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