Meredith Edwards
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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
Final Appointment (1954)
as George Henry Martin
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
as P. C. Williams
The Cruel Sea (1953)
as Yeoman Wells
Dunkirk (1958)
as Dave Bellman
The Winter Stallion (1992)
as Sam
There Is Another Sun (1951)
as Detective Sergeant Bratcher
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
as Uncle Jack
Tiger Bay (1959)
as Williams
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
as Auctioneer
The Last Page (1952)
as Inspector Dale
The Blue Lamp (1950)
as PC 'Taff' Hughes
Town on Trial (1957)
as Police Sgt. Rogers
A Christmas Reunion (1994)
as Alf Boswell
Gift Horse (1952)
as Jones
The Long Arm (1956)
as Mr. Thomas
Only Two Can Play (1962)
as Clergyman on the Committee
Doctor in Love (1960)
as Parker
Flame in the Streets (1961)
as Harry Mitchell
A Day to Remember (1953)
as Bert Tripp
Lost (1956)
as Sergeant Davies
A Run for Your Money (1949)
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones
The Magnet (1950)
as Harper
Mad About Men (1954)
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Under Milk Wood (1992)
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
The Conquest of Everest (1953)
as Narrator
Mask of Dust (1954)
as Laurence Gibson
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
as Dave Davies
Law and Disorder (1958)
as Sergeant Bolton
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Actor
This Is My Street (1964)
as Steve
Escapement (1958)
as Doctor Maxwell
The Great Game (1953)
as Skid Evans
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
as Gwyl
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
as Richard Lloyd
The Old Devils (1992)
as Old Bore
Circus Friends (1956)
as Farmer Beasley
Burnt Evidence (1954)
as Bob Edwards
Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954)
as Whistler Grant
The Big Flame (1969)
as Logan
Peril for the Guy (1956)
as Police Constable Durrant
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
as Carter
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne (1965)
as Roland Sloane
North to Wales (1956)
as Commentator
Devil on Horseback (1954)
as Ted Fellowes
Midnight Episode (1950)
Actor
Girdle of Gold (1952)
as Griffiths the Hearse
Male Bait (1971)
Actor