Hugh Paddick: Difference between revisions

From The Goon Show Depository

en>AnomieBOT
m (Dating maintenance tags: {{Citation needed}})
 
No edit summary
 
(11 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Comedy actor (1915–2000)}}
{{Short description|Comedy actor (1915–2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name        = Hugh Paddick
| name        = Hugh Paddick
| image      = Hugh_Paddick.jpg
| image      = Hugh Paddick.jpg
| image_size  =  
| image_size  =  
| caption = Paddick in a ''Round the Horne'' publicity shot
| caption     =  
| birth_name  = Hugh William Paddick
| birth_name  = Hugh William Paddick
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1915|8|22|df=y}}
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1915|8|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hoddesdon]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
| birth_place = [[w:Hoddesdon|Hoddesdon]], [[w:Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire]], England
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2000|11|9|1915|8|22|df=y}}
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2000|11|9|1915|8|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Milton Keynes]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| death_place = [[w:Milton Keynes|Milton Keynes]], [[w:|Buckinghamshire]], England
| death_cause =
| death_cause =
| resting_place =
| resting_place =
Line 21: Line 20:
| partner    =
| partner    =
}}
}}
'''Hugh William Paddick''' (22 August 1915 – 9 November 2000)<ref name="indiobit">{{Cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001116/ai_n14346128 |title=Obituary: Hugh Paddick |periodical=[[The Independent]] |date=17 November 2000 |access-date=31 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928011054/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001116/ai_n14346128 |archive-date=28 September 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> was an [[English people|English]] actor. He starred in the 1960s [[BBC]] radio show ''[[Round the Horne]]'', performing in sketches such as "Charles and Fiona" (as Charles) and "[[Julian and Sandy]]" (as Julian).<ref name="Stevens"/> He and [[Kenneth Williams]] were largely responsible for introducing the underground language [[polari]] to the [[United Kingdom|British]] public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ptop/alabaster/A10357832|title=BBC – h2g2 – Polari – the Secret Language – A10357832|work=BBC}}</ref>
'''Hugh William Paddick''' (22 August 1915 – 9 November 2000)<ref name="indiobit">{{Cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001116/ai_n14346128 |title=Obituary: Hugh Paddick |periodical=[[w:The Independent|The Independent]] |date=17 November 2000 |access-date=31 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928011054/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001116/ai_n14346128 |archive-date=28 September 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> was an [[w:English people|English]] actor. He starred in the 1960s [[w:BBC|BBC]] radio show ''[[Round the Horne]]'', performing in sketches such as "Charles and Fiona" (as Charles) and "[[Julian and Sandy]]" (as Julian).<ref name="Stevens"/> He and [[Kenneth Williams]] were largely responsible for introducing the underground language [[polari]] to the [[w:United Kingdom|British]] public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ptop/alabaster/A10357832|title=BBC – h2g2 – Polari – the Secret Language – A10357832|work=BBC}}</ref>


Paddick also enjoyed success as Percival Browne in the original [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'', in 1954.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book
Paddick also enjoyed success as Percival Browne in the original [[w:West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[w:The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'', in 1954.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book
|last= Stevens
|last= Stevens
|first= Christopher
|first= Christopher
Line 34: Line 33:


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Hoddesdon]], [[Hertfordshire]], Paddick 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<ref name="times">[https://web.archive.org/web/20030906202207/http://www.galeuk.com/times/ Times Digital Archive]</ref> until his retirement. He appeared in the original Drury Lane production of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' as Colonel Pickering. He was also an accomplished musician – singer, pianist and organist. He can be heard at the piano accompanying Julian and Sandy in a number of their sketches on both ''Round the Horne'' and ''The Bona World of Julian and Sandy''.
Born in [[w:Hoddesdon|Hoddesdon]], [[w:Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire]], Paddick 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<ref name="times">[https://web.archive.org/web/20030906202207/http://www.galeuk.com/times/ Times Digital Archive]</ref> until his retirement. He appeared in the original Drury Lane production of ''[[w:My Fair Lady|My Fair Lady]]'' as Colonel Pickering. He was also an accomplished musician – singer, pianist and organist. He can be heard at the piano accompanying Julian and Sandy in a number of their sketches on both ''[[Round the Horne]]'' and ''[[The Bona World of Julian and Sandy]]''.


