Jimmy Edwards
Known for Acting · 29 credits
- Born
- 1920-03-23
- Died
- 1988-07-07
- Place of birth
- Barnes, London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia
James Keith O'Neill "Jimmy" Edwards, DFC (23 March 1920 – 7 July 1988) was an English comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in Whack-O!
Edwards was born in Barnes, London, (then Surrey), the son of a professor of mathematics. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, at King's College School in Wimbledon and at St John's College, Cambridge.
He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In December 1958, Jimmy Edwards played the King in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at the London Coliseum with Kenneth Williams, Tommy Steele, Yana and Betty Marsden Bobby Howell was the Musical Director. In April 1966, he played at the last night of Melbourne's Tivoli Theatre.
Known For
Sykes
1972
as Self
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Champ
Cilla
1968
as Self
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
Whack-O!
1956
as Professor Jimmy Edwards
Faces of Jim
1961
as Jim / Professor Jim Morrell / Jimmy Micklethwaite / Dr Jim Abernathy / Jim Frobisher / Caleb Tregarthen / Jimmy Rolfe / Pa Glum / Doc Jameson / James Bonnet / The Patient / Mr Padgett / Hadrian Maximus / Big Jim Paxton / Major Fleming / Sir James Chubb
TV Shows (10)
Sykes
1972
as Self
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Champ
Cilla
1968
as Self
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
Whack-O!
1956
as Professor Jimmy Edwards
Faces of Jim
1961
as Jim / Professor Jim Morrell / Jimmy Micklethwaite / Dr Jim Abernathy / Jim Frobisher / Caleb Tregarthen / Jimmy Rolfe / Pa Glum / Doc Jameson / James Bonnet / The Patient / Mr Padgett / Hadrian Maximus / Big Jim Paxton / Major Fleming / Sir James Chubb
The Glums
1978
as Father
Sir Yellow
1973
as Sir Yellow
The Fossett Saga
1969
as James Fossett
Six More Faces of Jim
1961
Movies (19)
Innocents in Paris
1953
as Captain George Stilton
The Plank
1979
as Policeman
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Nigel
Three Men in a Boat
1956
as Harris
Helter Skelter
1949
as Dr. Edwards
The Plank
1967
as Policeman
Bottoms Up!
1960
as Professor Jim Edwards
Treasure Hunt
1952
as Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall
A Ghost of a Chance
1967
as Sir Jocelyn
Anoop and the Elephant
1972
as Farmer Briggs
Trouble in the Air
1948
Rhubarb
1970
as PC Rhubarb
Mr. H Is Late
1988
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961
as Group Capt. Kingsley
It's Your Move
1982
as Policeman
Murder at the Windmill
1949
as Jimmy Edwards
Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
Lionheart
1968
as Butcher
Charley's Aunt
1977
as Mr. Spettigue
About Jimmy Edwards
From Wikipedia James Keith O'Neill "Jimmy" Edwards, DFC (23 March 1920 – 7 July 1988) was an English comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in Whack-O! Edwards was born in Barnes, London, (then Surrey), the son of a professor of mathematics. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, at King's College School in Wimbledon and at St John's College, Cambridge. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying C… With 29 credits spanning from 1948 to 1988, Jimmy Edwards has appeared in 19 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jimmy Edwards Movies
- Innocents in Paris (1953) — as Captain George Stilton
- The Plank (1979) — as Policeman
- The Bed Sitting Room (1969) — as Nigel
- Three Men in a Boat (1956) — as Harris
- Helter Skelter (1949) — as Dr. Edwards
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