Fairport's Cropredy Convention annual music festival several times. Hughes was a supporter of Everton Football Club. Hughes received a diagnosis of prostate cancer in 1996. In 2009 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight. In 2010, he collapsed at home with extreme back pain. He was diagnosed with a relapse of prostate cancer, at which point he retired from acting. He died from his illness on 27 July 2012, aged 68. Doctors stated that he died "peacefully in his sleep". Filmography References External links Geoffrey Hughes at the British Film Institute Geoffrey Hughes (Aveleyman) 1944 births 2012 deaths Deaths from cancer in England English male voice actors English male film actors English male stage actors People from Wallasey Deaths from prostate cancer English male soap opera actors Male actors from Liverpool Deputy Lieutenants of the Isle of Wight Male actors from Merseyside 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors