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Hugh Paddick
Paddick in a Round the Horne publicity shot
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]

  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. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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