Paul Eddington
Acting
Biography
Paul Eddington, CBE (18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English actor known for his appearances in the popular television sitcoms The Good Life and Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister.
Born: June 18, 1927
Place of Birth: St John's Wood, London, England, UK
Known For
Goodbye
"All I said was the gramophone's too loud." Tony and Zoe Lyle 's silly row starts like any other, but Tony finds that Zoe means it this time. She's walking out and he's got a week to save a marriage that he hasn't looked at in 18 years, and with it all the trappings of a good life in Maida Vale.
Yes, Prime Minister
James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley. What could possibly go wrong?
Yes Minister
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
The Prisoner
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
The Good Life
Tom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton, much to the concern, frustration and sometimes envy of their neighbours Margo and Jerry Leadbetter. Entitled ‘Good Neighbors’ when shown in the USA.
Catweazle
A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 was directed by David Reid and David Lane. Both series had thirteen episodes each, with Geoffrey Bayldon playing the leading role. The series was broadcast in Ireland, Britain, Gibraltar, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua and Quebec. The first episode is available to view in full at the BFI Screenonline site.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Baxter!
A young boy struggles to overcome his speech problem and strained relationship with his parents.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (Archive Material)
as Badger
as Badger
as Self (archive footage)
as Richard
as Robert Shallow
as Richard Eaton (archive footage)
as Rev Leonard Clement
as Jim Hacker
as White Rabbit
as David Bliss
as James Hacker
as Roger
as Jim Hacker
as Guy Wheeler
as Jerry Leadbetter
as Varley
as Plekhanov
as Mr Rawling
as Vicar
as Charlesworth
as Wolf Gebhardt
as Cooper
as Kendall Blumenthal
as Hamer
as Vandanti
as Reynolds
as Klein
as Richard Eaton
as Cobb
as Johnnie (uncredited)
as Marcus Brutus
as Joe Manx
as Beaumont
as Harry Brown
as Franz Reuter
as Captain Schulman
as Victor Tracer
as Army Officer (uncredited)
as Robber Chief
as Capt. La Forte
as Bearded Sailor (Uncredited)
as Steve Leeds
as 2nd Villager
as Count William
as Count Duprez
as Sir Walter
as Look-out
as Man-at-arms
as Sad Simon
as Leborgne
as Sir Paul
as Duc de Guise
as Henry
as Sir Harold
as Aaron
as Baron Mornay
as Connor
as Wilfrid
as Sir Reginald Fitzurse
as Sir Eustace / Lord Grenwald
as Colin
as Lt. Howard
as 'Satan', Brother Terence
as Pierre of Bordeaux
as Captain
as Rolfe
as Bailiff
as Seneschal
as Rypon
as Patrick
as Sir Hugh
as Lieutenant
as Mr. Birch
as The Hon. Willoughby Speake