Cast
Meredith Edwards
Acting
Cast
Meredith Edwards
Known for
Acting
Born
1917-06-10
From
Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Died
1999-02-08
Also known as Gwilym Meredith Edwards, Мередит Эдвардс
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".
Dunkirk
as Dave Bellman
The Cruel Sea
as Yeoman Wells
The Lavender Hill Mob
as P. C. Williams
The Long Arm
as Mr. Thomas
Tiger Bay
as Williams
Doctor in Love
as Parker
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Auctioneer
Gift Horse
as Jones
The Blue Lamp
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
The Magnet
as Harper
Gulliver's Travels
as Uncle Jack
Lost
as Sergeant Davies
Law and Disorder
as Sergeant Bolton
Mad About Men
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Mad About Men
as Police Constable
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
There Is Another Sun
as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
A Christmas Reunion
as Alf Boswell
Flame in the Streets
as Harry Mitchell
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Richard Lloyd
Town on Trial
as Police Sgt. Rogers
The Gambler and the Lady
as Dave Davies
The Old Devils
as Old Bore
The Conquest of Everest
as Narrator
Only Two Can Play
as Clergyman on the Committee
Burnt Evidence
as Bob Edwards
A Run for Your Money
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones
Midnight Episode
A Day to Remember
as Bert Tripp
Final Appointment
as George Henry Martin
The Great Game
as Skid Evans
Circus Friends
as Farmer Beasley
The Last Page
as Inspector Dale
Where No Vultures Fly
as Gwyl
Escapement
as Doctor Maxwell
Mask of Dust
as Laurence Gibson
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Roland Sloane
Peril for the Guy
as Police Constable Durrant
This Is My Street
as Steve
To Dorothy, a Son
as Carter
The Winter Stallion
as Sam
The Big Flame
as Logan
Under Milk Wood
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
Girdle of Gold
as Griffiths the Hearse
Meet Mr. Malcolm
as Whistler Grant
Devil on Horseback
as Ted Fellowes
Male Bait
North to Wales
as Commentator