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(Redirected from Eddie Yeats)
'Geoffrey Hughes' (b. 2 February 1944 in Wallasey, Wirral, England) is an English actor, best known to United Kingdom television viewers for his playing: Vernon Scrips in Heartbeat; Eddie Yeats, refuse collector and lodger of Hilda Ogden in UK soap opera ''Coronation Street'', from 1974 to 1983; the slobbish Onslow in the popular BBC sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances''; and the character Twiggy on ''The Royle Family'', a role he reprised in 2006.
He started his career in repertory at the Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. This was followed by his first West End production, the Lionel Bart and Alun Owen musical, ''Maggie May''. His other West End productions include the stage version of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''; ''Say Goodnight to Grandma''; ''The Secret Life of Cartoons''; and several seasons of ''Run for your Wife''. He has recently played 'Pistol' in an open air production of ''Henry V'' at Barnwell Manor. He has also toured extensively in Britain and abroad.
Among his many other appearances on television are: ''An Arrow for Little Audrey''; ''The Saint''; ''Shadows of Fear''; ''7 Cars''; ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)''; ''Flying Lady''; ''Making Out''; ''Coasting''; ''Doctor Who''; ''Spender''; and ''Boon''. He played 'Trinculo' in an all filmed version of ''The Tempest'' for the BBC and 'Squire Clodpoll' in ''Good Friday 1663'', one of Channel Four's new avant-garde operas. His comedy appearances on TV include, ''The Likely Lads'', ''Please Sir'', ''Curry and Chips'' and ''The Upper Hand''.
Geoffrey's film credits include ''Smashing Time''; ''Till Death do us Part''; ''The Bofors Gun''; ''Virgin Soldiers''; ''; ''Carry on at Your Convenience''; and TV films: ''Needle'' and ''The Man from the Peru''. He was also the voice of Paul McCartney in the Beatles' cartoon film ''Yellow Submarine''.
He usually appears in pantomime over the Christmas period
His off-stage interests are sailing, golf, cricket, music, trees, and beer. Born south of the city proper, he was brought up in Liverpool. In more recent years, he overcame prostate cancer. He now lives on the Isle of Wight.
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'Geoffrey Hughes' (b. 2 February 1944 in Wallasey, Wirral, England) is an English actor, best known to United Kingdom television viewers for his playing: Vernon Scrips in Heartbeat; Eddie Yeats, refuse collector and lodger of Hilda Ogden in UK soap opera ''Coronation Street'', from 1974 to 1983; the slobbish Onslow in the popular BBC sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances''; and the character Twiggy on ''The Royle Family'', a role he reprised in 2006.
He started his career in repertory at the Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. This was followed by his first West End production, the Lionel Bart and Alun Owen musical, ''Maggie May''. His other West End productions include the stage version of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''; ''Say Goodnight to Grandma''; ''The Secret Life of Cartoons''; and several seasons of ''Run for your Wife''. He has recently played 'Pistol' in an open air production of ''Henry V'' at Barnwell Manor. He has also toured extensively in Britain and abroad.
Among his many other appearances on television are: ''An Arrow for Little Audrey''; ''The Saint''; ''Shadows of Fear''; ''7 Cars''; ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)''; ''Flying Lady''; ''Making Out''; ''Coasting''; ''Doctor Who''; ''Spender''; and ''Boon''. He played 'Trinculo' in an all filmed version of ''The Tempest'' for the BBC and 'Squire Clodpoll' in ''Good Friday 1663'', one of Channel Four's new avant-garde operas. His comedy appearances on TV include, ''The Likely Lads'', ''Please Sir'', ''Curry and Chips'' and ''The Upper Hand''.
Geoffrey's film credits include ''Smashing Time''; ''Till Death do us Part''; ''The Bofors Gun''; ''Virgin Soldiers''; ''; ''Carry on at Your Convenience''; and TV films: ''Needle'' and ''The Man from the Peru''. He was also the voice of Paul McCartney in the Beatles' cartoon film ''Yellow Submarine''.
He usually appears in pantomime over the Christmas period
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Personal life
His off-stage interests are sailing, golf, cricket, music, trees, and beer. Born south of the city proper, he was brought up in Liverpool. In more recent years, he overcame prostate cancer. He now lives on the Isle of Wight.
References
★ Biography from britcoms.com
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