Hugh William Paddick (22 August 1915, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire – 9 November 2000, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire) 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 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. He appeared in the original Drury Lane production of My Fair Lady. He was also an accomplished musician - singer, pianist and organist. He can be heard at the piano accompanying Julian and Sandy in a number of their sketches on both Round the Horne and The Bona World of Julian and Sandy.
Paddick was gay and lived for over thirty years with his partner Francis, whom he met at a party in London. The two men were keen gardeners at their west London home. He was distantly related to Brian Paddick, England's first openly gay police commander.
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Paddick, Hugh Filmography
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2008, role: actor , character name: Keanrick
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1998, role: actor
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1996, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1993, role: actor , character name: PG Tips Chimp
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1990, role: actor , character name: Lord Taggon
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1988, role: actor , character name: Himself - Audience Member
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1973, role: actor , character name: Guest
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1973, role: actor
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1972, role: actor , character name: Window Dresser
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1971, role: actor , character name: Priest
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1971, role: actor , character name: Robin Hood
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1968, role: actor
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1968, role: actor , character name: Freddie
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1965, role: actor , character name: French Commercial Traveller
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1964, role: actor , character name: Connell
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1962, role: actor , character name: Jim Cracker
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1960, role: actor , character name: Instructor
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1955, role: actor
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