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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-06-10

Day of Death

1999-02-08 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

Also Known As

Gwilym Meredith Edwards

Мередит Эдвардс

Meredith Edwards

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.  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

Acting

Town on Trial

1957

Town on Trial

as

Police Sgt. Rogers

Gulliver's Travels

1977

Gulliver's Travels

as

Uncle Jack

A Run for Your Money

1949

A Run for Your Money

as

Thomas 'Twm' Jones

The Gambler and the Lady

1952

The Gambler and the Lady

as

Dave Davies

Dunkirk

1958

Dunkirk

as

Dave Bellman

The Last Page

1952

The Last Page

as

Inspector Dale

The Magnet

1950

The Magnet

as

Harper

The Blue Lamp

1950

The Blue Lamp

as

PC 'Taff' Hughes

Mask of Dust

1954

Mask of Dust

as

Laurence Gibson

Lost

1956

Lost

as

Sergeant Davies

Escapement

1958

Escapement

as

Doctor Maxwell

There Is Another Sun

1951

There Is Another Sun

as

Detective Sergeant Bratcher

Circus Friends

1956

Circus Friends

as

Farmer Beasley

Male Bait

1971

Male Bait

as

Meet Mr. Malcolm

1954

Meet Mr. Malcolm

as

Whistler Grant

A Day to Remember

1953

A Day to Remember

as

Bert Tripp

Burnt Evidence

1954

Burnt Evidence

as

Bob Edwards

Tiger Bay

1959

Tiger Bay

as

Williams

A Christmas Reunion

1994

A Christmas Reunion

as

Alf Boswell

Girdle of Gold

1952

Girdle of Gold

as

Griffiths the Hearse

The Cruel Sea

1953

The Cruel Sea

as

Yeoman Wells

The Lavender Hill Mob

1951

The Lavender Hill Mob

as

P. C. Williams

The Long Arm

1956

The Long Arm

as

Mr. Thomas

Flame in the Streets

1961

Flame in the Streets

as

Harry Mitchell

Devil on Horseback

1954

Devil on Horseback

as

Ted Fellowes

Gift Horse

1952

Gift Horse

as

Jones

The Big Flame

1969

The Big Flame

as

Logan

Final Appointment

1954

Final Appointment

as

George Henry Martin

Only Two Can Play

1962

Only Two Can Play

as

Clergyman on the Committee

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

To Dorothy, a Son

as

Carter

Law and Disorder

1958

Law and Disorder

as

Sergeant Bolton

Mad About Men

1954

Mad About Men

as

Police Constable (uncredited)

Mad About Men

1954

Mad About Men

as

Police Constable

The Great Game

1953

The Great Game

as

Skid Evans

Peril for the Guy

1956

Peril for the Guy

as

Police Constable Durrant

Under Milk Wood

1992

Under Milk Wood

as

(voice) (archive sound)

Doctor in Love

1960

Doctor in Love

as

Father

The Old Devils

1992

The Old Devils

as

Old Bore

North to Wales

1956

North to Wales

as

Commentator

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Paul Samuels

The Saint

The Saint

as

Whitey Mullins

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as

Doctor Gorman

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Wyndham Roberts

Sky

Sky

as

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

as

Inspector Davidson

The Saint

The Saint

as

Emrys Pugh

Maigret

Maigret

as

Foreman

Hawkmoor

Hawkmoor

as

Sir Tom

King of the River

King of the River

as

Dick Conway

The Inheritors

The Inheritors

as

Meirion Ryder

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Roland Sloane

Production

Crew

Directing