Gwilym Meredith Edwards was a Welsh character actor and writer.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6818922
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Filmography (Movies)
A Christmas Reunion
Character:Alf Boswell
Release Date:30/11/1994
Under Milk Wood
Character:(voice) (archive sound)
Release Date:19/04/1992
The Old Devils
Character:Old Bore
Release Date:16/03/1992
The Winter Stallion
Character:Sam
Release Date:01/01/1992
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character:Richard Lloyd
Release Date:04/03/1981
Gulliver's Travels
Character:Uncle Jack
Release Date:06/05/1977
Male Bait
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1971
The Big Flame
Character:Logan
Release Date:19/02/1969
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Character:
Release Date:11/03/1966
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
Character:Roland Sloane
Release Date:10/11/1965
This Is My Street
Character:Steve
Release Date:15/01/1964
Only Two Can Play
Character:Clergyman on the Committee
Release Date:19/01/1962
Flame in the Streets
Character:Harry Mitchell
Release Date:19/06/1961
Doctor in Love
Character:Parker
Release Date:12/07/1960
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Character:Auctioneer
Release Date:28/05/1960
Tiger Bay
Character:Williams
Release Date:01/03/1959
Law and Disorder
Character:Sergeant Bolton
Release Date:09/06/1958
Dunkirk
Character:Dave Bellman
Release Date:20/03/1958
Escapement
Character:Doctor Maxwell
Release Date:04/03/1958
Town on Trial
Character:Police Sgt. Rogers
Release Date:24/01/1957
Circus Friends
Character:Farmer Beasley
Release Date:01/10/1956
The Long Arm
Character:Mr. Thomas
Release Date:01/06/1956
Lost
Character:Sergeant Davies
Release Date:31/01/1956
Peril for the Guy
Character:Police Constable Durrant
Release Date:01/01/1956
North to Wales
Character:Commentator
Release Date:01/01/1956
Mask of Dust
Character:Laurence Gibson
Release Date:10/12/1954
Mad About Men
Character:Police Constable (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1954
Mad About Men
Character:Police Constable
Release Date:16/11/1954
To Dorothy, a Son
Character:Carter
Release Date:31/10/1954
Final Appointment
Character:George Henry Martin
Release Date:01/10/1954
Burnt Evidence
Character:Bob Edwards
Release Date:05/07/1954
Devil on Horseback
Character:Ted Fellowes
Release Date:17/03/1954
Meet Mr. Malcolm
Character:Whistler Grant
Release Date:01/01/1954
The Conquest of Everest
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/12/1953
A Day to Remember
Character:Bert Tripp
Release Date:10/11/1953
The Cruel Sea
Character:Yeoman Wells
Release Date:24/02/1953
The Great Game
Character:Skid Evans
Release Date:01/01/1953
The Gambler and the Lady
Character:Dave Davies
Release Date:26/12/1952
Gift Horse
Character:Jones
Release Date:01/06/1952
The Last Page
Character:Inspector Dale
Release Date:25/01/1952
Girdle of Gold
Character:Griffiths the Hearse
Release Date:01/01/1952
Where No Vultures Fly
Character:Gwyl
Release Date:06/11/1951
The Lavender Hill Mob
Character:P. C. Williams
Release Date:28/06/1951
There Is Another Sun
Character:Detective Sergeant Bratcher
Release Date:12/06/1951
Midnight Episode
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1950
The Magnet
Character:Harper
Release Date:01/10/1950
The Blue Lamp
Character:PC 'Taff' Hughes
Release Date:19/01/1950
A Run for Your Money
Character:Thomas 'Twm' Jones
Release Date:23/11/1949
Television Appearances
A Mind to Kill
Character:
The District Nurse
Character:
Hawkmoor
Character:Sir Tom
Sky
Character:
The Inheritors
Character:Meirion Ryder
Kindly Leave The Kerb
Character:
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
Character:The Policeman
King of the River
Character:Dick Conway
Gideon's Way
Character:Paul Samuels
The Wednesday Play
Character:Roland Sloane
Detective
Character:
The Saint
Character:Whitey Mullins
The Saint
Character:Emrys Pugh
Zero One
Character:
Flower of Evil
Character:
Maigret
Character:Foreman
No Hiding Place
Character:
Interpol Calling
Character:Doctor Gorman
One Step Beyond
Character:Wyndham Roberts
ITV Play of the Week
Character:Inspector Davidson
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character:Sam Ludlow
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