Person Details

Birthday: 1917-06-10 13:50:40

Death: 1999-02-08 13:50:40

Aliases: Gwilym Meredith Edwards

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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Movie Involvements: 32

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

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".

Most Famous Work

The Saint
Average
7

The Saint

(1962) Whitey Mullins
Maigret
Average
7

Maigret

(1960) Foreman
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Average
6

The Adventures of Robin Hood

(1955) Sam Ludlow
One Step Beyond
Average
5

One Step Beyond

(1959) Wyndham Roberts
Dunkirk
Average
7

Dunkirk

(1958) Dave Bellman
Interpol Calling
Average
6

Interpol Calling

(1959) Doctor Gorman
Gideon's Way
Average
7

Gideon's Way

(1965) Paul Samuels
The Cruel Sea
Average
7

The Cruel Sea

(1953) Yeoman Wells

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1994 Alf Boswell
N/A
1992 (Voice)
Old Bore
Sam
1984 N/A
1981 Richard Lloyd
1978 Sir Tom
1977 Uncle Jack
1975 N/A
1974 N/A
1971 N/A
N/A
1969 Logan
1968 N/A
1966 N/A
1965 Roland Sloane
Paul Samuels
1964 N/A
Steve
1962 Whitey Mullins
N/A
Clergyman on the Committee
1961 N/A
Harry Mitchell
1960 Foreman
Father
1959 N/A
Doctor Gorman
Williams
Wyndham Roberts
1958 Sergeant Bolton
Dave Bellman
Doctor Maxwell
1957 Police Sgt. Rogers
1956 Farmer Beasley
Mr. Thomas
Sergeant Davies
Police Constable Durrant
1955 Inspector Davidson
Sam Ludlow
1954 Laurence Gibson
Police Constable
Police Constable (uncredited)
Carter
George Henry Martin
Ted Fellowes
Whistler Grant
Bob Edwards
1953 Narrator
Bert Tripp
Yeoman Wells
Skid Evans
1952 Dave Davies
Jones
Inspector Dale
Griffiths the Hearse
1951 Gwyl
P. C. Williams
Detective Sergeant Bratcher
1950 N/A
Harper
PC Hughes
1949 Thomas 'Twm' Jones
Year Character Movie/Tv

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