In his diaries, [[Kenneth Williams]], so often scathing of his colleagues, spoke warmly of Paddick's kindness as a man, and of his "subtlety and brilliance" as a performer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/13/guardianobituaries1|title=Hugh Paddick|work=The Guardian}}</ref>
In his diaries, [[Kenneth Williams]], so often scathing of his colleagues, spoke warmly of Paddick's kindness as a man, and of his "subtlety and brilliance" as a performer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/13/guardianobituaries1|title=Hugh Paddick|work=The Guardian}}</ref>


Paddick was gay<ref name="polari">{{Cite news|title=What brings you trolling back, then? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,,1391811,00.html |first=Colin |last=Richardson |periodical=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 January 2005 |access-date=31 January 2008 }}</ref> and lived for over thirty years with his partner Francis, whom he met at a party in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hingeandbracket-official.co.uk/Stars%20Of%20PAGES/Hugh_Paddick.htm |title=Biography of Hugh Paddick |access-date=8 August 2008 |last=Dunford |first=Paul |author2=Logan, George |author3=Fyffe, Patrick |date=10 June 2008 |work=hingeandbracket-official.co.uk |publisher=Paul Dunford}}</ref> The two men were keen gardeners at their west London home. He was distantly related to [[Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick|Brian Paddick]], now Lord Paddick, Britain's first openly gay [[police]] [[commander]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Paddick was gay<ref name="polari">{{Cite news|title=What brings you trolling back, then? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,,1391811,00.html |first=Colin |last=Richardson |periodical=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 January 2005 |access-date=31 January 2008 }}</ref> and lived for over thirty years with his partner Francis, whom he met at a party in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hingeandbracket-official.co.uk/Stars%20Of%20PAGES/Hugh_Paddick.htm |title=Biography of Hugh Paddick |access-date=8 August 2008 |last=Dunford |first=Paul |author2=Logan, George |author3=Fyffe, Patrick |date=10 June 2008 |work=hingeandbracket-official.co.uk |publisher=Paul Dunford}}</ref> The two men were keen gardeners at their west London home. He was distantly related to [[w:Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick|Brian Paddick]], now Lord Paddick, Britain's first openly gay [[w:Law enforcement in the United Kingdom|police]] [[w:British police rank|commander]].


Paddick died in [[Milton Keynes]], [[Buckinghamshire]], on 9 November 2000, aged 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-56159-027 |title=Wills and Probate Notices: Hugh Paddick |access-date=7 Mar 2021 |date=27 Mar 2001 |publisher=[[The London Gazette]]}}</ref>
Paddick died in [[w:Milton Keynes|Milton Keynes]], [[w:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]], on 9 November 2000, aged 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-56159-027 |title=Wills and Probate Notices: Hugh Paddick |access-date=7 Mar 2021 |date=27 Mar 2001 |publisher=[[w:The London Gazette|The London Gazette]]}}</ref>


===In popular culture===
===In popular culture===
In the 2006 BBC television film ''[[Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!]]'', about the life of Williams, Paddick was portrayed by [[Guy Henry (actor)|Guy Henry]].
In the 2006 BBC television film ''[[Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!]]'', about the life of Williams, Paddick was portrayed by [[w:Guy Henry (actor)|Guy Henry]].


==Films==
==Films==
*''[[School for Scoundrels (1960 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'' (1960) – Instructor<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|id=0655606}}</ref>
*''[[w:School for Scoundrels (1960 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'' (1960) – Instructor<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|id=0655606}}</ref>
*''[[We Shall See]]'' (1964) – Connell
*''[[w:We Shall See|We Shall See]]'' (1964) – Connell
*''[[San Ferry Ann]]'' (1965) – French Commercial Traveller
*''[[w:San Ferry Ann|San Ferry Ann]]'' (1965) – French Commercial Traveller
*''[[The Killing of Sister George (film)|The Killing of Sister George]]'' (1968) – Freddie
*''[[w:The Killing of Sister George (film)|The Killing of Sister George]]'' (1968) – Freddie
*''[[Up Pompeii (film)|Up Pompeii]]'' (1971) – Priest
*''[[w:Up Pompeii (film)|Up Pompeii]]'' (1971) – Priest
*''[[Up the Chastity Belt]]'' (1971) – Robin Hood
*''[[w:Up the Chastity Belt|Up the Chastity Belt]]'' (1971) – Robin Hood
*''[[That's Your Funeral]]'' (1972) – Window Dresser
*''[[w:That's Your Funeral|That's Your Funeral]]'' (1972) – Window Dresser
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}


