Acting
Meredith Edwards
FR, EN cinema · 47 credits
Born
10 June 1917
Died
8 February 1999 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Also known as Gwilym Meredith Edwards · Мередит Эдвардс
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
Filmography
A Christmas Reunion
as Alf Boswell
Under Milk Wood
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
The Old Devils
as Old Bore
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Richard Lloyd
Gulliver's Travels
as Uncle Jack
The Big Flame
as Logan
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Roland Sloane
This Is My Street
as Steve
Only Two Can Play
as Clergyman on the Committee
Flame in the Streets
as Harry Mitchell
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Auctioneer
Doctor in Love
as Parker
Tiger Bay
as Williams
Dunkirk
as Dave Bellman
Escapement
as Doctor Maxwell
Law and Disorder
as Sergeant Bolton
Town on Trial
as Police Sgt. Rogers
Lost
as Sergeant Davies
Circus Friends
as Farmer Beasley
The Long Arm
as Mr. Thomas
Peril for the Guy
as Police Constable Durrant
North to Wales
1956
North to Wales
as Commentator
Mask of Dust
as Laurence Gibson
Meet Mr. Malcolm
as Whistler Grant
Burnt Evidence
as Bob Edwards
Devil on Horseback
1954
Devil on Horseback
as Ted Fellowes
Final Appointment
as George Henry Martin
To Dorothy, a Son
as Carter
Mad About Men
as Police Constable (uncredited), as Police Constable
A Day to Remember
as Bert Tripp
The Cruel Sea
as Yeoman Wells
The Conquest of Everest
as Self - Narrator
The Great Game
as Skid Evans
The Gambler and the Lady
as Dave Davies
Man Bait
as Inspector Dale
Girdle of Gold
as Griffiths the Hearse
Gift Horse
as Jones
There Is Another Sun
as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
The Lavender Hill Mob
as P. C. Williams
The Magnet
as Harper
The Blue Lamp
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
A Run for Your Money
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones