Clive Swift, who is probably best known for the role as Hyacinth Buckets hårdtprøvede husband, Richard, in the ‘Fine it must be’, has died after a short illness.
The british actor was 82 years old and died surrounded by his family on Friday.
It writes multiple media, including the BBC and The Independent.
After the news of his death, it flowed into the with the greetings on the social media from friends, acquaintances and former colleagues.
‘I’m so sorry to hear that Clive Swift is dead. My thoughts go out to his family and to his son, Joe, writes the british actor John Challis on Twitter.
So sorry two hear that Clive Swift has https://t.co/oAU3ugJwFC condolences to his family and to his son Joe. Lovely to see them here together enjoying a bit of cricket. pic.twitter.com/uNkcOyWa29
— John Challis (@BeingBoycie) 1. February 2019
‘I loved this extremely talented actor. Rest in peace beautiful Clive Swift’, writes my colleague James Dreyfus.
Loved this extremely talented, subtle actor. RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN
— James Dreyfus (@DreyfusJames) 1. February 2019
‘Clive Swift was a great karakterskuespiller. Both for drama and comedy. Different roles… From Shakespeare to Hitchcock and DoctorWho for the hårdtprøvede husband to Hyacinth Bucket’, writes Morris Bright.
Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. As adept to drama as to comedy. Various roles … from Shakespeare, two of Hitchcock’s films, and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). A sad loss.https://t.co/cbT2ZwzQHV
— Morris Bright MBE (@Morris__Bright) 1. February 2019
Clive Smith and Patricia Routledge. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
In an interview with The Express, Swift previously told that he to start with was very skeptical in relation to play the role of Richard, until he met director Roy Clarke.
Patricia and I came really good out of it with each other. She is from Birkenhead, not so far from where I was born, he said in the interview.
Like me, she is very musical, and she loves to play the piano, and she was very loyal to me. The show is the only one where I have earned decent money, because it was an international success, and it has given me a good pension, which I would otherwise not have had, he said further about his role in the ‘Fine it must be’.
in addition to his role as Richard Swift, who was born in Liverpool in 1936, also appeared in ‘Midsomer Murders’ and ‘The Barchester Cronichles’. In 2007, he starred in a ‘Doctor Who’-julespecial, which had over 13 million viewers.
From 1960 to 1975 was Swift married to the author Margarat Drabble. Together they had a daughter Rebecca, who died of cancer in april 2017.
in Addition, he leaves himself, his sons Joe and Adam, which he also got with Margarat Drabble.
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