==Television==
==Television==
*''[[Here and Now (1955 TV series)|Here and Now]]'' (1956)
*''[[w:Here and Now (1955 TV series)|Here and Now]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Two Charleys]]'' (1959) – Lionel Stone
* ''[[w:The Two Charleys|The Two Charleys]]'' (1959) – Lionel Stone
*''[[The Larkins (1958 TV series)|The Larkins]]'' (1963–1964) – Osbert Rigby-Soames
*''[[w:The Larkins (1958 TV series)|The Larkins]]'' (1963–1964) – Osbert Rigby-Soames
*''[[The Strange World of Gurney Slade]]'' (episode 2, 1960) – Fairy
*''[[w:The Strange World of Gurney Slade|The Strange World of Gurney Slade]]'' (episode 2, 1960) – Fairy
*''[[Winning Widows]]'' (1961–1962)
*''[[w:Winning Widows|Winning Widows]]'' (1961–1962)
*''Worm's Eye View'' (play) (1962) see IMDB reference below <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1267113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2|title=Sunday Night Play|work=Worm's Eye View}}</ref>
*''Worm's Eye View'' (play) (1962) see IMDB reference below <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1267113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2|title=Sunday Night Play|work=Worm's Eye View}}</ref>
*''[[Benny Hill]]'' (1963)
*''[[Benny Hill]]'' (1963)
*''[[Frankie Howerd]]'' (1965–1966)  
*''[[Frankie Howerd]]'' (1965–1966)  
*''[[Pure Gingold]]'' (1965)
*''[[w:Pure Gingold|Pure Gingold]]'' (1965)
*''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' episode: ''[[The Wednesday Play#The End of Arthur's Marriage|The End of Arthur's Marriage]]'' (1965) – House Agent
*''[[w:The Wednesday Play|The Wednesday Play]]'' episode: ''[[w:The Wednesday Play#The End of Arthur's Marriage|The End of Arthur's Marriage]]'' (1965) – House Agent
*''[[Before the Fringe]]'' (1967)
*''[[w:Before the Fringe|Before the Fringe]]'' (1967)
*''[[Beryl Reid Says Good Evening]]'' (1968) – Various Roles
*''[[w:Beryl Reid Says Good Evening]]'' (1968) – Various Roles
*''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' (1968–1972) – Bernard Hooper / Sidney Jelliot
*''[[w:Comedy Playhouse|Comedy Playhouse]]'' (1968–1972) – Bernard Hooper / Sidney Jelliot
*''[[The Jimmy Tarbuck Show]]'' (1968)
*''[[w:The Jimmy Tarbuck Show|The Jimmy Tarbuck Show]]'' (1968)
*''[[Wink to Me Only]]'' (1969) – Sydney Jelliot
*''[[w:Wink to Me Only|Wink to Me Only]]'' (1969) – Sydney Jelliot
*''[[Here Come the Double Deckers]]'' episode: ''Summer Camp'' (1970) – Gerald
*''[[w:Here Come the Double Deckers|Here Come the Double Deckers]]'' episode: ''Summer Camp'' (1970) – Gerald
*''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' episode: ''Housie – Housie'' (1971), episode: ''Flat Spin'' (1973) – Mr. Nash / Fanshawe
*''[[Father, Dear Father]]'' episode: ''Housie – Housie'' (1971), episode: ''Flat Spin'' (1973) – Mr. Nash / Fanshawe
*''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]'' (1971) – Various Characters
*''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]'' (1971) – Various Characters
*''[[Benny Hill|The Benny Hill Show]]'' series 4, episode 1 (1972)
*''[[Benny Hill|The Benny Hill Show]]'' series 4, episode 1 (1972)
*''[[Pardon My Genie]]'' (1972, children's comedy series) – The Genie
*''[[w:Pardon My Genie|Pardon My Genie]]'' (1972, children's comedy series) – The Genie
*''[[Tell Tarby]]'' (1973)
*''[[w:Tell Tarby|Tell Tarby]]'' (1973)
*''[[PG Tips]]'' advertisement (1976) (provided the voice of a chimpanzee)
*''[[w:PG Tips|PG Tips]]'' advertisement (1976) (provided the voice of a chimpanzee)
*''[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]'' episode: ''Television Film'' (1978) – Nigel Lambshank
*''[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]'' episode: ''Television Film'' (1978) – Nigel Lambshank
*''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1979)
*''[[Basil Brush|The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1979)
*''[[Can We Get On Now, Please?]]'' (1980) – Charles Pettigrew
*''[[Can We Get On Now, Please?]]'' (1980) – Charles Pettigrew
*''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)|The Morecambe and Wise Show]]'' (1980) – Adrian Fondle / Robin Caress
*''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)|The Morecambe and Wise Show]]'' (1980) – Adrian Fondle / Robin Caress
*''[[Rushton's Illustrated]]'' (1980)
*''[[Willie Rushton|Rushton's Illustrated]]'' (1980)
*''[[The Jim Davidson Show]]'' (1980–1981)  
*''[[w:The Jim Davidson Show|The Jim Davidson Show]]'' (1980–1981)  
*''[[Babble (TV series)|Babble]]'' (1983)
*''[[w:Babble (TV series)|Babble]]'' (1983)
*''[[Jemima Shore Investigates]]'' episode: ''The Crime of the Dancing Duchess'' (1983) – Tony Jerrold
*''[[w:Jemima Shore Investigates|Jemima Shore Investigates]]'' episode: ''The Crime of the Dancing Duchess'' (1983) – Tony Jerrold
*''[[Blackadder]]'' series 3 episode 4: ''[[Sense and Senility]]'' (1987) – Keanrick, thespian
*''[[Blackadder]]'' series 3 episode 4: ''[[Sense and Senility]]'' (1987) – Keanrick, thespian
*''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'' episode 4.5 (1987)
*''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'' episode 4.5 (1987)
*''[[And There's More]]'' episode 4.1 (1988) – Various Characters
*''[[And There's More]]'' episode 4.1 (1988) – Various Characters
*''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' episode: ''Never Say Trevor Again'' (1988) – Don Pettifer
*''[[w:Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' episode: ''Never Say Trevor Again'' (1988) – Don Pettifer
*''[[Campion (1989 TV series)|Campion]]'' (1990) – 'Beaut' Siegfried
*''[[w:Campion (1989 TV series)|Campion]]'' (1990) – 'Beaut' Siegfried
*''[[Jackson Pace: The Great Years]]'' (1990) – Lord Taggon (Last appearance)
*''[[w:Jackson Pace: The Great Years|Jackson Pace: The Great Years]]'' (1990) – Lord Taggon (Last appearance)
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}


