Geoffrey Hughes
- Acting
- February 2, 1944 · Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
- July 27, 2012
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family · Twiggy (archive footage)
- Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances · Self
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa · Self
- The Royle Family: The New Sofa · Twiggy
- Flick · Tony Ray
- Liverpool Nativity · Gabriel
- Expresso · The Builder
- Skins · Uncle Keith, Fat Bastard
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy · Self
- On Location: The Carry Ons · Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Royle Family · Twiggy
- The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket · Onslow
- The Smiths · Dooley
- I, Lovett · Dirk (Voice), Dirk (voice) / Addison Mammon
- Heartbeat · Vernon Scripps
- Spender · Kenny Coates
- Keeping Up Appearances · Onslow
- Needle · Repo Man
- The Man from the Pru · Det Sgt Bailey
- The Upper Hand · Ray
- You Rang, M'Lord? · Fred Kendall
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe · Popplewick
- Casualty · Si Blake
- The Bright Side
- Screen Two · Det. Sgt. Bailey
- That's Carry On! · Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mr Big · Policeman
- Confessions of a Driving Instructor · Postman
- Cilla's World Of Comedy
- No, Honestly · Derek
- Don't Drink the Water · Frank
- Tiffany Jones · Georg
- Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall · Larry
- Crown Court
- Carry On at Your Convenience · Willie
- The Pigeon Fancier · Derek
- Revenge · Fred
- Blood on Satan's Claw · Drinking villager (uncredited)
- Play for Today · Derek
- The Man Who Had Power Over Women · Policeman
- Shadows of Fear · Terry
- The Hunting of Lionel Crane · Flash Blakey
- Curry and Chips
- The Virgin Soldiers · Lantry
- Up Pompeii! · Piteous
- Till Death Us Do Part · Mike's Brother
- Please Sir! · Mr. Turner
- Dad's Army · Bridge Corporal
- Yellow Submarine · Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)
- The Bofors Gun · Private Samuel - Cookhouse
- Smashing Time · Builder
- City '68 · Gill
- Out of Town Theatre · William Williams
- BBC Play of the Month · Second Workman
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Lance-Corporal Williams, Chuck
- The Likely Lads · Podge
- The Wednesday Play · Flash Blakey
- Doctor Who · Popplewick
- Z-Cars