Trivia

He studied English Literature at Cambridge Univeristy.

He appeared in both Docteur Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005).

Although best known for playing the henpecked Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990), Swift eventually grew tired of being recognised for this role.

He appeared under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock in Frenzy (1972) and, over thirty years later, played Hitchcock in a British radio play.

He was previously a teacher at LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

He had one daughter, Rebecca, and two sons, Adam and Joseph.

Of his appearance in the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special, Swift declared "It wasn't until we'd been filming for two weeks that I realised that Mr Copper is an alien!".

He was previously a director of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

He was one of the founders of The Actors' Centre.

Educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

First acted on stage in Nottingham in 1959.

He was the uncle of actress Julia Swift.

He was the younger brother of actor David Swift.

He was the father of television gardener Joe Swift.

Father of writer Rebecca Swift (1964-2017), who as a child had acted with him in the TV series Clayhanger (1976).