HUGH PADDICK

'Hugh William Paddick' (Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire 22 August 1915 – 11 November 2000 in London), was an English actor, whose most notable role was in the 1960s BBC radio show ''Round the Horne'' in sketches such as ''Charles and Fiona'' (as Charles) and ''Julian and Sandy'' (as Julian). Both he and Kenneth Williams are largely responsible for introducing the underground language polari to the UK general public.
He preferred theatre to any other form of acting and spent most of his life on the stage, from his first role while at acting school in 1937^[1] until his retirement.
He lived for over thirty years with his male partner Francis, whom he met at a party in London. He was distantly related to British police commander Brian Paddick^[2].

Contents

Films

Radio

Television

Theatre

References

Films

★ ''School for Scoundrels'' (1960)^[3]

★ ''We Shall See'' (1964)

★ ''San Ferry Ann'' (1965)

★ ''The Killing of Sister George'' (1968)

★ ''Up Pompeii!'' (1971)

★ ''Up the Chastity Belt'' (1971)

Radio

★ ''Beyond Our Ken'' (1958 – 1964)

★ ''Gert and Daisy'' (1959)

★ ''Worm's Eye View'' (play) (1962)

★ ''The Men from the Ministry'' (1965)

★ ''Round the Horne'' (1965 – 1968)

★ ''Stop Messing About'' (1969)

★ ''Share and Share Alike'' (play) (1978)

★ ''A Chaste Maid in Cheapside'' (play) (1979)

★ ''Just Before Midnight'' (1979)

★ ''I Love The 27-Year Itch'' (play) (1980)

Television

★ ''Here and Now'' (1955)

★ ''Winning Widows'' (1961 – 1962)

★ ''Pure Gingold'' (1965)

★ ''Comedy Playhouse'' (1968)

★ ''Wink to Me Only'' (1969)

★ ''Father, Dear Father'' episode: ''Housie - Housie'' (1971), episode: ''Flat Spin'' (1973)

★ ''The Benny Hill Show'' series 4, episode 1 (1972)

★ ''Pardon My Genie'' (1972) children's comedy series

★ ''PG Tips'' advertisement (1976) (provided the voice of a chimpanzee)

★ ''The Basil Brush Show'' (1979)

★ ''Can We Get On Now, Please?'' (1980)

★ ''The Morecambe and Wise Show'' (1980)

★ ''Rushton's Illustrated'' (1980)

★ ''The Jim Davidson Show'' (1980)

★ ''Babble'' (1983)

★ ''Blackadder'' series 3 episode 4: ''Sense and Senility'' (1987)

★ ''Boon'' episode: ''Never Say Trevor Again'' (1988)

Theatre

★ ''Noah'' (1937) Embassy School of Acting

★ ''There's Always Tomorrow'' (1949) Wimbledon Theatre

★ ''The Thunderbolt'' (1952) Liverpool Playhouse

★ ''The Two Bouquets'' (1953) St Martin's Theatre

★ ''The Boy Friend'' (1953) Embassy Theatre, (1954) Wyndham's Theatre

★ ''The Impressario From Smyrna'' (1954) Arts Theatre

★ ''For Amusement Only'' (1956) Apollo Theatre

★ ''She Smiled At Me'' (1956) Connaught Theatre

★ ''For Adults Only'' (1958) various theatres

★ ''My Fair Lady'' (1959-1961) Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

★ ''See You Inside'' (1963) Duchess Theatre

★ ''Let's Get A Divorce!'' (1966-1967) Mermaid Theatre

★ ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' (1967) Oxford Playhouse

★ ''They Don't Grow on Trees'' (1968) Prince of Wales Theatre

★ ''When We Are Married'' (1971) Strand Theatre

★ ''Cinderella'' (1974) Casino Theatre

★ ''Play by Play'' (1975) King's Head Theatre Club, Islington

★ ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1975) Oxford Playhouse

★ ''Some of My Best friends Are Husbands'' (1976) Mermaid Theatre, (1983) Watford Palace

★ ''Out on a Limb'' (1976) Vaudeville Theatre

★ ''Volpone'' (1977) Royal National Theatre

★ ''Half-Life'' (1977-1978) Duke of York's Theatre

★ ''Gigi'' (1980) Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)

★ ''Soldier's Fortune'' (1981) Lyric Hammersmith

★ ''Venice Preserv'd'' (1984) Lyttelton Theatre

★ ''Wild Honey'' (1984) Lyttelton Theatre

★ ''Noises Off'' ^[4] (1985) Savoy Theatre

References

1. Times Digital Archive
2. The Paddick One-Name Study
3.
4. The Best of Round The Horne, , Barry, Took, Equation, 1989, ISBN 1-85336-162-3