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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 10, 1917
Place of Birth:
Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
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Meredith Edwards
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | A Christmas Reunion | Alf Boswell |
| 1992 | The Winter Stallion | Sam |
| 1992 | Under Milk Wood | (voice) (archive sound) |
| 1992 | The Old Devils | Old Bore |
| 1981 | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | Richard Lloyd |
| 1977 | Gulliver's Travels | Uncle Jack |
| 1971 | Male Bait | |
| 1969 | The Big Flame | Logan |
| 1966 | The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | |
| 1965 | The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne | Roland Sloane |
| 1964 | This Is My Street | Steve |
| 1962 | Only Two Can Play | Clergyman on the Committee |
| 1961 | Flame in the Streets | Harry Mitchell |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Auctioneer |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love | Father |
| 1959 | Tiger Bay | Williams |
| 1958 | Dunkirk | Dave Bellman |
| 1958 | Escapement | Doctor Maxwell |
| 1958 | Law and Disorder | Sergeant Bolton |
| 1957 | Town on Trial | Police Sgt. Rogers |
| 1956 | Lost | Sergeant Davies |
| 1956 | Circus Friends | Farmer Beasley |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | Mr. Thomas |
| 1956 | Peril for the Guy | Police Constable Durrant |
| 1956 | North to Wales | Commentator |
| 1954 | Mask of Dust | Laurence Gibson |
| 1954 | Meet Mr. Malcolm | Whistler Grant |
| 1954 | Burnt Evidence | Bob Edwards |
| 1954 | Devil on Horseback | Ted Fellowes |
| 1954 | Final Appointment | George Henry Martin |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a Son | Carter |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Police Constable (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Mad About Men | Police Constable |
| 1953 | A Day to Remember | Bert Tripp |
| 1953 | The Cruel Sea | Yeoman Wells |
| 1953 | The Conquest of Everest | Narrator |
| 1953 | The Great Game | Skid Evans |
| 1952 | The Gambler and the Lady | Dave Davies |
| 1952 | The Last Page | Inspector Dale |
| 1952 | Girdle of Gold | Griffiths the Hearse |
| 1952 | Gift Horse | Jones |
| 1951 | There Is Another Sun | Detective Sergeant Bratcher |
| 1951 | Where No Vultures Fly | Gwyl |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | P. C. Williams |
| 1950 | The Magnet | Harper |
| 1950 | The Blue Lamp | PC 'Taff' Hughes |
| 1950 | Midnight Episode | |
| 1949 | A Run for Your Money | Thomas 'Twm' Jones |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | A Mind to Kill | |
| 1984 | The District Nurse | |
| 1978 | Hawkmoor | Sir Tom |
| 1975 | Sky | |
| 1974 | The Inheritors | |
| 1971 | Kindly Leave The Kerb | |
| 1968 | The Ronnie Barker Playhouse | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Paul Samuels |
| 1964 | Detective | |
| 1962 | The Saint | Whitey Mullins |
| 1962 | Zero One | |
| 1962 | The Saint | Emrys Pugh |
| 1961 | Flower of Evil | |
| 1960 | Maigret | Foreman |
| 1959 | Interpol Calling | Doctor Gorman |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Wyndham Roberts |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sam Ludlow |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week | Inspector Davidson |