- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHughes Green
- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Hughie Green was born on February 2, 1920 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Midshipman Easy (1935), Down Our Alley (1939) and If Winter Comes (1947). He was married to Claire Wilson. He died on May 3, 1997 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
- SpouseClaire Wilson(1942 - March 1975) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Catch-phrase: "And I mean that most sincerely folks" usually when saying how good acts were on talent show Opportunity Knocks (1956).
- Avuncular with a strong Canadian accent
- Biological father of Paula Yates. Until a DNA test in 1997, her father was thought to be Jess Yates. The secret had been kept by a journalist and friend of Green's, Noel Botham, who made the revelation at Green's funeral that one of the children from his extramarital affairs was a television presenter. Botham identified the child as Paula Yates in a newspaper the following Sunday.
- His drawling transatlantic accent was the result of spending his childhood in Canada.
- His first son, Barry, was born in 1937. They never met.
- One of his greatest pleasures was to play with his model train sets, he was also an avid collector of vintage model railway items, all of his life.
- He had two children from his marriage to Claire Wilson: Christopher and Linda. He also had at least five more children from other relationships.
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