Geoffrey Hughes

Geoffrey Hughes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/02/1944

Day of Death

27/07/2012
(68) years old

Place of Birth

Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Cast

2023

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle F...

as Twiggy (archive footage)

2023

Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances

as Self (archive footage)

2008

The New Sofa

as Twiggy

2008

Flick

as Tony Ray

2007

Liverpool Nativity

as Gabriel

2001

On Location: The Carry Ons

as Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995

The Smiths

as Dooley

1990

Needle

as Repo Man

1990

The Man from the Pru

as Det Sgt Bailey

1973

Tiffany Jones

as Georg

1971

The Pigeon Fancier

as Derek

1971

Revenge

as Fred

1971

The Blood on Satan's Claw

as Drinking Villager

1970

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

as Flash Blakey

1969

The Virgin Soldiers

as Lantry

1969

Till Death Us Do Part

as Mike's Brother

1968

Yellow Submarine

as Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)

1968

The Bofors Gun

as Private Samuel - Cookhouse

1967

Smashing Time

as Builder