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
Dunkirk (1958)
as Dave Bellman
The Cruel Sea (1953)
as Yeoman Wells
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
as P. C. Williams
Tiger Bay (1959)
as Williams
Gift Horse (1952)
as Jones
The Long Arm (1956)
as Mr. Thomas
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
as Auctioneer
The Blue Lamp (1950)
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
Doctor in Love (1960)
as Parker
Lost (1956)
as Sergeant Davies
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
as Uncle Jack
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
as Gwyl
A Day to Remember (1953)
as Bert Tripp
A Run for Your Money (1949)
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones
Law and Disorder (1958)
as Sergeant Bolton
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
as Dave Davies
Town on Trial (1957)
as Police Sgt. Rogers
The Magnet (1950)
as Harper
Mad About Men (1954)
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Flame in the Streets (1961)
as Harry Mitchell
The Old Devils (1992)
as Old Bore
The Great Game (1953)
as Skid Evans
Only Two Can Play (1962)
as Clergyman on the Committee
There Is Another Sun (1951)
as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
This Is My Street (1964)
as Steve
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
as Narrator
The Last Page (1952)
as Inspector Dale
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
as Richard Lloyd
Mask of Dust (1954)
as Laurence Gibson
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
as Carter
Escapement (1958)
as Doctor Maxwell
Final Appointment (1954)
as George Henry Martin
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Actor
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)
as Roland Sloane
The Big Flame (1969)
as Logan
Burnt Evidence (1954)
as Bob Edwards
A Christmas Reunion (1994)
as Alf Boswell
Circus Friends (1956)
as Farmer Beasley
Under Milk Wood (1992)
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954)
as Whistler Grant
Girdle of Gold (1952)
as Griffiths the Hearse
Devil on Horseback (1954)
as Ted Fellowes
Peril for the Guy (1956)
as Police Constable Durrant
The Winter Stallion (1992)
as Sam
Male Bait (1971)
Actor
Midnight Episode (1950)
Actor
North to Wales (1956)
as Commentator