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Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

Birthday: 1917-06-10 | Place of Birth: Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1994
A Christmas Reunion

as    Alf Boswell

1992
Under Milk Wood

as    (voice) (archive sound)

1992
The Winter Stallion

as    Sam

1981
1981
Gulliver's Travels

as    Uncle Jack

1969
The Big Flame

as    Logan

1965
1962
Only Two Can Play

as    Clergyman on the Committee

1961
Flame in the Streets

as    Harry Mitchell

1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde

as    Auctioneer

1960
Escapement

as    Doctor Maxwell

1959
Tiger Bay

as    Williams

1958
Dunkirk

as    Dave Bellman

1957
Town on Trial

as    Police Sgt. Rogers

1956
North to Wales

as    Commentator

1956
Circus Friends

as    Farmer Beasley

1956
Peril for the Guy

as    Police Constable Durrant

1956
Lost

as    Sergeant Davies

1955
A Day to Remember

as    Bert Tripp

1954
Burnt Evidence

as    Bob Edwards

1954
Final Appointment

as    George Henry Martin

1954
Devil on Horseback

as    Ted Fellowes

1954
Meet Mr. Malcolm

as    Whistler Grant

1953
The Conquest of Everest

as    Narrator

1953
The Great Game

as    Skid Evans

1953
The Cruel Sea

as    Yeoman Wells

1952
The Gambler and the Lady

as    Dave Davies

1952
The Last Page

as    Inspector Dale