Editing Clive Swift (section)

{{Short description|English actor and songwriter (1936–2019)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image        = Clive Swift 2007.jpg
| caption      = Swift in [[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|''Doctor Who'': "Voyage of the Damned"]]
| birth_name   = Clive Walter Swift
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1936|2|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Liverpool]], England
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2019|2|1|1936|2|9|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[Paddington]], [[London]], England
| medium       = Television, film
| years_active = 1962–2017
| genre        = 
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| influences   = [[Barry Humphries]] 
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| spouse       = {{married|[[Margaret Drabble]]|1960|1975|reason=divorced}}
| children     = {{flatlist|
* [[Adam Swift|Adam]]
* [[Rebecca Swift|Rebecca]]
* [[Joe Swift|Joe]]
}}
| relatives    = [[David Swift (actor)|David Swift]] (brother)
| website      = 
}}
'''Clive Walter Swift''' (9 February 1936 – 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/01/clive-swift-classically-trained-actor-rsc-best-known-television/ | title= Clive Swift, classically trained actor with the RSC who was best known on television as the henpecked husband in 'Keeping Up Appearances' - obituary | work=Telegraph | date=1 February 2019 | access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> He played many other television and film roles.