Acting
Geoffrey Hughes
EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
2 February 1944
Died
27 July 2012 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Twiggy (archive footage)
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
as Self (archive footage)
Flick
as Tony Ray
Expresso
as The Builder
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Smiths
as Dooley
The Man from the Pru
1990
The Man from the Pru
as Det Sgt Bailey
Needle
as Repo Man
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
as Popplewick
That's Carry On!
as Willie (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tiffany Jones
as Georg
The Pigeon Fancier
as Derek
Revenge
as Fred
Blood on Satan's Claw
as Drinking villager (uncredited)
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Flash Blakey
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
as Policeman
Till Death Us Do Part
as Mike's Brother
The Virgin Soldiers
as Lantry
The Bofors Gun
as Private Samuel - Cookhouse
Yellow Submarine
as Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)
Smashing Time
as Builder