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Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

Born: 1917-06-10 • Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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".

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