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