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