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Acting

David Swift

Career

Active from 1971 to 2001, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Richard II
Richard II
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Swift Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 55
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)

as Harold McEwan

Born and Bred
Born and Bred (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Euphrates

Oscar Charlie
Oscar Charlie (2001)

TV show · as Oscar Spinner

1990s

3 titles · average score 73
Jack & Sarah
Jack & Sarah (1995)
GoodWatch score 72

as Michael

Amnesty International's Big 30
Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)

as Henry Davenport

Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Henry Davenport

1980s

28 titles · average score 69
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Henry Reedburn

The Paradise Club
The Paradise Club (1989)

TV show · as Max Wartbug

Star Quality
Star Quality (1985)

as J.C. Roebuck

Freud
Freud (1984)

TV show · as Joseph Breuer

Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Arthur's Hallowed Ground (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lionel

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1983)

as Richard Rees

Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Sir Marcus Cohen

Timewatch
Timewatch (1982)

TV show

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dr. Barnard

The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Beadley

The Potting Shed
The Potting Shed (1981)

as Dr Kreuzer

The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk (1980)

as Sender

1970s

29 titles · average score 66
Bloomers
Bloomers (1979)

TV show

Turtle's Progress
Turtle's Progress (1979)

TV show · as Inspector Rafferty

Richard II
Richard II (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

as Duke of Northumberland

The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sir Kenneth

The New Avengers
The New Avengers (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Turner

Couples
Couples (1975)

TV show · as Alan Taylor

Who Killed Lamb?
Who Killed Lamb? (1974)

as Insp. Havelock

NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Nikolai Vavilov

Rising Damp
Rising Damp (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Gray

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

as Montclair

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. (1972)

as Mr Armistead

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Councillor Bass

1960s

5 titles · average score 66
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Mr. Armistead

Softly Softly: Task Force
Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Ben Fisher

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Les

Londoners
Londoners (1965)

TV show · as Norman Phipps

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as Hymie Kossof