When was the actor whose name inspired the name for the fictitious character Bertrand Newton born?
Bertrand Newton Bertrand Newton is a fictitious character created by Australian comedian Charles Firth for his satirical book American Hoax, the name being a play on Australian television celebrity Bert Newton. In this book Newton was described as the founder the fictitious American 527 Political Action Committee (PAC) "AdBack", and also author of an influential booklet on political advertising titled "How to Change the World One Ad at a Time" (2004).
Clive Swift Clive Walter Swift (born 9 February 1936) is an English actor and songwriter. He is best known for his large role as Richard Bucket in the British television series "Keeping Up Appearances", but has played many other notable film and television roles, including that of Roy in the British television series "The Old Guys".