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Paul Eddington

1927 - 1995

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Paul Clark Eddington (18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English actor who played Jerry Leadbetter in the television sitcom The Good Life (1975–1978) and politician Jim Hacker in the sitcom Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988). He was a four-time BAFTA TV and two-time Olivier Award nominee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Eddington is the 9,542nd most popular actor (down from 8,606th in 2024), the 6,418th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,880th in 2019) and the 1,055th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Paul Eddington ranks 9,542 out of 13,578. Before him are John Simm, Rachel Miner, Brian J. Smith, Timothy Busfield, Michael Rispoli, and Hobart Cavanaugh. After him are Hikari Mitsushima, Matt Lanter, Niki Karimi, Gigi Lai, Tom Tully, and Olesia Zhurakivska.

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Among people born in 1927, Paul Eddington ranks 487. Before him are Jim Fuchs, Lois Nettleton, Dick Hyman, June Brown, Babatunde Olatunji, and Geoffrey Palmer. After him are Ralph Beard, Marvin Kaplan, Chuck Share, Brock Adams, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, and Annapurna Devi. Among people deceased in 1995, Paul Eddington ranks 328. Before him are Charlie Rich, Andrea Fortunato, Odette Hallowes, Paul Kipkoech, James Merrill, and Alex Groza. After him are Genevieve Tobin, Oveta Culp Hobby, Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, Mary Beth Hughes, and Shannon Hoon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Eddington ranks 6,420 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Dod Mantle (1955), Stan Bowles (1948), Jasper Fforde (1961), John Simm (1970), Peter Reid (1956), and Garth Ennis (1970). After him are Bill Forsyth (1946), Robert Wells (1961), Elkie Brooks (1945), Alistair Darling (1953), Paul Lambert (1969), and Syd Owen (1922).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Paul Eddington ranks 1,055. Before him are Paul McGillion (1969), Freya Allan (2001), Geoffrey Palmer (1927), Josh O'Connor (1990), Jeff Rawle (1951), and John Simm (1970). After him are Lalla Ward (1951), Harris Dickinson (1996), Emily Beecham (1984), Jacqueline Hill (1929), Kevin Doyle (1960), and John Inman (1935).

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