Paul Eddington

Age: 68 (passed away Nov. 4th, 1995)
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: London, England, UK
Born: Jun. 18th, 1927

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Paul Eddington's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Paul Eddington was a tall, debonair actor who achieved international success in the 1970s with "The Good Life" (1975), a popular television series about a young couple farming their backyard in a London suburb. He played the supporting role of neighbor Jerry Leadbetter. It was the hit comedy series "Yes Minister" (1980), later called "Yes, Prime Minister" (1986), in the 1980s that brought him television stardom as the inept politician Jim Hacker. The actor's performances as an incompetent minister and prime minister were so admired by Margaret Thatcher that she awarded him the honor of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Despite suffering from skin cancer, he continued to perform on stage and television, concealing his illness, until tabloid press began suggesting he had AIDS.

TRIVIA:

Just before he died, Paul Eddington gave a very moving interview in the Face to Face series. With typical modesty, he said that his epitaph should simply be "He did very little harm".
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1987 for his services to drama.
Four children with Patricia Scott: Toby (born 1954), Hugo, Dominic and Gemma.
First TV lead was to be in a play called 'On Easy Terms' for Rediffusion TV, written by Ken Taylor and directed by Tania Lieven. He was to play an amorous door-to-door salesman. However the production was cancelled during rehearsals, near the end of Rediffusion's tenure. The play was taken by Belgian TV and made as Facilit�s de payement (1970) (TV).
He was awarded the 1992 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actor for his performance in No Man's Land.

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Show	Character(s)
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (UK)	Paul Edding&hellip
Yes, Prime Minister (UK)	James Hacker
Yes, Minister (UK)	James Hacker
The Good Life (UK)	Jerry Leadb&hellip
Alice in Wonderland	White Rabbit
Frontier (UK)	Hamilton Lo&hellip
Hine (UK)	Astor Harris
Let There Be Love (UK)	Timothy Love
Man at the Top (UK)	Clive Kempson
Ryan International (UK)	Monsieur Bl&hellip
Special Branch (UK)	Strand
That's Showbusiness (UK)	Paul Edding&hellip
The Camomile Lawn (UK)	Richard Cut&hellip
The Days of Vengeance (UK)	Power
The Spread of the Eagle (UK)	Brutus