Casting Slughorn

[Steve]

---  "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> bboyminn wrote:
> >
> > Some have suggested Jim Broadbent for Slughorn, 
> but I'm wonderinghow people feel about Geoffry Hughes.
> ..., Geoffry Hughes playes Onslow in the BBC sitcom 
> 'Keeping up Appearances'. ...
> <snip>
> 
> Carol responds:
> 
> Which Geoffry Hughes? The IMDb lists six people with
> that name:
> 
> http://us.imdb.com/find?s=nm&q=Geoffry+Hughes
> 
> Carol, who has been checking photos of suggested 
> actors at the IMDb and would find it easier if her
> fellow posters provided links :-)
>

bboyminn:

Sorry Carol, I guess I assumed everyone in the USA and
the UK has seen 'Keeping Up Appearances'. 

It's this Geoffrey Hughes(I) at IMDB, though oddly, 
they don't have a picture of him -

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0400616/bio

"Geoffrey began his extensive stage career at the 
Victoria Theatre in Stoke on Trent. He then appeared
in several West End productions, such as 'Say Goodnight
to Grandma' and 'Run for your Wife'. He has appeared 
in numerous TV shows, including 'Coronation Street' 
and 'Keeping Up Appearances', where he plays the slob
Onslow. ..."

Photo can be found at -

http://onslow.homecraftedsite.com/

http://onslow.homecraftedsite.com/gallery1.html

While he does look the part, I think he also has
the perfect personality for Slughorn. 

I guess that casting is done, but I think he would
have done a good job.

Steve/bboyminn