Hugh Paddick
Biography
Hugh Paddick was an English actor whose stage career ran from a first role at acting school in 1937 to his retirement, and who preferred theater above other kinds of acting. Born in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, he played Percival Browne in the West End premiere of The Boy Friend in 1954 and took the part of Colonel Pickering in the original Drury Lane staging of My Fair Lady. He came to wide notice through the BBC radio comedy Round the Horne, playing Charles in the Charles and Fiona sketches and Julian in Julian and Sandy, and he and Kenneth Williams did much to bring the underground language Polari before the British public. His screen credits included School for Scoundrels (1960), The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Up Pompeii (1971). He was also a singer, pianist and organist.
85years old at death
- Born Hoddesdon
- Died Milton Keynes
- Star sign: LeoLast day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
- Also credited as Hugh William Paddick
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 11 years1960 to 1971
Every film, newest first
- 1971Up PompeiiIMDb rating 6.0
- 1968The Killing of Sister GeorgeIMDb rating 7.0
- 1960School for ScoundrelsIMDb rating 7.3
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Hugh Paddick and Kenneth Williams were largely responsible for bringing Polari, the underground language, to the British public through their sketches on the BBC radio show Round the Horne.
Beyond film
Paddick was a skilled musician who sang and played piano and organ. His piano playing backs Julian and Sandy in a number of sketches on Round the Horne and The Bona World of Julian and Sandy.
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Worked with
Hugh Paddick shares two films with Madeline Smith, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Le Mesurier's page
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Susannah York's page
Dennis Price's page
Robert HamerDirector, 1 film, 1960
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Bob KellettDirector, 1 film, 1971
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