Personal Info
Jimmy Edwards
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia
James Keith O'Neill "Jimmy" Edwards, DFC (23 March 1920 – 7 July 1988) was an English comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in Whack-O!
Edwards was born in Barnes, London, (then Surrey), the son of a professor of mathematics. He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, at King's College School in Wimbledon and at St John's College, Cambridge.
He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In December 1958, Jimmy Edwards played th…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Mr. H Is Late
It's Your Move
as Policeman
Rhubarb Rhubarb
The Plank
as Policeman
Charley's Aunt
as Mr. Spettigue
Anoop and the Elephant
as Farmer Briggs
Rhubarb
as PC Rhubarb
The Bed Sitting Room
as Nigel
Lionheart
as Butcher
The Plank
as Policeman
TV Shows
The Glums
as Father · 17 ep.
Sir Yellow
as Sir Yellow · 6 ep.
Sykes
as Self · 1 ep.
The Fossett Saga
as James Fossett · 7 ep.
Cilla
as Self · 1 ep.
The World of Wodehouse
as Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe · 2 ep.
Faces of Jim
as Sir James Chubb · 1 ep.
Six More Faces of Jim
6 ep.
Whack-O!
as Professor Jimmy Edwards · 35 ep.
Letter to Loretta
as Champ · 1 ep.