David Swift

Nacimiento : 1931-04-03, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Muerte : 2016-04-08

Películas

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Harold McEwan
Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional footage and interviews with the character's family, friends and associates, the film documents Fletcher's chequered career.
Jack y Sarah
Michael
Jack, un atareado abogado inglés, lleva una vida idílica con su esposa Sarah, que está esperando su primer hijo. Todo se viene abajo cuando la madre muere tras dar a luz a una niña. De pronto, Jack se encuentra sólo y desorientado ante una nueva responsabilidad para la que no está preparado. Además, su absorbente trabajo no le permite hacerse cargo de la niña. A pesar de contar con la ayuda de su madre, su suegra y William, un vagabundo al que ha dado cobijo, Jack se ve obligado a buscar a alguien que cuide de la niña. Pese a la oposición de todos, contrata a una joven e inexperta camarera americana llamada Amy.
Amnesty International's Big 30
Henry Davenport
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall.
One Way Out
Beddow
James Carlisle is a successful architect who sees his children every weekend following his divorce from Lyn. When Lyn falls in love with the unstable Bernard, James is forced to take drastic action.
Countdown to War
Daladier
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
We Think the World of You
Bill
An aimless young man, Johnny, is sent prison. He entrusts his beloved dog, Evie, to the care of his former lover and best friend, Frank. When he gets out of prison, he has to face difficulties at home. Added to this, is the fact that he may have to give up Evie to Frank.
Star Quality
J.C. Roebuck
Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.
Operation Julie
Det. Supt. David Gosling
A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M of LSD.
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Joe Morris
Mickey and Mo head to Liverpool for the chance of a big score
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Lionel
Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
Richard Rees
A remote farmhouse on an isolated island. Strangers with English accents. Quarrels and a lonely child. The year is 1946. The man is George Orwell. The book he has come to write is Nineteen Eighty-four.
El bunker
Gen. Rattenhuber
Narra los últimos días del dictador Adolf Hitler y de su entorno en mayo de 1945 en su búnker en Berlín, así como el clima de demencia que reinaba en el Bunker en esas últimas horas de muchos de sus habitantes. Hitler, hombre senil que pasa de la tranquilidad a una violencia extrema, no admite su derrota.
Fox
Gadsden
The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.
Ricardo II (TV)
Duke of Northumberland
El incompetente rey Ricardo II es depuesto por Henry Bolingbroke y sufre una crisis de identidad una vez que deja de ser rey.
The black panther
Det. Chief Superintendent
En Inglaterra, el infame Donald Neilson, conocido como la Pantera Negra, secuestra y asesina a una joven de 17 años de edad.
The Assignment
A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.
Nueva moda en el crimen
Chester Drake
El veterano agente secreto Robert Elliot (Coburn) va a ser nombrado consejero del gobierno americano. Para asegurarse de que su pasado no salga a la luz en el futuro, tendrá que ocuparse de sus cuatro ayudantes mediante un plan tan ingenioso como letal.
Who Killed Lamb?
Insp. Havelock
A popular member of the Oxford community is killed and nobody figure out why. A police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard and discovers there may be more to the victim than anyone knows.
No Sex Please: We're British
Inspector Paul
A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the banks' head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening.
Chacal
Montclair
La OAS, un grupo ultra francés, contrata a un asesino profesional, cuya verdadera identidad nadie sabe, conocido como Chacal para que acabe con la vida del general De Gaulle, Presidente de la República Francesa. La policía francesa descubre el plan e inicia una operación contrarreloj para localizar y detener al asesino.
Highway Robbery
Councillor Bass
Terry and his family fight against a planned eviction when the council decides on a road building programme and their house is in its path.
Viajes con mi tía
John Sparrow
La vida de un empleado de banca metódico y sedentario cambia radicalmente con la llegada de una excéntrica dama que dice ser su tía. Esa peculiar mujer arrastrará a su sobrino a un viaje alrededor del mundo que estará lleno de sorpresas y aventuras. Gracias a esta experiencia el joven cambiará su concepción de la vida.
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Mr Armistead
Mr. Armistead is the referee for an amateur league Sunday Football match. Disliked and abused by all the players he tries to play fair and ensure they follow the rules. By the end of the match he's had enough and really uses his head to show them that he's not as useless as they all think.