Meredith Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 10, 1917
- Died
- Feb 8, 1999 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
- Credits
- 71
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".
Known for
Filmography
A Christmas Reunion
1994Movie
Alf Boswell
A Mind to Kill
1994TV
Under Milk Wood
1992Movie
Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
The Old Devils
1992Movie
Old Bore
The Winter Stallion
1992Movie
Sam
The District Nurse
1984TV
Fame Is the Spur
1982TV
Idris
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981Movie
Richard Lloyd
The Boy Merlin
1979TV
Conaan
Hawkmoor
1978TV
Sir Tom
Gulliver's Travels
1977Movie
Uncle Jack
Sky
1975TV
The Inheritors
1974TV
Meirion Ryder
Male Bait
1971Movie
Kindly Leave The Kerb
1971TV
Bless This House
1971TV
Mr Davies
The Big Flame
1969Movie
Logan
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968TV
The Policeman
King of the River
1966TV
Dick Conway
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966Movie
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965Movie
Roland Sloane
Gideon's Way
1965TV
Paul Samuels
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Roland Sloane
Detective
1964TV
This Is My Street
1964Movie
Steve
The Saint
1962TV
Whitey Mullins, Emrys Pugh
Zero One
1962TV
Only Two Can Play
1962Movie
Clergyman on the Committee
Flower of Evil
1961TV
Flame in the Streets
1961Movie
Harry Mitchell
Maigret
1960TV
Foreman
Doctor in Love
1960Movie
Parker
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960Movie
Auctioneer
A Matter of Degree
1960TV
Emlyn Powell
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Insp. Griffin
Interpol Calling
1959TV
Doctor Gorman
Tiger Bay
1959Movie
Williams
One Step Beyond
1959TV
Wyndham Roberts
Law and Disorder
1958Movie
Sergeant Bolton
Dunkirk
1958Movie
Dave Bellman
Escapement
1958Movie
Doctor Maxwell
Town on Trial
1957Movie
Police Sgt. Rogers
Circus Friends
1956Movie
Farmer Beasley
The Long Arm
1956Movie
Mr. Thomas
Lost
1956Movie
Sergeant Davies
Peril for the Guy
1956Movie
Police Constable Durrant
North to Wales
1956Movie
Commentator
ITV Play of the Week
1955TV
Inspector Davidson
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955TV
Sam Ludlow
Mask of Dust
1954Movie
Laurence Gibson
Mad About Men
1954Movie
Police Constable (uncredited), Police Constable
To Dorothy, a Son
1954Movie
Carter
Final Appointment
1954Movie
George Henry Martin
Burnt Evidence
1954Movie
Bob Edwards
Devil on Horseback
1954Movie
Ted Fellowes
Meet Mr. Malcolm
1954Movie
Whistler Grant
The Conquest of Everest
1953Movie
Self - Narrator
A Day to Remember
1953Movie
Bert Tripp
The Cruel Sea
1953Movie
Yeoman Wells
The Great Game
1953Movie
Skid Evans
The Gambler and the Lady
1952Movie
Dave Davies
Gift Horse
1952Movie
Jones
Man Bait
1952Movie
Inspector Dale
Girdle of Gold
1952Movie
Griffiths the Hearse
Where No Vultures Fly
1951Movie
Gwyl
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951Movie
P. C. Williams
There Is Another Sun
1951Movie
Detective Sergeant Bratcher
Midnight Episode
1950Movie
The Magnet
1950Movie
Harper
The Blue Lamp
1950Movie
PC 'Taff' Hughes
A Run for Your Money
1949Movie
Thomas 'Twm' Jones