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name: "Geoffrey Hughes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/geoffrey-hughes"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 February 1944"
died: "27 July 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T06:17:12.471967+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Geoffrey Hughes

Actor. Born 2 February 1944 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK. Died 27 July 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 February 1944, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 July 2012
- **Active:** 1968–1998
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560798, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400616/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86107

## Biography

Geoffrey Hughes (1944–2012) was an English actor. He voiced Paul McCartney in the animated film *Yellow Submarine* (1968, credited as Geoff Hughes) and played Twiggy in the television series *The Royle Family* (1998–2008).

Hughes rose to prominence portraying Eddie Yeats in the soap opera *Coronation Street* (1974–1983, with a return in 1987). He later played Onslow in the sitcom *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990–1995) and Vernon Scripps in *Heartbeat* (2001–2005, 2007). He began his career in repertory theatre in Liverpool and Stoke-on-Trent, and appeared in West End productions including *Maggie May* (1964).

His other credits include the film *Carry On at Your Convenience* (1971) and guest roles in *Doctor Who*, *Casualty* and *Skins*. Hughes was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight and was married to Susan Mundell from 1975 until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Yellow Submarine* (1968), Fi1m 74, as Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes) — [page](https://film.one/film/yellow-submarine.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Royle Family* (1998), Actor

## Also known for

- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), Onslow
- *The Blood on Satan's Claw* (1971), Drinking Villager
- *Casualty* (1986), Si Blake
- *Dad's Army* (1968), Bridge Corporal
- *Carry On at Your Convenience* (1971), Willie

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