Geoffrey Hughes obit

Geoffrey Hughes, who playes Onslow on the British television show Keeping up Appearances, has died. He was not on the list.

Ex-Corrie Star Geoffrey Hughes Dies Aged 68

The actor died in his sleep on Friday night after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Hughes appeared in several hit television dramas

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 away on Friday night.

The actor died "peacefully in his sleep" after a "long courageous battle" with prostate cancer, according to his family.

A Coronation Street spokesman said: "We are very sad to hear of the death of Geoffrey Hughes.

"He created a legendary and iconic character in Eddie Yates who will always be part of Coronation Street.

"Everyone connected with the programme send our sincerest condolences to his family."

Hughes also played Twiggy in television comedy The Royle Family and Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances.

Hughes was rushed to hospital for intense radiotherapy in 2010 after collapsing at his Isle of Wight home.

The actor had thought he had beaten prostate cancer the previous year, but the star and his wife Sue were given the news the disease had returned.

Hughes, who publicly supported cancer charities, first appeared in 1960s classics such as Z-Cars and The Likely Lads and was the voice of Paul McCartney in the Beatles film The Yellow Submarine.

Other roles included Vernon in Heartbeat and Uncle Keith in teen drama Skins.

Hughes also guest-starred in episodes of Doctor Who, Casualty, Boon and The Upper Hand and left Coronation Street in 1984.

In 2009 he was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight, making him 'the official link between the island and royalty at formal engagements'.

 

Television roles

Year       Title       Role

1969      Please Sir – Series 2 Episode 1: They're Off            Turner

1969      Curry and Chips                 Dick

1970      Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) – Episode 17: Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave       Harper

1970      Up Pompeii! – Episode 1: Vestal Virgins Piteous

1971      Carry On at Your Convenience    As Willie

1972      Dad's Army – 1 Episode: Brain Versus Brawn        the Bridge Corporal

1974–83, 1987 Coronation Street            Eddie Yeats

1975      Don't Drink the Water – Series 2 Episode 3: "Helping Hand"          Frank

1985      The Bright Side Mr. Lithgow

1986      Doctor Who – The Trial of a Time Lord, parts 13 & 14       Mr. Popplewick

1990      You Rang, M'Lord?           Sir Fred Kendal

1990–95               Keeping Up Appearances              Onslow

1993      I, Lovett                Dirk

1995      The Smiths          Dooley

1998–2000, 2006, 2008                 The Royle Family              Twiggy

2001–05, 2007 Heartbeat            Vernon Scripps

2007–09               Skins      Fat B*stard, Brandy, Uncle Keith