Meredith Edwards
Birthday: 1917-06-10
Deathday: 1999-02-08
Birthplace: Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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".
Credits
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1994-11-30 | A Christmas Reunion | Alf Boswell |
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1992-04-19 | Under Milk Wood | (voice) (archive sound) |
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1992-03-16 | The Old Devils | Old Bore |
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1992-01-01 | The Winter Stallion | Sam |
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1981-03-04 | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | Richard Lloyd |
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1977-05-06 | Gulliver's Travels | Uncle Jack |
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1971-12-12 | Male Bait | |
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1969-02-19 | The Big Flame | Logan |
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1966-03-11 | The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | |
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1965-11-10 | The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne | Roland Sloane |
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1964-01-15 | This Is My Street | Steve |
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1962-01-19 | Only Two Can Play | Clergyman on the Committee |
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1961-06-19 | Flame in the Streets | Harry Mitchell |
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1960-07-12 | Doctor in Love | Father |
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1960-05-28 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Auctioneer |
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1959-03-01 | Tiger Bay | Williams |
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1958-06-09 | Law and Disorder | Sergeant Bolton |
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1958-03-20 | Dunkirk | Dave Bellman |
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1958-03-04 | Escapement | Doctor Maxwell |
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1957-01-24 | Town on Trial | Police Sgt. Rogers |
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1956-10-01 | Circus Friends | Farmer Beasley |
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1956-06-01 | The Long Arm | Mr. Thomas |
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1956-01-31 | Lost | Sergeant Davies |
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1956-01-01 | Peril for the Guy | Police Constable Durrant |
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1954-12-10 | Mask of Dust | Laurence Gibson |
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1954-11-16 | Mad About Men | Police Constable (uncredited) |
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1954-11-16 | Mad About Men | Police Constable |
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1954-10-31 | To Dorothy, a Son | Carter |
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1954-10-01 | Final Appointment | George Henry Martin |
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1954-07-05 | Burnt Evidence | Bob Edwards |
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1954-03-17 | Devil on Horseback | Ted Fellowes |
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1954-01-01 | Meet Mr. Malcolm | Whistler Grant |
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1953-11-10 | A Day to Remember | Bert Tripp |
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1953-02-24 | The Cruel Sea | Yeoman Wells |
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1953-01-01 | The Great Game | Skid Evans |
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1952-12-26 | The Gambler and the Lady | Dave Davies |
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1952-06-01 | Gift Horse | Jones |
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1952-01-25 | The Last Page | Inspector Dale |
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1952-01-01 | Girdle of Gold | Griffiths the Hearse |
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1951-11-06 | Where No Vultures Fly | Gwyl |
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1951-06-28 | The Lavender Hill Mob | P. C. Williams |
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1951-06-12 | There Is Another Sun | Detective Sergeant Bratcher |
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1950-12-31 | Midnight Episode | |
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1950-10-01 | The Magnet | Harper |
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1950-01-19 | The Blue Lamp | PC 'Taff' Hughes |
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1949-11-23 | A Run for Your Money | Thomas 'Twm' Jones |