David Swift (born April 3 1931, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is a British actor. He was educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied law Swift was best known for his role as Dingley in the 1979 Sitcom Bloomers (TV series). He made his television debut in 1961, and since then has rarely been off the screen. However, in 1979 he starred alongside actor Richard Beckinsale in the late 1970s BBC situation comedy Bloomers (TV series) in which he played Dingley & from 1990 to 1998 as the irascible newsreader Henry Davenport in the 1990s sitcom, Drop the Dead Donkey written by Andy Hamilton, that he has become popular. He also made occasional appearances as God in the Andy Hamilton BBC Radio 4 comedy Old Harry's Game. Swift is the brother of another popular British actor, Clive Swift of Keeping Up Appearances fame, with whom he has sometimes performed. He is also the father of actress Julia Swift and father-in-law of David Bamber.
Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Bloomers (TV series) | Dingley |
| 1990 to 1998 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Henry Davenport |
