Acting
David Swift
Born 1931-04-03
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Swift
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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The Day of the Jackal
1973
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NOVA
1974
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Play for Today
1970
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
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Theatre 625
1964
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Bergerac
1981
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The Professionals
1977
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (69 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Harold McEwan | Movie | 2003 |
 | Born and Bred | Euphrates | TV Series | 2002 |
| Oscar Charlie | Oscar Spinner | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | Jack & Sarah | Michael | Movie | 1995 |
 | An Audience with Bob Monkhouse | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Henry Davenport | Movie | 1991 |
 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Henry Davenport | TV Series | 1990 |
 | The Paradise Club | Max Wartbug | TV Series | 1989 |
| One Way Out | Beddow | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Countdown to War | Daladier | Movie | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Henry Reedburn | TV Series | 1989 |
 | We Think the World of You | Bill | Movie | 1988 |
 | Vanity Fair | Mr Sedley | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Hold the Dream | John Cross | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Star Quality | J.C. Roebuck | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Brothers McGregor | Crosby Nuttall | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Broken Homes | Mr King | Movie | 1985 |
 | Operation Julie | Det. Supt. David Gosling | Movie | 1985 |
 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Joe Morris | Movie | 1984 |
 | Arthur's Hallowed Ground | Lionel | Movie | 1984 |
 | Freud | Joseph Breuer | TV Series | 1984 |
| Cold Warrior | Sir William Logie | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Shroud for a Nightingale | Sir Marcus Cohen | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura | Richard Rees | Movie | 1983 |
| No Excuses | Bill | TV Series | 1983 | |
 | Dalgliesh | Sir Marcus Cohen | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Timewatch | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Potting Shed | Dr Kreuzer | Movie | 1981 |
 | Bergerac | Dr. Barnard | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Day of the Triffids | Beadley | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | Professor Lindemann | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Private Schulz | Professor Bodelschwingh | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Bunker | Gen. Rattenhuber | Movie | 1981 |
| Fox | Gadsden | Movie | 1980 | |
 | The Dybbuk | Sender | Movie | 1980 |
 | Bloomers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Turtle's Progress | Inspector Rafferty | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Les Misérables | Troufiat | Movie | 1978 |
 | Richard II | Duke of Northumberland | Movie | 1978 |
 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Duke of Northumberland | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Going Straight | Mr McEwan | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Wilde Alliance | Waldemar | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Professionals | Sir Kenneth | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Black Panther | Det. Chief Superintendent | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Assignment | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
| The Sunday Drama | Saxton | TV Series | 1977 | |
 | The New Avengers | Turner | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Victorian Scandals | Charles Bradlaugh | TV Series | 1976 |
| Couples | Alan Taylor | TV Series | 1975 | |
| Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert | Charles Fox | Movie | 1975 | |
 | Father Brown | Stephen Aylmer | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Rising Damp | Gray | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Internecine Project | Chester Drake | Movie | 1974 |
 | NOVA | Nikolai Vavilov | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Who Killed Lamb? | Insp. Havelock | Movie | 1974 |
 | No Sex Please - We're British | Inspector Paul | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Day of the Jackal | Montclair | Movie | 1973 |
 | Highway Robbery | Councillor Bass | Movie | 1973 |
 | Travels with My Aunt | John Sparrow | Movie | 1972 |
 | War & Peace | Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. | Mr Armistead | Movie | 1972 |
 | Budgie | Sergeant Oxley | TV Series | 1971 |
| The Mosedale Horseshoe | Walter | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Play for Today | Councillor Bass | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Softly Softly: Task Force | Ben Fisher | TV Series | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mr. Armistead | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Les | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Londoners | Norman Phipps | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Theatre 625 | Hymie Kossof | TV Series | 1964 |