Geoffrey Hughes(1944-2012)

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Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)

Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife. He appeared in numerous TV shows, including Coronation Street (1960) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990), where he played the slob Onslow. When not acting, Geoffrey enjoyed sailing, cricket, and music. He died on the Isle of Wight

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Geoffrey Hughes and Ricky Tomlinson in The Royle Family (1998)

Judy Cornwell and Geoffrey Hughes in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Judy Cornwell, Jeremy Gittins, David Griffin, Geoffrey Hughes, Mary Millar, Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, and Josephine Tewson in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughes, and Mary Millar in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Geoffrey Hughes in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Geoffrey Hughes and Mary Millar in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Known for:

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Paul Angelis, Peter Batten, John Clive, Dick Emery, George Harrison, Geoffrey Hughes, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Yellow Submarine (1968)

Yellow Submarine

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Paul McCartney(voice, as Geoff Hughes)

1968

Keeping Up Appearances

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TV Series

Onslow

The Royle Family

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TV Series

Twiggy

The Bright Side

TV Series

Mr. Lithgow

Credits

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The History of Stand-Up Comedy
- Clown (voice, as Geoff Hughes)
- Short
- 2010
Skins
- Uncle Keith
- Bandy
- Fat Bastard
- TV Series
- 2007–2009
Waiting in Rhyme
- Harry
- Video
- 2009
The Royle Family
- Twiggy
- TV Series
- 1998–2008
Keeping Up Appearances: Life Lessons from Onslow
- Onslow (as Geoff Hughes)
- Video
- 2008
Flick
- Tony Ray
- 2008
Liverpool Nativity
- Gabriel
- TV Movie
- 2007
Expresso
- The Builder (Normal Coffee)
- Short
- 2007
Casualty
- Si Blake
- TV Series
- 2007
Heartbeat
- Vernon Scripps
- TV Series
- 2001–2007
Sweet Thing
- Bernie
- Short
- 2000
Polterguests
- Hopalong Hughes
- TV Series
- 1999
The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket
- Onslow
- TV Movie
- 1997
Keeping Up Appearances
- Onslow
- TV Series
- 1990–1995
The Smiths
- Dooley
- TV Movie
- 1995

Soundtrack

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Personal details

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Alternative names
- Geoff Hughes
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- February 2, 1944
- Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
Died
- July 27, 2012
- The Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK(prostate cancer)
Spouse
- Susan Mundell1975 - July 27, 2012 (his death)
Other works
He acted in the play, "The Secret Life of Cartoons," at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Una Stubbs, Paul Robinson, Derek Griffiths, Graham Jones, and James Warwick in the cast.

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Trivia
His character on Keeping Up Appearances (1990) wears a hat that has the letters FH on it; they stand for Fulton Hogan, a New Zealand airport development, management, and technology company. His tattoos on KUA are fake.

Quotes
The joy of doing a play as an actor is that you've got that interaction with the audience and you're also your own editor. If I want to make a pause three quarters of an hour long, I can, whereas on television and film you've got an editor and if you feel there's a rhythm to a line and you want to say it that way, there's no guarantee it'll stay that way.