Geoffrey Hughes

Known for

Acting

Born

February 2, 1944

Birthplace

Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Died

July 27, 2012 (aged 68)

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.

Best known work

Skins

2007

Doctor Who

1963

Yellow Submarine

1968

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

Blood on Satan's Claw

1971

Casualty

1986

Dad's Army

1968

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971

The Royle Family

1998

Heartbeat

1992

Filmography

2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Twiggy (archive footage)
2023
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
as Self (archive footage)
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Twiggy
2008
Flick
as Tony Ray
2007
Liverpool Nativity
as Gabriel
2007
Expresso
as The Builder
2007
SkinsTV
as Uncle Keith (2 episodes), as Fat Bastard (1 episode), as Bandy (1 episode)
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Self
2001
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
The Royle FamilyTV
as Twiggy (6 episodes)
1997
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
as Onslow
1995
The Smiths
as Dooley
1993
I, LovettTV
as Dirk (voice) (5 episodes), as Dirk (voice) / Addison Mammon (1 episode)
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Vernon Scripps (85 episodes)
1991
SpenderTV
as Kenny Coates (1 episode)
1990
Keeping Up AppearancesTV
as Onslow (40 episodes)
1990
Needle
as Repo Man
1990
The Man from the Pru
as Det Sgt Bailey
1990
The Upper HandTV
as Ray (1 episode)
1990
You Rang, M'Lord?TV
as Fred Kendall (1 episode)
1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
as Popplewick
1986
CasualtyTV
as Si Blake (1 episode)
1985
The Bright SideTV
1985
Screen TwoTV
as Det. Sgt. Bailey (1 episode)