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Biography

Paul Eddington started his acting career during World War II with the "Entertainments National Service Association". This organisation was created to entertain British forces…more

Born

6/18/1927, London , England, UK

Died

11/4/1995

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- The Camomile Lawn
  Richard Cuthbertson
  - S 1: Ep 4 Part 4
    3/27/92
  - S 1: Ep 3 Part 3
    3/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 2 Part 2
    3/13/92
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part 1
    3/6/92
- Yes, Prime Minister
  Rt Hon James Hacker
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Tangled Web
    1/28/88
  - S 2: Ep 7 The National Education Service
    1/8/88
  - S 2: Ep 6 A Patron of the Arts
    1/1/88
  - S 2: Ep 5 Power To The People
    12/31/87
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Conflict of Interest
    12/24/87
  - + 11 More Credits
- Yes Minister
  Rt Hon James Hacker
  - S 3: Ep 9 Party Games
    12/17/84
  - S 3: Ep 8 Short Episode
    1/4/84
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Middle Class Rip Off
    12/23/82
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Whiskey Priest
    12/16/82
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Bed Of Nails
    12/9/82
  - + 18 More Credits
- The Good Life
  Jerry Leadbetter
  - S 4: Ep 9 When I'm 65
    4/18/78
  - S 4: Ep 8 Silly, but It's Fun ...
    12/26/77
  - S 4: Ep 7 Anniversary
    5/22/77
  - S 4: Ep 6 Sweet and Sour Charity
    5/15/77
  - S 4: Ep 5 Suit Yourself
    5/8/77
  - + 25 More Credits
- Special Branch
  Strand
  - S 4: Ep 13 Downwind of Angels
    5/9/74
  - S 4: Ep 12 Diversion
    5/2/74
  - S 4: Ep 10 Intercept
    4/18/74
  - S 4: Ep 9 Date of Birth
    4/11/74
  - S 4: Ep 8 Entente Cordiale
    4/4/74
  - + 5 More Credits
- Frontier
  Hamilton Lovelace
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Shame Of A Nation
    10/23/55
  - S 1: Ep 1 Paper Gunman
    9/25/55
Recurring Role (32)

Role
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Will Scarlet O'Winchester
  - S 4: Ep 26 Trapped
    11/12/60
  - S 4: Ep 25 Double Trouble
    11/5/60
  - S 4: Ep 24 Bride For An Outlaw
    10/29/60
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Pharoah Stones
    10/22/60
  - S 4: Ep 22 A Race Against Time
    10/15/60
  - + 134 More Credits
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Lieutenant
  - S 3: Ep 39 Farewell To Tuck
    6/30/58
  - S 3: Ep 34 The Fire
    5/19/58
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Walter
  - S 3: Ep 38 Marian's Prize
    6/16/58
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Howard
  - S 3: Ep 32 The Doctor
    5/5/58
  - S 3: Ep 6 Brother Battle
    11/4/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Hugh
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Crusaders
    2/17/58
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Patrick
  - S 3: Ep 19 One Man's Meat
    2/3/58
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Captain
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Healing Hand
    1/27/58
  - S 3: Ep 17 Knight Errant
    1/20/58
  - S 3: Ep 9 The Angry Village
    11/25/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Rypon
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Profiteer
    1/13/58
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Seneschal
  - S 3: Ep 15 The Rivals
    1/6/58
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Tom
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Challenge Of The Black Knight
    12/30/57
  - S 2: Ep 25 Fair Play
    3/18/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Bailiff
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Christmas Goose
    12/23/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Rolfe
  - S 3: Ep 12 To Be A Student
    12/16/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Pierre of Bordeaux
  - S 3: Ep 8 An Apple For The Archer
    11/18/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Satan
  - S 3: Ep 7 My Brother's Keeper
    11/11/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Colin
  - S 3: Ep 5 A Change Of Heart
    10/28/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Eustace
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Charter
    10/21/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Reginald FitzUrse
  - S 3: Ep 2 A Tuck In Time
    10/7/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Wilfrid
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Salt King
    9/30/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  henry
  - S 2: Ep 24 The Secret Pool
    5/11/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Baron Mornay
  - S 2: Ep 32 Highland Fling
    5/6/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Man-at-arms
  - S 2: Ep 28 The Borrowed Baby
    4/8/57
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Blackbird
    1/21/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Aaron
  - S 2: Ep 27 The York Treasure
    4/1/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Harold
  - S 2: Ep 26 The Dowry
    3/25/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Duc de Guise
  - S 2: Ep 23 Flight From France
    3/4/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Paul
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Goldmaker's Return
    2/25/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Leborgue
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Bandit Of Brittany
    2/18/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Charles
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Final Tax
    2/4/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sad Simon
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Shell Game
    1/28/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Look-out
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Dream
    1/14/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Count Duprez
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Friar's Pilgrimage
    12/24/56
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  2nd villager
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Hero
    11/26/56
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Will Scarlet
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Coming Of Robin Hood
    9/26/55
Guest Star (41)

