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Geoffrey Hughes

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British actor (1944-2012)

United KingdomActorsLived 1944 to 2012 · aged 68
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Geoffrey William Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame for portraying 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.

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Filmography 29

Yellow Submarine1968 · ★ 7.2
The Blood on Satan's Claw1971 · ★ 6.2
Carry On at Your Convenience1971 · ★ 6.2
That's Carry On!1977
Confessions of a Driving Instructor1976
Revenge1971
The Virgin Soldiers1969
Till Death Us Do Part1969
Tiffany Jones1973
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall1973
The Man Who Had Power Over Women1970
Flick2008
Smashing Time1967
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe1986
The Bofors Gun1968
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances2023
The Royle Family: The New Sofa2008
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket1997
Needle1990
The Hunting of Lionel Crane1970
The Man from the Pru1990
The Pigeon Fancier1971
Expresso2007
The Smiths1995
On Location: The Carry Ons2001
Liverpool Nativity2007
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family2023

61 credits on file

Television 24

Doctor Who1963
Play for Today1970
Skins2007
Casualty1986
Heartbeat1992
BBC Play of the Month1965
Screen Two1985
Crown Court1972
The Wednesday Play1964
Keeping Up Appearances1990
Dad's Army1968
Z-Cars1962
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965
The Royle Family1998
The Upper Hand1990
You Rang, M'Lord?1990
Please Sir!1968
Up Pompeii!1969
The Likely Lads1964
Spender1991
Curry and Chips1969
Shadows of Fear1970
Don't Drink the Water1974
I, Lovett1993

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Geoffrey William Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame for portraying 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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1944 to 2012 · aged 68
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18 languages

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