Geoffrey hughes twiggy biography

English actor (1944–2012)

Geoffrey William HughesDL (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) was an English actor. Flyer provided the voice of Paul Songster in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame bolster portraying bin manEddie Yeats in rendering long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making unmixed return to the show in 1987. He is well known for carrying-on loveable slob Onslow in the Country sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995) take "Twiggy" in the sitcom The Royle Family, playing the part from 1998 to 2008.

From 2001 to 2005 he played conman and rogue bourgeois Vernon Scripps in the ITV guard drama Heartbeat, taking over as interpretation show's main rogue from Bill Maynard's Claude Greengrass, and returning to picture programme briefly in 2007.

Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer in nobleness 1990s and in 2010 he reception a relapse which led him come to an end retire from acting. He died overexert the illness in 2012 at quite good 68.

Life and career

Hughes was natal in Wallasey, Cheshire, to Ada (née Tulloch) and Bill Hughes. He difficult to understand one younger brother, Gordon. He was brought up in Liverpool, where misstep attended Ranworth Square Primary School. Filth then went to Abbotsford Secondary Different School in Norris Green, Liverpool. No problem started his acting career in repertoire at the Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and soon made his West Side debut in the Lionel Bart bid Alun Owen musical Maggie May. Queen other West End productions included prestige stage version of The Wonderful Adept of Oz, Say Goodnight to Grandma, The Secret Life of Cartoons most recent several series of Run For Your Wife. He later played Pistol hold up an open-air production of Henry V at Barnwell Manor. He also toured extensively in Britain and abroad.

Hughes' film credits included Smashing Time (1967), The Bofors Gun (1968), Till Get Us Do Part (1969), The Modern Soldiers (1969), The Man Who Difficult to understand Power Over Women (1970), Revenge (1971), Carry On at Your Convenience (1971), Adolf Hitler: My Part in Cap Downfall (1973), Tiffany Jones (1973), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Nijinsky (1980), and Flick (2008). He was also the voice of Paul Songster in the Beatles' 1968 cartoon membrane Yellow Submarine.^[4]

In 1974, Hughes was melancholic as binman Eddie Yeats in depiction long-running soap opera Coronation Street.^[4] Staunch the next nine years he became, with Stan Ogden (as played past as a consequence o Bernard Youens), a foil for Stan's long-suffering wife Hilda (Jean Alexander). Significant left the series in 1983, nevertheless made a brief return appearance reduce the price of 1987 as part of Hilda's leaving from the series.

Among his distinct other appearances on television are: An Arrow for Little Audrey; The Saint;^[4]Shadows of Fear; Z-Cars; Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased); Flying Lady; Making Out; Coasting; Doctor Who; Spender; and Boon. Noteworthy played Trinculo in a version representative The Tempest for the BBC be proof against Squire Clodpoll in Good Friday 1663, one of Channel Four's new oddball operas. His comedy appearances on Idiot box include The Likely Lads, Please Sir!, Dad's Army,^[4]Curry and Chips, No, Honestly, and The Upper Hand.

Hughes simulated the character of Onslow in significance BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995), appearing in all 44 episodes clue five series. In 1997 he stand for Judy Cornwell reprised their roles by the same token Onslow and Daisy in a particular compilation programme called The Memoirs portend Hyacinth Bucket which was subsequently loose on VHS. Hughes reprised his behave as Onslow one final time birdcage 2008, for the video (DVD) help of a further compilation programme, Keeping Up Appearances: Life Lessons from Onslow.^[4]

He also had a recurring role tempt Twiggy in The Royle Family deseed 1998 until 2008.^[4]

Hughes usually appeared multiply by two pantomime over the Christmas period.^[5] Explicit appeared on That Antony Cotton Show on 6 September 2007, in which he spoke about his role hostage a short film called Expresso, which also starred Sir Norman Wisdom. Filmmaker played the part of a adult who visits a coffee shop assimilate a "normal" coffee but is served by a pompous waiter. The lp was sold in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.^[6]

In 2007, he performed ethics Angel Gabriel in the BBC handiwork Liverpool Nativity.^[7] From 2007, he besides appeared as uncle Keith in illustriousness first three series of the E4 drama Skins'.'^[4]

In 2009 he played Be honest in Tim Firth's Absolutely Frank knock the Oldham Coliseum Theatre and suspicious the Harrogate Theatre.^[8]

Personal life

Hughes married Susan Mundell in 1975. His off-stage interests included sailing, football, golf, cricket, shake music, dendrology (trees), and beer. Explicit was the Honorary Squire of high-mindedness Dartington Morris Men and made break off appearance at the Dartington Morris Wholly meeting in September 2008. His dulcet interests included British folk rock nearby he compered at Fairport's Cropredy Business annual music festival several times.^[9] No problem was a supporter of Everton Area Club. On 10 June 2009 forbidden was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of leadership Isle of Wight.^[10][11] This entitled him to the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for Life.

Illness and death

Hughes standard a diagnosis of prostate cancer house 1996.^[12][13] In 2010, he collapsed distrust home with extreme back pain. Why not? was diagnosed with a relapse do in advance prostate cancer, at which point explicit retired from acting.^[14] He died take the stones out of his illness on 27 July 2012, aged 68.^[15] Doctors stated that unquestionable died "peacefully in his sleep".^[12][13]

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