Meredith Edwards
Known for: Acting
Born: June 10, 1917
Died: February 8, 1999
Place of birth: Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
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".
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Filmography
47 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
7.0
A Christmas Reunion
1994
8.0
A Mind to Kill
1994
7.0
Under Milk Wood
1992
NR
The Old Devils
1992
5.8
The Winter Stallion
1992
6.3
The District Nurse
19846.0
Fame Is the Spur
1982
NR
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
8.0
The Boy Merlin
19799.0
Hawkmoor
1978
5.6
Gulliver's Travels
1977
6.4
Sky
1975NR
The Inheritors
19747.0
Male Bait
1971NR
Kindly Leave The Kerb
1971
6.8
The Big Flame
19698.0
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
19687.0
King of the River
1966
6.2
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966
10.0
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
1965
7.0
Gideon's Way
1965
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
9.0
Detective
1964
5.9
This Is My Street
1964
7.4
The Saint
1962
6.0
Zero One
1962
5.9
Only Two Can Play
1962
NR
Flower of Evil
1961
6.3
Flame in the Streets
1961
7.1
Maigret
1960
5.5
Doctor in Love
1960
6.4
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
1960NR
A Matter of Degree
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
7.3
Interpol Calling
1959
7.2
Tiger Bay
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
6.4
Law and Disorder
1958
6.8
Dunkirk
1958
4.9
Escapement
1958
6.5
Town on Trial
1957
9.0
Circus Friends
1956
6.9
The Long Arm
1956
6.8
Lost
1956
7.7
Peril for the Guy
1956NR
North to Wales
1956
4.0
ITV Play of the Week
1955
6.4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
4.2
Mask of Dust
1954
6.5
Mad About Men
1954
5.8
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
6.1
Final Appointment
1954
6.0
Burnt Evidence
19546.0
Devil on Horseback
1954
6.8
Meet Mr. Malcolm
1954
7.2
The Conquest of Everest
1953
7.4
A Day to Remember
1953
6.9
The Cruel Sea
1953
7.3
The Great Game
1953
5.6
The Gambler and the Lady
1952
6.6
Gift Horse
1952
5.9
The Last Page
1952
8.3
Girdle of Gold
1952
6.3
Where No Vultures Fly
1951
7.2
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
6.5
There Is Another Sun
1951
8.0
Midnight Episode
1950
6.4
The Magnet
1950
6.6
The Blue Lamp
1950
6.2
A Run for Your Money
1949