Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

1917-06-10 – 1999-02-08 (age 81) Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
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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.

Β 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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Known For

Gift Horse
Gift Horse

1952

as Jones

The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea

1953

as Yeoman Wells

Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay

1959

as Williams

Dunkirk
Dunkirk

1958

as Dave Bellman

The Long Arm
The Long Arm

1956

as Mr. Thomas

Lost
Lost

1956

as Sergeant Davies

The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

as P. C. Williams

The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp

1950

as PC 'Taff' Hughes

The Magnet
The Magnet

1950

as Harper

Town on Trial
Town on Trial

1957

as Police Sgt. Rogers

There Is Another Sun
There Is Another Sun

1951

as Detective Sergeant Bratcher

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960

as Auctioneer

Doctor in Love
Doctor in Love

1960

as Parker

Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels

1977

as Uncle Jack

Escapement
Escapement

1958

as Doctor Maxwell

Burnt Evidence
Burnt Evidence

1954

as Bob Edwards

Where No Vultures Fly
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder

1958

as Sergeant Bolton

A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember

1953

as Bert Tripp

Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets

1961

as Harry Mitchell