

Meredith Edwards
Acting
June 10, 1917
Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
February 8, 1999
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".
The Filmography


Under Milk Wood

The Winter Stallion

Gulliver's Travels

The Big Flame

This Is My Street

Flame in the Streets

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Dunkirk

Escapement

Town on Trial

Meet Mr. Malcolm

The Conquest of Everest

A Day to Remember

The Cruel Sea

Gift Horse

The Last Page

Where No Vultures Fly

There Is Another Sun
