Hugh William Paddick (22 August 1915 – 9 November 2000) was an English actor, whose most notable role was in the 1960s BBC radio show Round the Horne in sketches such as Charles and Fiona (as Charles) and Julian and Sandy (as Julian). Both he and Kenneth Williams are largely responsible for introducing the underground language polari to the British public. he was born in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.

He preferred theatre to any other form of acting and spent most of his life on the stage, from his first role while at acting school in 1937 until his retirement.

Paddick was gay and lived for over thirty years with his partner Francis, whom he met at a party in London. He was distantly related to British police commander Brian Paddick.

Hugh Paddick died 9 November 2000 in Milton Keynes.

Films

• School for Scoundrels (1960)
• We Shall See (1964)
• San Ferry Ann (1965)
• The Killing of Sister George (1968)
• Up Pompeii! (1971)
• Up the Chastity Belt (1971)

Television

• Here and Now (1955)
• The Larkins (1958)
• The Strange World of Gurney Slade episode 1.2 (1960)
• Winning Widows (1961 – 1962)
• Benny Hill (1963)
• Frankie Howerd (1965 - 1966)
• Pure Gingold (1965)
• The Wednesday Play episode: The End of Arthur's Marriage(1965)
• Before the Fringe (1967)
• Beryl Reid Says Good Evening (1968)
• Comedy Playhouse (1968)
• The Jimmy Tarbuck Show (1968)
• Wink to Me Only (1969)
• Here Come the Double Deckers episode: Summer Camp (1970)
• Father, Dear Father episode: Housie - Housie (1971), episode: Flat Spin (1973)
• The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (1971)
• The Benny Hill Show series 4, episode 1 (1972)
• That's Your Funeral (1972)
• Pardon My Genie (1972) children's comedy series
• Tell Tarby (1973)
• PG Tips advertisement (1976) (provided the voice of a chimpanzee)
• Sykes episode: Television Film (1978)
• The Basil Brush Show (1979)
• Can We Get On Now, Please? (1980)
• The Morecambe and Wise Show (1980)
• Rushton's Illustrated (1980)
• The Jim Davidson Show (1980)
• Babble (1983)
• Jemima Shore Investigates episode: The Crime of the Dancing Duchess (1983)
• Alas Smith and Jones episode 4.5 (1987)
• Blackadder series 3 episode 4: Sense and Senility (1987)
• And There's More episode 4.1 (1988)
• Boon episode: Never Say Trevor Again (1988)
• Campion (1990)
• Jackson Pace: The Great Years (1990)

Theatre

• Noah (1937) Embassy School of Acting
• There's Always Tomorrow (1949) Wimbledon Theatre
• The Thunderbolt (1952) Liverpool Playhouse
• The Two Bouquets (1953) St Martin's Theatre
• The Boy Friend (1953) Embassy Theatre, (1954) Wyndham's Theatre
• The Impressario From Smyrna (1954) Arts Theatre
• For Amusement Only (1956) Apollo Theatre
• She Smiled At Me (1956) Connaught Theatre
• For Adults Only (1958) various theatres
• My Fair Lady (1959-1961) Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
• See You Inside (1963) Duchess Theatre
• Let's Get A Divorce! (1966-1967) Mermaid Theatre
• The Madwoman of Chaillot (1967) Oxford Playhouse
• They Don't Grow on Trees (1968) Prince of Wales Theatre
• When We Are Married (1971) Strand Theatre
• Cinderella (1974) Casino Theatre
• Play by Play (1975) King's Head Theatre Club, Islington
• Beauty and the Beast (1975) Oxford Playhouse
• Some of My Best Friends are Husbands (1976) Mermaid Theatre, (1983) Watford Palace
• Out on a Limb (1976) Vaudeville Theatre
• Volpone (1977) Royal National Theatre
• Half Life (1977-1978) Duke of York's Theatre
• Gigi (1980) Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)
• Soldier's Fortune (1981) Lyric Hammersmith
• Venice Preserv'd (1984) Lyttelton Theatre
• Wild Honey (1984) Lyttelton Theatre
• Noises Off (1985) Savoy Theatre

Radio

• Beyond Our Ken (1958 – 1964)
• Gert and Daisy (1959)
• Worm's Eye View (play) (1962)
• The Men from the Ministry (1965)
• Round the Horne (1965 – 1968)
• Stop Messing About (1969)
• Share and Share Alike (play) (1978)
• A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (play) (1979)
• Just Before Midnight (1979)
• I Love The 27-Year Itch (play) (1980)

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