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".
Movie | Bite Me | Islay Fire | 2019-05-07 |
Series | A Mind to Kill | Unknown | 1994-11-27 |
Movie | A Christmas Reunion | Alf Boswell | 1994-11-30 |
Movie | The Winter Stallion | Sam | 1992-01-01 |
Series | The District Nurse | Unknown | 1984-01-10 |
Movie | The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | Richard Lloyd | 1981-03-04 |
Movie | Gulliver's Travels | Uncle Jack | 1977-01-01 |
Series | Sky | Unknown | 1975-04-07 |
Series | The Inheritors | 1974-08-14 | |
Series | Kindly Leave The Kerb | 1971-05-21 | |
Movie | The Big Flame | Logan | 1969-02-19 |
Series | The Ronnie Barker Playhouse | Unknown | 1968-04-03 |
Movie | The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | 1966-03-11 | |
Series | Gideon's Way | Unknown | 1965-03-18 |
Series | Detective | Unknown | 1964-03-30 |
Movie | This Is My Street | Steve | 1964-01-15 |
Movie | Only Two Can Play | Clergyman on the Committee | 1962-01-19 |
Series | The Saint | Unknown | 1962-10-04 |
Series | Zero One | Unknown | 1962-10-03 |
Movie | Flame in the Streets | Harry Mitchell | 1961-06-19 |
Series | Flower of Evil | 1961-10-11 | |
Movie | The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Auctioneer | 1960-05-28 |
Movie | Doctor in Love | Father | 1960-07-12 |
Series | One Step Beyond | Unknown | 1959-01-20 |
Series | No Hiding Place | Unknown | 1959-09-16 |
Movie | Tiger Bay | Williams | 1959-03-01 |
Movie | Dunkirk | Dave Bellman | 1958-03-20 |
Movie | Escapement | Doctor Maxwell | 1958-03-04 |
Movie | Law and Disorder | Sergeant Bolton | 1958-06-09 |
Movie | Town on Trial | Police Sgt. Rogers | 1957-08-01 |
Movie | Peril for the Guy | Police Constable Durrant | 1956-01-01 |
Movie | Lost | Sergeant Davies | 1956-01-31 |
Movie | The Long Arm | Mr. Thomas | 1956-06-01 |
Movie | Circus Friends | Farmer Beasley | 1956-10-01 |
Series | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Unknown | 1955-09-26 |
Movie | Devil on Horseback | Ted Fellowes | 1954-03-17 |
Movie | Meet Mr. Malcolm | Whistler Grant | 1954-01-01 |
Movie | Burnt Evidence | Bob Edwards | 1954-07-05 |
Movie | Mask of Dust | Laurence Gibson | 1954-12-10 |
Movie | Final Appointment | George Henry Martin | 1954-10-01 |
Movie | Mad About Men | Police Constable | 1954-11-16 |
Movie | To Dorothy, a Son | Carter | 1954-10-31 |
Movie | The Great Game | Skid Evans | 1953-01-01 |
Movie | The Cruel Sea | Yeoman Wells | 1953-02-24 |
Movie | The Conquest of Everest | Narrator | 1953-12-09 |
Movie | A Day to Remember | Bert Tripp | 1953-11-10 |
Movie | Girdle of Gold | Griffiths the Hearse | 1952-01-01 |
Movie | The Last Page | Inspector Dale | 1952-01-25 |
Movie | Gift Horse | Jones | 1952-06-01 |
Movie | The Gambler and the Lady | Dave Davies | 1952-12-26 |
Movie | There Is Another Sun | Detective Sergeant Bratcher | 1951-06-12 |
Movie | Where No Vultures Fly | Gwyl | 1951-11-06 |
Movie | The Lavender Hill Mob | P. C. Williams | 1951-06-28 |
Movie | The Blue Lamp | PC 'Taff' Hughes | 1950-01-19 |
Movie | The Magnet | Harper | 1950-10-01 |
Movie | Midnight Episode | 1950-12-31 | |
Movie | A Run for Your Money | Thomas 'Twm' Jones | 1949-11-23 |