Meredith Edwards
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Gwilym Meredith Edwards was a Welsh character actor and writer. He was born in mining village of Rhosllannerchrugog, near Wrexham, the son of a collier. He was educated at Ruabon Grammar School. He became an actor in 1938, firstly with the Welsh National Theatre Company, then the Liverpool Playhouse. His film appearances include "A Run for Your Money" (1949), "The Blue Lamp" (1950), "The Magnet" (1950), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951), "The Cruel Sea" (1953), "The Great Game" (1953), "The Long Arm" (1956), "Dunkirk" (1958) and "Tiger Bay" (1959). He appeared as the murderous butler in the cult television series "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)" in 1969, and as Tom in the cult children's science fiction serial "Sky" in 1975. He also played Richard Lloyd in the 1981 TV series "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George".
Known for
Credits
Man Bait (1952)
as Inspector Dale
Final Appointment (1954)
as George Henry Martin
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
as P. C. Williams
Under Milk Wood (1992)
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
Dunkirk (1958)
as Dave Bellman
The Cruel Sea (1953)
as Yeoman Wells
A Christmas Reunion (1994)
as Alf Boswell
Tiger Bay (1959)
as Williams
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
as Auctioneer
Gift Horse (1952)
as Jones
A Run for Your Money (1949)
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones
The Winter Stallion (1992)
as Sam
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Actor
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
as Carter
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
as Uncle Jack
Only Two Can Play (1962)
as Clergyman on the Committee
Town on Trial (1957)
as Police Sgt. Rogers
The Long Arm (1956)
as Mr. Thomas
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
as Dave Davies
Law and Disorder (1958)
as Sergeant Bolton
The Magnet (1950)
as Harper
Doctor in Love (1960)
as Parker
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
as Gwyl
A Day to Remember (1953)
as Bert Tripp
Flame in the Streets (1961)
as Harry Mitchell
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)
as Roland Sloane
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
as Self - Narrator
Mad About Men (1954)
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Peril for the Guy (1956)
as Police Constable Durrant
Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954)
as Whistler Grant
Circus Friends (1956)
as Farmer Beasley
Burnt Evidence (1954)
as Bob Edwards
There Is Another Sun (1951)
as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
The Big Flame (1969)
as Logan
The Old Devils (1992)
as Old Bore
Lost (1956)
as Sergeant Davies
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
as Richard Lloyd
This Is My Street (1964)
as Steve
North to Wales (1956)
as Commentator
Escapement (1958)
as Doctor Maxwell
Mask of Dust (1954)
as Laurence Gibson
Male Bait (1971)
Actor
Midnight Episode (1950)
Actor
Devil on Horseback (1954)
as Ted Fellowes
The Great Game (1953)
as Skid Evans
Girdle of Gold (1952)
as Griffiths the Hearse