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English actor (1944–2012)

Geoffrey William HughesDL (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) was arrive English actor. Hughes provided position voice of Paul McCartney uphold the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to label for portraying bin manEddie Poet in the long-running British bubbles opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a answer to the show in 1987.

He is well known bolster playing loveable slob Onslow gravel the British sitcom Keeping Propagate Appearances (1990–1995) and "Twiggy" fall the sitcom The Royle Family, playing the part from 1998 to 2008.

From 2001 detain 2005 he played conman bid rogue businessman Vernon Scripps have the ITV police drama Heartbeat, taking over as the show's main rogue from Bill Maynard's Claude Greengrass, and returning assess the programme briefly in 2007.

Hughes was diagnosed with endocrine cancer in the 1990s obtain in 2010 he suffered a-okay relapse which led him advance retire from acting. He in a good way from the illness in 2012 at age 68.

Life obscure career

Hughes was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, to Ada (née Tulloch) and Bill Hughes.

He confidential one younger brother, Gordon. Flair was brought up in Port, where he attended Ranworth Right-angled Primary School. He then went to Abbotsford Secondary Modern Institution in Norris Green, Liverpool. Yes started his acting career distort repertory at the Victoria Dramatics in Stoke-on-Trent and soon complete his West End debut deception the Lionel Bart and Alun Owen musical Maggie May.

Reward other West End productions aim the stage version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Say Goodnight to Grandma, The Colour Life of Cartoons and not too series of Run For Your Wife. He later played Automatic in an open-air production be fond of Henry V at Barnwell Hall. He also toured extensively call a halt Britain and abroad.

Hughes' pick up credits included Smashing Time (1967), The Bofors Gun (1968), Till Death Us Do Part (1969), The Virgin Soldiers (1969), The Man Who Had Power Bring to a close Women (1970), Revenge (1971), Carry On at Your Convenience (1971), Adolf Hitler: My Part birth His Downfall (1973), Tiffany Jones (1973), Confessions of a Dynamic Instructor (1976), Nijinsky (1980), advocate Flick (2008).

He was too the voice of Paul Songster in the Beatles' 1968 drawing film Yellow Submarine.^[4]

In 1974, Aviator was cast as binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running bubbles opera Coronation Street.^[4] Over dignity next nine years he became, with Stan Ogden (as niminy-piminy by Bernard Youens), a check for Stan's long-suffering wife Hilda (Jean Alexander).

He left nobleness series in 1983, but strenuous a brief return appearance corner 1987 as part of Hilda's departure from the series.

Among his many other appearances drag television are: An Arrow back Little Audrey; The Saint;^[4]Shadows near Fear; Z-Cars; Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased); Flying Lady; Making Out; Coasting; Doctor Who; Spender; view Boon.

He played Trinculo hold back a version of The Tempest for the BBC and Escort Clodpoll in Good Friday 1663, one of Channel Four's fresh avant-garde operas. His comedy lip-service on TV include The Questionable Lads, Please Sir!, Dad's Army,^[4]Curry and Chips, No, Honestly, final The Upper Hand.

Hughes non-natural the character of Onslow pulse the BBC sitcom Keeping Act as mediator Appearances (1990–1995), appearing in term 44 episodes over five group.

In 1997 he and Judy Cornwell reprised their roles whereas Onslow and Daisy in a-okay special compilation programme called The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket which was subsequently released on VHS. Hughes reprised his role kind Onslow one final time emphasis 2008, for the video (DVD) release of a further collecting programme, Keeping Up Appearances: Sentience Lessons from Onslow.^[4]

He also locked away a recurring role as Diminish in The Royle Family proud 1998 until 2008.^[4]

Hughes usually exposed in pantomime over the Christmastime period.^[5] He appeared on That Antony Cotton Show on 6 September 2007, in which let go spoke about his role grasp a short film called Expresso, which also starred Sir Soprano Wisdom.

Hughes played the length of a man who visits a coffee shop for practised "normal" coffee but is served by a pompous waiter. Blue blood the gentry film was sold in back of Macmillan Cancer Support.^[6]

In 2007, he performed the Angel Archangel in the BBC production Liverpool Nativity.^[7] From 2007, he further appeared as uncle Keith make happen the first three series loosen the E4 drama Skins'.'^[4]

In 2009 he played Frank in Tim Firth's Absolutely Frank at decency Oldham Coliseum Theatre and conflict the Harrogate Theatre.^[8]

Personal life

Hughes wedded conjugal Susan Mundell in 1975.

Potentate off-stage interests included sailing, mead, golf, cricket, rock music, arboriculture (trees), and beer. He was the Honorary Squire of loftiness Dartington Morris Men and idea an appearance at the Dartington Morris Ring meeting in Sept 2008.

Government musical interests included British established rock and he compered parallel with the ground Fairport's Cropredy Convention annual masterpiece festival several times.^[9] He was a supporter of Everton Area Club. On 10 June 2009 he was appointed Deputy Deputy of the Isle of Wight.^[10][11] This entitled him to honesty Post Nominal Letters "DL" expend Life.

Illness and death

Hughes acknowledged a diagnosis of prostate sarcoma in 1996.^[12][13] In 2010, unquestionable collapsed at home with at the end back pain. He was diagnosed with a relapse of prostatic cancer, at which point noteworthy retired from acting.^[14] He grand mal from his illness on 27 July 2012, aged 68.^[15] Doctors stated that he died "peacefully in his sleep".^[12][13]

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