Hugh Paddick

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Hugh Paddick (Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire August 221915 – November 112000 in London), was a British actor, who appeared in the 1960s BBC radio show Round the Horne in sketches such as Charles and Fiona (as Charles) and Julian and Sandy (as Julian). Both he and Kenneth Williams are largely responsible for introducing the underground language polari to the UK general public.

Contents 1 Films 2 Radio 3 Television 4 Theatre

Films

• School For Scoundrels (1960)
• We Shall See (1964)
• San Ferry Ann (1965)
• The Killing of Sister George (1968)
• Up Pompeii (1971)
• Up the Chastity Belt (1971)

Radio

• Beyond Our Ken (1958 - 1964)
• Gert and Daisy (1959)
• The Men from the Ministry (1965)
• Round the Horne (1965 - 1968)

Television

• Here and Now (1955)
• Winning Widows (1961 - 1962)
• Father Dear Father episode: Housie - Housie (1971)
• Pardon My Genie (1972) children's comedy series
• Father Dear Father episode: Flat Spin (1973)
• PG Tips advertisement (1976) (provided the voice of a chimpanzee)
• Can We Get On Now Please (1980)
• Blackadder series 3 episode 4: Sense and Senility (1987)
• Boon episode: Never Say Trevor Again (1988)

Theatre

• The Boy Friend (1953) Embassy Theatre, (1954) Wyndham's Theatre
• She Smiled At Me (1956) Connaught Theatre
• My Fair Lady (1959) Theatre Royal, Drury Lane