Clive Swift
Clive Swift Trivia
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Trivia
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Clive's ex-wife, Margaret Drabble, is writer A. S. Byatt's sister.
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Clive was in the unusual late-night comedy show Dig This Rhubarb. The show involved a panel discussing current 'hot' topics, but their arguments were founded in references to the topic in classical literature.
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In 1988 Clive appeared in the film Giovane Toscanini, Il, about the conductor Arturo Toscanini, which was released in the U.S. as Young Toscanini.
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His first movie role was in the 1965 British film Catch Us If You Can, which was released in the U.S. as Having A Wild Weekend.
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Clive's first filmed acting role was in the 1965 TV mini-series War Of The Roses, a collection of four of William Shakespeare's plays.
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Clive is the uncle of the actress Julia Swift.
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In 2007 Clive began touring with his own stage show, entitled Richard Bucket Overflows: An Audience With Clive Swift.
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Clive is a very talented songwriter, with many of his songs appearing in his stage show.
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Clive appeared in the 1972 British horror film Death Line, which was distributed as Raw Meat in the US.
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Clive appeared in the radio adaptation of the Russian novel, by Ivan Goncharov, Oblomov, playing the role of the Doctor.
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Clive has a brother, David, who is also a fairly well known actor.
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Clive's son Joe Swift is the host of several British gardening shows.
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Clive has two sons, Adam and Joe, and one daughter, Rebecca.
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He was married to novelist Margaret Drabble from 1960 to 1975.
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Clive starred in the 1982 British mini-series The Barchester Chronicles, produced by the BBC.
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Clive was the director for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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Clive attended both Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read English literature.
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Quotes
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Clive: I've been an actor since 1959, and I've done a hell of a lot of television over the years. It's amazing how much some of the fans know. I thought they knew more about me and what I did than I knew about myself!
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Clive: [On what he would have done if he wasn't an actor] I often wonder what the hell else I could've done. I suppose I would've tried to teach somebody something, God forbid.
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