Line 149: Line 148:


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba30bf71b Hugh Paddick] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba30bf71b Hugh Paddick] at the [[w:British Film Institute|British Film Institute]]
* {{IMDb name|0655606}}
* {{IMDb name|0655606}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Paddick, Hugh}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paddick, Hugh}}

Latest revision as of 20:57, 8 January 2023

Hugh Paddick
Hugh Paddick.jpg
Born
Hugh William Paddick

(1915-08-22)22 August 1915
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England
Died9 November 2000(2000-11-09) (aged 85)
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationComedy actor

Hugh William Paddick (22 August 1915 – 9 November 2000)[1] was an English actor. He starred in the 1960s BBC radio show Round the Horne, performing in sketches such as "Charles and Fiona" (as Charles) and "Julian and Sandy" (as Julian).[2] He and Kenneth Williams were largely responsible for introducing the underground language polari to the British public.[3]

Paddick also enjoyed success as Percival Browne in the original West End production of The Boy Friend, in 1954.[2][4]

Biography

Born in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, Paddick 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[5] until his retirement. He appeared in the original Drury Lane production of My Fair Lady as Colonel Pickering. He was also an accomplished musician – singer, pianist and organist. He can be heard at the piano accompanying Julian and Sandy in a number of their sketches on both Round the Horne and The Bona World of Julian and Sandy.

In his diaries, Kenneth Williams, so often scathing of his colleagues, spoke warmly of Paddick's kindness as a man, and of his "subtlety and brilliance" as a performer.[6]

Paddick was gay[7] and lived for over thirty years with his partner Francis, whom he met at a party in London.[8] The two men were keen gardeners at their west London home. He was distantly related to Brian Paddick, now Lord Paddick, Britain's first openly gay police commander.

Paddick died in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, on 9 November 2000, aged 85.[9]

In popular culture

In the 2006 BBC television film Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!, about the life of Williams, Paddick was portrayed by Guy Henry.

Films

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Hugh Paddick". The Independent. 17 November 2000. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
  3. ^ "BBC – h2g2 – Polari – the Secret Language – A10357832". BBC.
  4. ^ "The Boy Friend (Original London Cast 1954)". naxos.com.
  5. ^ Times Digital Archive
  6. ^ "Hugh Paddick". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Richardson, Colin (17 January 2005). "What brings you trolling back, then?". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  8. ^ Dunford, Paul; Logan, George; Fyffe, Patrick (10 June 2008). "Biography of Hugh Paddick". hingeandbracket-official.co.uk. Paul Dunford. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  9. ^ "Wills and Probate Notices: Hugh Paddick". The London Gazette. 27 Mar 2001. Retrieved 7 Mar 2021.
  10. ^ Hugh Paddick at IMDb
  11. ^ "Sunday Night Play". Worm's Eye View.
  12. ^ Took, Barry (1989). The Best of Round The Horne. Equation. ISBN 1-85336-162-3.
  13. ^ "The 27-Year Itch". BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

External links

Retrieved from "https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Hugh_Paddick&oldid=30128"