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Paul Eddington
Deceased

How Did Paul Eddington Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68
Also known as保罗·爱丁顿GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn18/06/1927Born inSt John's Wood, London, England, UKDied04/11/1995 (aged 68)Died inLondonCauselymphomaWikidataQ955048 ↗TMDb#1198078 ↗

Paul Clark Eddington was an English actor who played Jerry Leadbetter in the television sitcom The Good Life (1975–1978) and politician Jim Hacker in the sitcom Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988). He was a four-time BAFTA TV and two-time Olivier Award nominee.

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Filmography61 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025The Good Life: Inside OutMovie—98
2022The Good Life: Secret & ScandalsMovie(archive footage)95
2010All About The Good LifeMovie—83
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovieJim Hacker, MP / Jerry Leadbetter (archive footage) (uncredited)78
2001Great Comedy MomentsMovieJim Hacker PM / Jerry Leadbetter (archive footage)74
1998The Garden PartySeries—71
1995The Adventures of MoleMovieBadger68
1994The World of HammerSeriesSelf (archive footage)67
1992The Camomile LawnSeriesRichard65
1991PerformanceSeriesRobert Shallow64
1991Pebble MillSeriesSelf64
1989A Bit of Fry & LaurieSeries—62
1986Yes, Prime MinisterSeriesJim Hacker59
1986Miss Marple: The Murder at the VicarageMovieRev Leonard Clement59
1986Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeries—59
1984Hay FeverMovieDavid Bliss57
1984Royal Variety Performance 1984Movie—57
1982Outside EdgeMovieRoger55
1980Yes MinisterSeriesJim Hacker53
1979MinderSeriesGuy Wheeler52
1977Cinderella CNDMovieMr. Mitchell50
1977Jubilee 1977SeriesMr Mitchell50
1977The Morecambe and Wise Christmas ShowMovieTheatre Patron50
1975The Good LifeSeriesJerry Leadbetter48
1974Fall of EaglesSeriesPlekhanov47
1972Van der ValkSeriesWolf Gebhardt45
1972The AdventurerSeriesCharlesworth45
1972VillainsSeriesHarvey Percival45
1972The Breaking of Colonel KeyserMovieVandenburgh45
1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeriesHamer44
1971JusticeSeriesCooper44
1971The Ten CommandmentsSeriesWilly44
1970DoomwatchSeriesReynolds43
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesPaul Bordone42
1968The ChampionsSeriesKlein41
1968The Devil Rides OutMovieRichard Eaton41
1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesHarry Dudley40
1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesRichard40
1967Half Hour StorySeriesTim Phipps-Arnold40
1967The PrisonerSeriesCobb40
1965Johnson Over JordanMovieGeorge Noble38
1964Ring of SpiesMovieJohnnie (uncredited)37
1962Z-CarsSeries—35
1962Out of This WorldSeriesJoe Manx35
1961The AvengersSeriesBeaumont34
1961Faces of JimSeriesColonel Downs34
1960MaigretSeriesHarry Brown33
1960Danger ManSeriesCaptain Schulman33
1960The Man Who Was NobodyMovieFranz Reuter33
1959Jet StormMovieVictor Tracer32
1959Desert MiceMovieArmy Officer (uncredited)32
1958IvanhoeSeriesRobber Chief31
1958The Diary of Samuel PepysSeriesSir William Coventry31
1957Rupert of HentzauMovieCount Luzau-Rischenheim30
1957KenilworthSeriesEdmund Tressilian30
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesVandenburgh29
1956The BuccaneersSeriesCapt. La Forte29
1956Sailor BewareMovieBearded Sailor (Uncredited)29
1955Dixon of Dock GreenSeriesMr. Birch28
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeriesCaptain28
1950Sunday Night TheatreSeriesThe Hon. Willoughby Speake23