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Aliases: Gwilym Meredith Edwards , Мередит Эдвардс
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
(1962) Whitey MullinsMaigret
(1960) ForemanThe Adventures of Robin Hood
(1955) Sam LudlowOne Step Beyond
(1959) Wyndham RobertsDunkirk
(1958) Dave BellmanInterpol Calling
(1959) Doctor GormanGideon's Way
(1965) Paul SamuelsThe Cruel Sea
(1953) Yeoman WellsActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 (uncredited) | ||
Police Constable | ||
Carter | ||
George Henry Martin | ||
Ted Fellowes | ||
Bob Edwards | ||
Whistler Grant | ||
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 |