Meredith Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 10, 1917
- Died
- February 8, 1999 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
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".
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Filmography
A Christmas Reunion
Movie · as Alf Boswell
A Mind to Kill
TV · 1 ep
The Winter Stallion
Movie · as Sam
Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
The Old Devils
Movie · as Old Bore
The District Nurse
TV · 2 eps
Fame Is the Spur
TV · as Idris · 3 eps
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Movie · as Richard Lloyd
The Boy Merlin
TV · as Conaan · 2 eps
Hawkmoor
TV · as Sir Tom · 5 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Movie · as Uncle Jack
Sky
TV · 2 eps
The Inheritors
TV · as Meirion Ryder · 3 eps
Male Bait
Movie
Kindly Leave The Kerb
TV · 6 eps
Bless This House
TV · as Mr Davies · 1 ep
The Big Flame
Movie · as Logan
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
TV · as The Policeman · 1 ep
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Movie
King of the River
TV · as Dick Conway · 1 ep
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Movie · as Roland Sloane
Gideon's Way
TV · as Paul Samuels · 1 ep
This Is My Street
Movie · as Steve
Detective
TV · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Roland Sloane · 1 ep
Only Two Can Play
Movie · as Clergyman on the Committee
The Saint
TV · as Whitey Mullins, Emrys Pugh · 1 ep
Zero One
TV · 1 ep
Flame in the Streets
Movie · as Harry Mitchell
Flower of Evil
TV · 6 eps
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Movie · as Auctioneer
Doctor in Love
Movie · as Parker
Maigret
TV · as Foreman · 1 ep
A Matter of Degree
TV · as Emlyn Powell · 6 eps
Tiger Bay
Movie · as Williams
Interpol Calling
TV · as Doctor Gorman · 1 ep
One Step Beyond
TV · as Wyndham Roberts · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · as Insp. Griffin · 1 ep
Dunkirk
Movie · as Dave Bellman
Escapement
Movie · as Doctor Maxwell
Law and Disorder
Movie · as Sergeant Bolton
Town on Trial
Movie · as Police Sgt. Rogers
Lost
Movie · as Sergeant Davies
Circus Friends
Movie · as Farmer Beasley
The Long Arm
Movie · as Mr. Thomas
Peril for the Guy
Movie · as Police Constable Durrant
North to Wales
Movie · as Commentator
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Sam Ludlow · 1 ep
ITV Play of the Week
TV · as Inspector Davidson · 1 ep
Mask of Dust
Movie · as Laurence Gibson
Meet Mr. Malcolm
Movie · as Whistler Grant
Burnt Evidence
Movie · as Bob Edwards
Devil on Horseback
Movie · as Ted Fellowes
Final Appointment
Movie · as George Henry Martin
To Dorothy, a Son
Movie · as Carter
Mad About Men
Movie · as Police Constable (uncredited)
A Day to Remember
Movie · as Bert Tripp
The Cruel Sea
Movie · as Yeoman Wells
The Conquest of Everest
Movie · as Self - Narrator
The Great Game
Movie · as Skid Evans
The Gambler and the Lady
Movie · as Dave Davies
Man Bait
Movie · as Inspector Dale
Girdle of Gold
Movie · as Griffiths the Hearse
Gift Horse
Movie · as Jones
There Is Another Sun
Movie · as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
Where No Vultures Fly
Movie · as Gwyl
The Lavender Hill Mob
Movie · as P. C. Williams
The Magnet
Movie · as Harper
The Blue Lamp
Movie · as PC 'Taff' Hughes
Midnight Episode
Movie
A Run for Your Money
Movie · as Thomas 'Twm' Jones