Person
David Swift
Acting · 1931–2016 · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Known for
Play for Today
Councillor Bass
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Henry Reedburn
NOVA
Nikolai Vavilov
Theatre 625
Hymie Kossof
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Les
Timewatch
1982
Bergerac
Dr. Barnard
The Professionals
Sir Kenneth
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Mr. Armistead
The New Avengers
Turner
Filmography
- 2003Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley FletcherHarold McEwan
- 2002Born and BredEuphrates
- 2001Oscar CharlieOscar Spinner
- 1995Jack & SarahMichael
- 1994An Audience with Bob MonkhouseSelf
- 1991Amnesty International's Big 30Henry Davenport
- 1990Drop the Dead DonkeyHenry Davenport
- 1989The Paradise ClubMax Wartbug
- 1989One Way OutBeddow
- 1989Countdown to WarDaladier
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotHenry Reedburn
- 1988We Think the World of YouBill
- 1987Vanity FairMr Sedley
- 1987Hold the DreamJohn Cross
- 1985Star QualityJ.C. Roebuck
- 1985The Brothers McGregorCrosby Nuttall
- 1985Broken HomesMr King
- 1985Operation JulieDet. Supt. David Gosling
- 1984Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and MuscleJoe Morris
- 1984Arthur's Hallowed GroundLionel
- 1984FreudJoseph Breuer
- 1984Cold WarriorSir William Logie
- 1984Shroud for a NightingaleSir Marcus Cohen
- 1983The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on JuraRichard Rees
- 1983No ExcusesBill
- 1983DalglieshSir Marcus Cohen
- 1982Timewatch
- 1981The Potting ShedDr Kreuzer
- 1981BergeracDr. Barnard
- 1981The Day of the TriffidsBeadley
- 1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsProfessor Lindemann
- 1981Private SchulzProfessor Bodelschwingh
- 1981The BunkerGen. Rattenhuber
- 1980FoxGadsden
- 1980The DybbukSender
- 1979Bloomers
- 1979Turtle's ProgressInspector Rafferty
- 1978Les MisérablesTroufiat
- 1978Richard IIDuke of Northumberland
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareDuke of Northumberland
- 1978Going StraightMr McEwan
- 1978Wilde AllianceWaldemar
- 1977The ProfessionalsSir Kenneth
- 1977The Black PantherDet. Chief Superintendent
- 1977The Assignment
- 1977The Sunday DramaSaxton
- 1976The New AvengersTurner
- 1976Victorian ScandalsCharles Bradlaugh
- 1975CouplesAlan Taylor
- 1975Husband to Mrs. FitzherbertCharles Fox
- 1974Father BrownStephen Aylmer
- 1974Rising DampGray
- 1974The Internecine ProjectChester Drake
- 1974NOVANikolai Vavilov
- 1974Who Killed Lamb?Insp. Havelock
- 1973No Sex Please - We're BritishInspector Paul
- 1973The Day of the JackalMontclair
- 1973Highway RobberyCouncillor Bass
- 1972Travels with My AuntJohn Sparrow
- 1972War & PeaceEmperor Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1972Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.Mr Armistead
- 1971BudgieSergeant Oxley
- 1971The Mosedale HorseshoeWalter
- 1970Play for TodayCouncillor Bass
- 1969Softly Softly: Task ForceBen Fisher
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreMr. Armistead
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreLes
- 1965LondonersNorman Phipps
- 1964Theatre 625Hymie Kossof
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