Meredith Edwards
Actor
- Born
- June 10, 1917 · Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
- Died
- February 8, 1999 (age 81)
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.
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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
The Lavender Hill Mob
June 28, 1951
The Cruel Sea
February 24, 1953
Dunkirk
March 20, 1958
The Blue Lamp
January 19, 1950
Tiger Bay
March 1, 1959
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
May 28, 1960
Only Two Can Play
January 19, 1962
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
March 11, 1966
Man Bait
January 25, 1952
Town on Trial
January 22, 1957
The Long Arm
June 1, 1956
The Conquest of Everest
December 9, 1953
Acting47
- 1994A Christmas Reunion as Alf Boswell
- 1992Under Milk Wood as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
- 1992The Old Devils as Old Bore
- 1992The Winter Stallion as Sam
- 1981The Life and Times of David Lloyd George as Richard Lloyd
- 1977Gulliver's Travels as Uncle Jack
- 1971Male Bait
- 1969The Big Flame as Logan
- 1966The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
- 1965The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne as Roland Sloane