Foundation . (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory) In 1963, when Clive was two years old, his father, Second Lieutenant Gary Jonathan Finch, was killed by an . Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. That's what I perform. Clive Swift Tribute - Doctor Who Scenes (R.I.P) | Tenakin#CliveSwift #Tribute #CliveSwiftTribute 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. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! Keeping Up Appearances was first aired in 1990 and ran for five years, but Swift was initially reluctant to accept the part. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. Main actor: Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? 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. Living with Hyacinth will do that to you. Why should I do this? He was editor of the Rand Daily Mail and took a hard liberal stance with the paper, hiring black journalists during apartheid. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . LOL, I feel like an idiot now (not for the first time)! 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. , aged 92 Clive was born around either 1961 ( PROSE: Rose ) or 1965 and was as! Attempts to gain social standing with people she deemed to be upper class car crash at the age of.! 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