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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-06-10 (107 years old)

Place of Birth

Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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

Acting

1994

A Christmas Reunion as Alf Boswell

1992

Under Milk Wood as (voice) (archive sound)
The Old Devils as Old Bore

1984

1981

1978

Hawkmoor as Sir Tom

1977

Gulliver's Travels as Uncle Jack

1975

1974

1971

1969

The Big Flame as Logan

1968

1966

1965

Gideon's Way as Paul Samuels

1964

1962

Only Two Can Play as Clergyman on the Committee
The Saint as Whitey Mullins
The Saint as Emrys Pugh

1961

Flame in the Streets as Harry Mitchell

1960

Doctor in Love as Father
Maigret as Foreman

1959

Tiger Bay as Williams
Interpol Calling as Doctor Gorman
One Step Beyond as Wyndham Roberts

1958

Dunkirk as Dave Bellman
Escapement as Doctor Maxwell
Law and Disorder as Sergeant Bolton

1957

Town on Trial as Police Sgt. Rogers

1956

Lost as Sergeant Davies
Circus Friends as Farmer Beasley
The Long Arm as Mr. Thomas
Peril for the Guy as Police Constable Durrant
North to Wales as Commentator

1955

ITV Play of the Week as Inspector Davidson

1954

Mask of Dust as Laurence Gibson
Meet Mr. Malcolm as Whistler Grant
Burnt Evidence as Bob Edwards
Devil on Horseback as Ted Fellowes
Final Appointment as George Henry Martin
Mad About Men as Police Constable (uncredited)
Mad About Men as Police Constable

1953

A Day to Remember as Bert Tripp
The Cruel Sea as Yeoman Wells
The Great Game as Skid Evans

1952

The Last Page as Inspector Dale
Girdle of Gold as Griffiths the Hearse
Gift Horse as Jones

1951

There Is Another Sun as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
The Lavender Hill Mob as P. C. Williams

1950

The Magnet as Harper
The Blue Lamp as PC 'Taff' Hughes

1949

A Run for Your Money as Thomas 'Twm' Jones