Personal Info
Gwilym Meredith Edwards
Мередит Эдвардс
Meredith Edwards
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
A Christmas Reunion
as Alf Boswell
Under Milk Wood
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
The Old Devils
as Old Bore
The Winter Stallion
as Sam
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Richard Lloyd
Gulliver's Travels
as Uncle Jack
Male Bait
The Big Flame
as Logan
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Roland Sloane
TV Shows
A Mind to Kill
1 ep.
The District Nurse
2 ep.
Hawkmoor
as Sir Tom · 5 ep.
Sky
2 ep.
The Inheritors
as Meirion Ryder · 3 ep.
Kindly Leave The Kerb
6 ep.
The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
as The Policeman · 1 ep.
King of the River
as Dick Conway · 1 ep.
Gideon's Way
as Paul Samuels · 1 ep.
The Wednesday Play
as Roland Sloane · 1 ep.