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