Meredith Edwards

Born: 1917-06-10, Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

Died: 1999-02-08

Biography

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".

Filmography

• The Wednesday Play (1964)
• ITV Play of the Week (1955)
• Gideon's Way (1965)
• Detective (1964)
• Interpol Calling (1959)
• A Mind to Kill (1994)
• Final Appointment (1954)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
• The Long Arm (1956)
• The Cruel Sea (1953)
• Tiger Bay (1959)
• The Blue Lamp (1950)
• The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
• Gift Horse (1952)
• Law and Disorder (1958)
• The Magnet (1950)
• The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
• Mad About Men (1954)
• A Run for Your Money (1949)
• The Great Game (1953)
• There Is Another Sun (1951)
• Burnt Evidence (1954)
• The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
• Only Two Can Play (1962)
• The Christmas Stallion (1992)
• The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
• This Is My Street (1964)
• A Christmas Reunion (1994)
• A Day to Remember (1953)
• The Last Page (1952)