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Geoffrey Hughes

Actor | * 02/02/1944 († 68, 07/27/2012) | Wallasey, Merseyside, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Geoffrey William Hughes DL (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame for portraying much-loved bin man Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987. He is well known for playing loveable slob Onslow in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995); and 'Twiggy' in the sitcom The Royle Family, playing the part from 1998 to 2008. From 2001 to 2005 he played Vernon Scripps, conman and loveable rogue, in the ITV police drama Heartbeat, taking over as the show's main loveable rogue from Bill Maynard's Claude Greengrass, and returning to the show briefly in 2007. Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the 1990s and in 2010 he suffered a relapse which led him to retire from acting. He died from the illness, aged 68, in 2012. ()
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Geoffrey Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine, and rose to fame for portraying much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Geoffrey Hughes as Actor(19)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
as Twiggy2008 The New Sofa
as Tony Ray2008 Flick
as Twiggy2006 The Queen of Sheba
as Det Sgt Bailey1990 The Man from the Pru
as Repo Man1990 Needle
as Georg1973 Tiffany Jones
as Fred1971 Revenge
as Derek1971 The Pigeon Fancier
as Drinking Villager1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw
as Lantry1969 The Virgin Soldiers
as Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)1968 Yellow Submarine
as Private Samuel - Cookhouse1968 The Bofors Gun
as Builder1967 Smashing Time

TV Shows/Series with Geoffrey Hughes as Actor(14)

as Uncle Keith2007 Skins
as Twiggy1998 The Royle Family
as Vernon Scripps1992 Heartbeat
as Kenny Coates1991 Spender
as Si Blake1986 Casualty
as Terry1970 Shadows of Fear
as Mr. Turner1968 Please Sir!
1962 Z-Cars

Full Name: Geoffrey Hughes
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 02/02 1944 (February) in Wallasey, Merseyside, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 07/27 2012 (July) in Isle of Wight (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Geoffrey Hughes frequently works together with these people:
Paul Copley (8x, Actor)
Freddie Jones (7x, Actor)
Kenneth Colley (7x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (7x, Actor)
John Woodvine (7x, Actor)
Clive Russell (6x, Actor)
Jean Heywood (6x, Actress)
Freda Dowie (6x, Actress)
Frank Windsor (6x, Actor)
John Duttine (6x, Actor)
Caroline Aherne (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:364984, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024