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Acting

Clive Swift

Career: Active from 1963 to 2009, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 12
top three billing

Average score: 70/100

Highest rated: The Exorcism
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Clive Swift Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Adrenaline
3.5, average 4.8
Contemporary Realism
4.4, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 4
Period Piece 4
Political Intrigue 3
Psychological Thriller 2
Historical Drama 2
Character-Driven 2
Slow Burn 2
Social Commentary 2
Witty Dialogue 2
Class Conflict 2
Psychological Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 65

SunTrap

58

TV show · as Colin

Rosamunde Pilcher: Fighting for Her Family

TV show · as Edward Whiteley

Cuckoo

70

TV show · as Dr. Rafferty

Little Crackers

67

TV show · as Real Father Christmas

2000s

6 titles · average score 66

The Old Guys

69

TV show · as Roy

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

76

as Mr. Copper

Hustle

73

TV show · as Yusef

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

60

as Additional Voices (voice)

Born and Bred

55

TV show · as Rev. Eustacius Brewer

Young Arthur

as Illtud

1990s

7 titles · average score 77

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Felix Hope

The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket

as Richard

Peak Practice

65

TV show · as Norman Shorthose

Heartbeat

80

TV show · as Victor Kellerman

The War That Never Ends

as Athenagoras

Keeping Up Appearances

83

TV show · as Richard Bucket

Othello

78

as Brabantio / Gratiano

1980s

29 titles · average score 70

Inspector Morse

80

TV show · as Dr Bartlett

Pack of Lies

69

as Ellis

Cause Célèbre

61

as P.P. Croom Johnson

First Among Equals

TV show · as Alec Pimkin

Boon

61

TV show · as Charles Hasting

The Pickwick Papers

71

TV show · as Mr. Tupman

The Ray Bradbury Theater

71

TV show · as St. John Court

Praying Mantis

67

as Dr. Faure

A Passage to India

75

as Major Callendar

Martin Luther, Heretic

as Johann Tetzel

Excalibur

69

as Ector

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

58

as Hastie Lanyon

1970s

36 titles · average score 71

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show · as Latham

Henry IV Part 1

75

as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Beasts: The Dummy

as 'Bunny' Nettleton

South Riding

TV show · as Alfred E. Huggins

Playhouse

TV show · as Director of Austrian State Radio / Aaron Green

Man at the Top

52

as Massey

A Warning to the Curious

71

as Dr. Black

Death Line

71

as Inspector Richardson

The Exorcism

87

as Dan

Frenzy

82

as Johnny Porter

The Stalls of Barchester

65

as Dr. Black

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Savory / Air Steward

1960s

12 titles · average score 69

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV show · as Max Fielder

Dombey and Son

TV show · as Major Bagstock

The Expert

TV show · as Graham Richards

A Midsummer Night's Dream

65

as Snug

All's Well That Ends Well

as Parolles

Catch Us If You Can

66

as Duffie

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Inspector Waugh

Knock on Any Door

TV show · as Arkwright

The Wednesday Play

TV show · as Neil / Adjutant

Theatre 625

TV show

Doctor Who

76

TV show · as Jobel

Dig This Rhubarb

TV show

1950s

2 titles · average score 76

Armchair Theatre

68

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Ellis