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Yes Minister. James Hacker (Paul Eddington). Copyright: BBC.

Paul Eddington

Paul Eddington CBE was an English actor who found fame in 1970s BBC sitcom The Good Life, and cemented his popularity in the satirical Westminster-based 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. He lived with a rare form of cancer from his late 20s until it caused his death in 1995. "He did very little harm."

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Title
Paul Eddington CBE
Full name
Paul Clark Eddington
Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • BAFTA Television Awards 1988 - Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Awards 1987 - Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Awards 1983 - Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Awards 1982 - Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
Born
Saturday 18th June 1927
Died
Saturday 4th November 1995 (aged 68)

Known for

Yes, Prime Minister. Image shows from L to R: Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds). Copyright: BBC. Yes, Prime Minister - James Hacker
Yes Minister. James Hacker (Paul Eddington). Copyright: BBC. Yes Minister - James Hacker
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC. Yes Minister - Jim Hacker MP
Let There Be Love. Image shows from L to R: Timothy Love (Paul Eddington), Judy (Nanette Newman). Copyright: Thames Television. Let There Be Love - Timothy Love
The Good Life. Image shows from L to R: Margo Leadbetter (Penelope Keith), Tom Good (Richard Briers), Jerry Leadbetter (Paul Eddington), Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal). Copyright: BBC. The Good Life - Jerry Leadbetter

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2013 Yes, Prime Minister: Re-Elected Self (Archive Material)
1990 A Bit Of Fry & Laurie - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
1987 Yes, Prime Minister - Series 2 James Hacker
1986 Yes, Prime Minister - Series 1 James Hacker
1984 Yes Minister - Party Games James Hacker
1984 Yes Minister - Series 2 Jim Hacker MP
1983 Yes Minister - Series 1 Jim Hacker MP
1983 Let There Be Love - Series 2 Timothy Love
1982 Outside Edge Roger
1982 Yes Minister - Series 3 James Hacker
1982 Let There Be Love - Series 1 Timothy Love
1981 Yes Minister - Series 2 James Hacker
1980 Hordes Of The Things King Yulfric the Wise III
1980 Yes Minister - Series 1 James Hacker
1978 The Good Life - When I'm 65 Jerry Leadbetter
1977 The Good Life - Silly, But It's Fun.... Jerry Leadbetter
1977 The Good Life - Series 4 Jerry Leadbetter
1977 Get Some In! - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Sqdn-Ldr. E. F. Bush
1976 The Good Life - Series 3 Jerry Leadbetter
1975 The Good Life - Series 2 Jerry Leadbetter
1975 The Good Life - Series 1 Jerry Leadbetter

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Paul Eddington on IMDb

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