Meredith Edwards
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1917-06-10
- Died
- 1999-02-08
- Place of birth
- Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- Gwilym Meredith Edwards · Мередит Эдвардс
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
TV Shows (20)
The Saint
1962
as Whitey Mullins / Emrys Pugh
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Roland Sloane
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sam Ludlow
No Hiding Place
1959
as Insp. Griffin
One Step Beyond
1959
as Wyndham Roberts
Maigret
1960
as Foreman
Gideon's Way
1965
as Paul Samuels
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Inspector Davidson
Interpol Calling
1959
as Doctor Gorman
Detective
1964
King of the River
1966
as Dick Conway
A Mind to Kill
1994
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
1968
as The Policeman
Zero One
1962
The District Nurse
1984
Sky
1975
The Inheritors
1974
as Meirion Ryder
Hawkmoor
1978
as Sir Tom
Flower of Evil
1961
Kindly Leave The Kerb
1971
Movies (47)
Dunkirk
1958
as Dave Bellman
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Yeoman Wells
Tiger Bay
1959
as Williams
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Auctioneer
The Blue Lamp
1950
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
The Long Arm
1956
as Mr. Thomas
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as P. C. Williams
Lost
1956
as Sergeant Davies
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966
Gift Horse
1952
as Jones
Town on Trial
1957
as Police Sgt. Rogers
Only Two Can Play
1962
as Clergyman on the Committee
Doctor in Love
1960
as Parker
Gulliver's Travels
1977
as Uncle Jack
Mad About Men
1954
as Police Constable (uncredited)
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
as Roland Sloane
Law and Disorder
1958
as Sergeant Bolton
A Day to Remember
1953
as Bert Tripp
Flame in the Streets
1961
as Harry Mitchell
A Run for Your Money
1949
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones
Peril for the Guy
1956
as Police Constable Durrant
The Gambler and the Lady
1952
as Dave Davies
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Richard Lloyd
The Magnet
1950
as Harper
Escapement
1958
as Doctor Maxwell
Burnt Evidence
1954
as Bob Edwards
There Is Another Sun
1951
as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
The Last Page
1952
as Inspector Dale
Mask of Dust
1954
as Laurence Gibson
The Old Devils
1992
as Old Bore
The Great Game
1953
as Skid Evans
The Conquest of Everest
1953
as Narrator
Final Appointment
1954
as George Henry Martin
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
as Carter
This Is My Street
1964
as Steve
Where No Vultures Fly
1951
as Gwyl
Circus Friends
1956
as Farmer Beasley
The Big Flame
1969
as Logan
A Christmas Reunion
1994
as Alf Boswell
Male Bait
1971
Under Milk Wood
1992
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
Girdle of Gold
1952
as Griffiths the Hearse
Midnight Episode
1950
Devil on Horseback
1954
as Ted Fellowes
The Winter Stallion
1992
as Sam
Meet Mr. Malcolm
1954
as Whistler Grant
North to Wales
1956
as Commentator
About Meredith Edwards
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… With 67 credits spanning from 1949 to 1994, Meredith Edwards has appeared in 47 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Meredith Edwards Movies
- Dunkirk (1958) — as Dave Bellman
- The Cruel Sea (1953) — as Yeoman Wells
- Tiger Bay (1959) — as Williams
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) — as Auctioneer
- The Blue Lamp (1950) — as PC 'Taff' Hughes
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