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Geoffrey William Hughes DL (2 February 1944 – 27 July 2012) was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine (1968), and rose to fame for portraying much-loved bin man Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in ...
Geoffrey Hughes. Actor: Yellow Submarine. Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife.
Jul 28, 2012 · Former Coronation Street actor Geoffrey Hughes has died after a battle with prostate cancer. The star, who was best-known for his role as binman Eddie Yates in the long-running ITV soap, passed ...
Jul 28, 2012 · The actor, who was known to millions as Coronation Street binman Eddie Yeats in the 1970s and 1980s, died "peacefully in his sleep" on Friday night. It followed a "long courageous battle" with ...
Jul 30, 2012 · Died: 27 July, 2012, on the Isle of Wight, aged 68. In a remarkable career, Geoffrey Hughes – although playing major roles in many of television’s most popular programmes – never became...
Jul 29, 2012 · Geoffrey Hughes, who has died aged 68, was known for his memorable television roles as Eddie Yeats, the roly-poly Scouse binman in Coronation Street; the slobbish Onslow in Keeping Up...
Geoffrey Hughes, the veteran British actor best known for his role as Coronation Street dustman Eddie Yates, has died. He was 68.
Jul 28, 2012 · Geoffrey Hughes, the actor best known to comedy fans as irrepressible slob Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances, has died at the age of 68. Hughes was also well known for his semi-regular supporting role as Twiggy, in sitcom hit The Royle Family.
Actor. 1 February 1944 to 26 July 2012. A character actor familiar for a string of television roles, Hughes first came to prominence playing Eddie Yates in Coronation Street (1974-83). He followed this with Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95), The Royle Family (1998-2008) and Heartbeat (2001-07).
Geoffrey Hughes. Actor: Yellow Submarine. Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool. He then appeared in several West End productions, such as Say Goodnight to Grandma and Run for Your Wife.