Keeping Up Appearances Actors You May Not Know Passed Away
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George Webb was up to no good as Hyacinth's Daddy
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Hyacinth's social standing was put in constant peril by the antics of her father, referred to as "Daddy" by Hyacinth and her sisters and "the dirty old man" by Onslow and others. Elderly, largely silent, and yet gripped by overactive hormones, Daddy was invariably up to no good — pursuing the woman who delivered milk, riding a bicycle without clothes, and reliving his war experiences. He required a great deal of attention to the great irritation of Hyacinth and her family.
Actor George Webb, who played Daddy, had relatively few lines but added a great deal of anarchic comic energy to his fifteen guest turns on "Keeping Up Appearances." Born in 1912, Webb was the half-brother of veteran UK character actors Rita Webb and Henry Webb and enjoyed a less prolific career than either of them. "Keeping Up Appearances" seemed to be his most substantive screen work: his other credits include an uncredited turn on "Mr. Bean" and guest turns on various anthology series. Webb died at the age of 86 on December 30, 1998.
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