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Geoffrey Hughes
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 68
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn02/02/1944Born inWallasey, Merseyside, England, UKDied27/07/2012 (aged 68)Died inIsle of WightCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ560798 ↗TMDb#86107 ↗

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.

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Filmography39 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Comedy Classic: Keeping Up AppearancesMovieSelf (archive footage)79
2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle FamilyMovieTwiggy (archive footage)79
2008FlickMovieTony Ray64
2008The Royle Family: The New SofaMovieTwiggy64
2007SkinsSeriesUncle Keith63
2007ExpressoMovieThe Builder63
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovieSelf61
1998The Royle FamilySeriesTwiggy54
1997The Memoirs of Hyacinth BucketMovieOnslow53
1992HeartbeatSeriesVernon Scripps48
1991SpenderSeriesKenny Coates47
1990Keeping Up AppearancesSeriesOnslow46
1990The Upper HandSeriesRay46
1986CasualtySeriesSi Blake42
1986Doctor Who: The Ultimate FoeMoviePopplewick42
1977That's Carry On!MovieWillie (archive footage) (uncredited)33
1977Mr BigSeriesPoliceman33
1976Cilla's World Of ComedySeries—32
1974Don't Drink the WaterSeriesFrank30
1973Tiffany JonesMovieGeorg29
1972Crown CourtSeries—28
1971RevengeMovieFred27
1971The Pigeon FancierMovieDerek27
1970Play for TodaySeriesDerek26
1970Shadows of FearSeriesTerry26
1970The Hunting of Lionel CraneMovieFlash Blakey26
1969The Virgin SoldiersMovieLantry25
1969Till Death Us Do PartMovieMike's Brother25
1969Curry and ChipsSeries—25
1968Please Sir!SeriesMr. Turner24
1968Dad's ArmySeriesBridge Corporal24
1968The Bofors GunMoviePrivate Samuel - Cookhouse24
1968Yellow SubmarineMoviePaul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)24
1967City '68SeriesGill23
1967Smashing TimeMovieBuilder23
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesSecond Workman21
1964The Likely LadsSeriesPodge20
1963Doctor WhoSeriesPopplewick19
1962Z-CarsSeries—18