David Swift: movies and TV shows
David Swift has 69 credits in the archive: 30 films and 39 TV series, from 1964 to 2003. Highest rated: Born and Bred (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1964 – 2003 · busiest year: 1981 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Harold McEwan | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2002 | Born and Bred | Euphrates | TV | 9.0 | 71 |
| 2001 | Oscar Charlie | Oscar Spinner | TV | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1995 | Jack & Sarah | Michael | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1994 | An Audience with Bob Monkhouse | Self | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1991 | Amnesty International's Big 30 | Henry Davenport | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1990 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Henry Davenport | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Henry Reedburn | TV | 8.2 | 58 |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Max Wartbug | TV | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1989 | One Way Out | Beddow | Film | — | 58 |
| 1989 | Countdown to War | Daladier | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1988 | We Think the World of You | Bill | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1987 | Vanity Fair | Mr Sedley | TV | — | 56 |
| 1987 | Hold the Dream | John Cross | TV | 4.4 | 56 |
| 1985 | The Brothers McGregor | Crosby Nuttall | TV | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1985 | Broken Homes | Mr King | Film | — | 54 |
| 1985 | Operation Julie | Det. Supt. David Gosling | Film | 3.5 | 54 |
| 1985 | Star Quality | J.C. Roebuck | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1984 | Cold Warrior | Sir William Logie | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1984 | Freud | Joseph Breuer | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1984 | Shroud for a Nightingale | Sir Marcus Cohen | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1984 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Joe Morris | Film | — | 53 |
| 1984 | Arthur's Hallowed Ground | Lionel | Film | 7.4 | 53 |
| 1983 | Dalgliesh | Sir Marcus Cohen | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1983 | No Excuses | Bill | TV | — | 52 |
| 1983 | The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura | Richard Rees | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1982 | Timewatch | TV | 6.9 | 51 | |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Dr. Barnard | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1981 | Private Schulz | Professor Bodelschwingh | TV | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years | Professor Lindemann | TV | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids | Beadley | TV | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1981 | The Bunker | Gen. Rattenhuber | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1981 | The Potting Shed | Dr Kreuzer | Film | — | 50 |
| 1980 | Fox | Gadsden | Film | 1.0 | 49 |
| 1980 | The Dybbuk | Sender | Film | — | 49 |
| 1979 | Turtle's Progress | Inspector Rafferty | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1979 | Bloomers | TV | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Duke of Northumberland | TV | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1978 | Wilde Alliance | Waldemar | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1978 | Going Straight | Mr McEwan | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1978 | Les Misérables | Troufiat | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1978 | Richard II | Duke of Northumberland | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Sir Kenneth | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | Saxton | TV | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Black Panther | Det. Chief Superintendent | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Assignment | Film | 6.8 | 46 | |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Turner | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals | Charles Bradlaugh | TV | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1975 | Couples | Alan Taylor | TV | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1975 | Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert | Charles Fox | Film | — | 44 |
| 1974 | NOVA | Nikolai Vavilov | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1974 | Rising Damp | Gray | TV | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1974 | Father Brown | Stephen Aylmer | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project | Chester Drake | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1974 | Who Killed Lamb? | Insp. Havelock | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal | Montclair | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1973 | No Sex Please - We're British | Inspector Paul | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1973 | Highway Robbery | Councillor Bass | Film | — | 42 |
| 1972 | War & Peace | Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1972 | Travels with My Aunt | John Sparrow | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1972 | Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. | Mr Armistead | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1971 | Budgie | Sergeant Oxley | TV | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1971 | The Mosedale Horseshoe | Walter | Film | — | 40 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Councillor Bass | TV | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Mr. Armistead | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1969 | Softly Softly: Task Force | Ben Fisher | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Les | TV | 4.2 | 34 |
| 1965 | Londoners | Norman Phipps | TV | — | 34 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Hymie Kossof | TV | 7.2 | 33 |