Role
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  James Hacker
  - S 1: Ep 5 Yes Minister
    2/7/04
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Jerry Leadbetter
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Good Life
    1/31/04
- A Bit of Fry and Laurie
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Series 2, Episode 5
    4/6/90
- Minder (1979)
  Guy Wheeler
  - S 7: Ep 6 The Wrong Goodbye
    2/6/89
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Paul Eddington, Germaine Greer, Denis Healey, Howard Keel
    3/12/88
- Miss Marple
  Reverend Leonard Clement
  - S 3: Ep 0 The Murder at the Vicarage
    12/25/86
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 3 Comic Relief
    4/25/86
- Sunday Sunday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Series 1 Show 11
    1/30/83
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 1980 [6 Parts]
    11/23/80
- The Benny Hill Show
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 4 Show 28
    4/21/76
- Play for Today
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 14 Goodbye
    3/6/75
- The Fall of Eagles
  Plekhanov
  - S 1: Ep 6 Absolute Beginners
    5/3/74
- The Adventurer
  Charlesworth
  - S 1: Ep 23 Make It a Million
    3/8/74
- Van der Valk
  Wolf Gebhardt
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Adventurer
    10/18/72
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
  Hamer
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Case of the Mirror of Portugal
    10/25/71
- Catweazle
  Vadanti
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Heavenly Twins
    1/24/71
- Doomwatch
  Reynolds
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Red Sky
    4/6/70
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries
  Franz Reuter
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Man Who Was Nobody
- The Seven Faces of Jim
  Guest Star
  - — The Face of Genius
- Ryan International
  Dragon's Teeth
  - S 1: Ep 1 Monsieur Blanck
- Fraud Squad
  Joseph Horden
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Biggest Borrower of All
    7/15/69
- The Champions
  Klein
  - S 1: Ep 30 Autokill
    4/30/69
- The Prisoner
  Cobb
  - S 1: Ep 1 Arrival
    10/1/67
- The Avengers
  Beaumont
  - S 5: Ep 14 Something Nasty in the Nursery
    4/22/67
- Danger Man
  Captain Schulman
  - S 3: Ep 20 I am Afraid You Have the Wrong Number
    3/17/66
- Crane
  Dr. Stampini
  - S 2: Ep 9 Recoil
    3/9/64
- Z Cars
  Stan Ferris
  - S 2: Ep 21 Act of Vengeance
    2/6/63
- The Avengers
  Richard Marling
  - S 2: Ep 16 Immortal Clay
    1/12/63
- Out of This World (1962)
  Joe Manx
  - S 1: Ep 13 Target Generation
    9/15/62
- The Cheaters
  Simpson
  - S 2: Ep 25 Carnival Case
    6/9/62
- Top Secret
  Victor Chambi
  - S 1: Ep 7 Vendetta
    9/22/61
- Maigret
  Harry Brown
  - S 1: Ep 6 Liberty Bar
    12/5/60
- The Four Just Men
  Rusty
  - S 1: Ep 24 Crack-Up
    2/20/60
- Interpol Calling
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Thousand Mile Alibi
    1/10/60
- Dixon of Dock Green
  Mr. Birch
  - S 6: Ep 12 A Question of Decibels
    11/28/59
- Ivanhoe
  Chief robber
  - S 1: Ep 19 Widow of Woodcote
    7/20/58
- Sword of Freedom
  Alfonso
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Eye of the Artist
    4/25/58
- The Buccaneers
  LaForte
  - S 1: Ep 27 Cutlass Wedding
    3/23/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Sir Walter
  - S 2: Ep 15 Hubert
    1/7/57
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  Count William
  - S 2: Ep 12 Outlaw Money
    12/17/56
- Dixon of Dock Green
  P.C. Tom Carr
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Rotten Apple
    8/11/56

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Trivia
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- His appearance in Jet Storm in 1959 was his movie debut.
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- On 15 July 2001, the BBC broadcast a Paul Eddington tribute called Paul Eddington: A Life Well Lived featuring actors and actresses who had worked with Paul as well as former UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who was a huge fan of Yes Minister.
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- In 1992, he was awarded the "London Critics Circle Theatre Award" in the Best Actor category for his performance in the play No Man's Land.
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- Paul Eddington: A journalist once asked me what I would like my epitaph to be and I said I think I would like it to be 'He did very little harm'. And that's not easy -- most people seem to me to do a great deal of harm. If I could be remembered as having done very little, that would suit me.
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- Paul Eddington: People abroad tended to play safe and treat me as a minister, just in case.
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