Hughie Green
Biography
Hughie Green was born on February 2, 1920 in London, England as Hughes Green. He was an actor and producer, known for Opportunity Knocks (1956), Moon Movies (1977) and Tittertime (1975). He was married to Claire Wilson. He died on May 3, 1997 in London.
Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles
Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes • as Self
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
Drama Series - 1956, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
A radio, and later television, talent show originally hosted by Hughie Green, with a late-1980s revival hosted by Bob Monkhouse, and later by previous winner Les Dawson.
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Self
TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.
Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Exhaustive 13-part survey of the television medium from its hesitant beginnings in the 1920s to the multi-million dollar extravaganzas of today and the cable and satellite technologies of the future [relative to 1985]. Tackling the medium as a worldwide phenomenon, the series examines each of the principal areas of programming - news, drama, documentaries, and light entertainment - and the unique impact of "live" coverage.
Movie - 1934, 2h 15m • as Boy
A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Self
Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after conquering alcoholism has hosted the highly rated "Family Values" for over ten years. But when he hears a false rumor that his show will be axed to make way for a new one to be hosted by young upstart Greg Deane. Mickey bitterly resorts to desperate measures to cling on to his career. Little does Mickey know however is that his bosses actually have something else in store for him.
Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as Freddie Perch
The small English town of Penny Green is swarming with scandal when textbook author Mark, unhappily married to the shrewish Mabel, cultivates a friendship with Effie, a young pregnant girl. As the townsfolk theorize that Mark is the baby's father, Effie - already troubled because of her impending motherhood - commits suicide, and circulating rumors lead the authorities to think Mark killed her. The innocent writer must fight to clear his name.
Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as Bob Scratchitt
A doctor fathers 837 brilliant sons through an artificial insemination program, and every woman wants a donation.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Self - Narrator (voice)
Narrator Hughie Green tells "jokes" over clips of old silent films. Including greats such as Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Keystone Cops and more.
Movie - 1940, 2h 15m • as Walker Brooke
In 1830s England, Tom Brown attends a rugby boys' school, where his moral and personal growth is formed through friendship, bullying–particularly from the cruel Flashman–and the influence of headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold.
Movie - 1935, 2h 15m • as Midshipman Easy
Set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the Royal Navy. He is very keen to do well but luckily he has an understanding captain to pull him out of the various adventures he seems to get involved in.
Movie - 1935, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Three unlikely people set up a pirate radio station in this musical comedy.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self (Archival)
For decades Hughie Green was a living legend of British TV, and one of the most powerful men in the business – hosting the star-making mega-hit show ‘Opportunity Knocks’ and changing the lives of countless ordinary people overnight. But it was his final act – a jaw-dropping surprise from beyond the grave – that would change everything.