Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/10/1917
Place of Birth
Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Also Known As
Gwilym Meredith EdwardsМередит Эдвардс
Meredith Edwards
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 c...
Known For
The Magnet
as Harper
Tiger Bay
as Williams
Dunkirk
as Dave Bellman
Gift Horse
as Jones
Lost
as Sergeant Davies
Circus Friends
as Farmer Beasley
The Last Page
as Inspector Dale
Town on Trial
as Police Sgt. Rogers
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Richard Lloyd
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Unknown Role
A Run for Your Money
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones
The Conquest of Everest
as Narrator
The Long Arm
as Mr. Thomas
Burnt Evidence
as Bob Edwards
Law and Disorder
as Sergeant Bolton
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Auctioneer
Meet Mr. Malcolm
as Whistler Grant
A Day to Remember
as Bert Tripp
Escapement
as Doctor Maxwell
Only Two Can Play
as Clergyman on the Committee
Career Timeline
1992
1962
1959
1958
1956
1954
Mask of Dust
as Laurence Gibson
Mad About Men
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Mad About Men
as Police Constable
To Dorothy, a Son
as Carter
Final Appointment
as George Henry Martin
Burnt Evidence
as Bob Edwards
Devil on Horseback
as Ted Fellowes
Meet Mr. Malcolm
as Whistler Grant