Meredith Edwards

June 10, 1917 · Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK

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.

Often works with

Dora Bryan
4 titles together
The Blue Lamp, The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery, Gift Horse
Raymond Huntley
4 titles together
Only Two Can Play, The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery, Town on Trial
Clive Morton
3 titles together
The Lavender Hill Mob, The Blue Lamp, A Run for Your Money
Alec McCowen
3 titles together
The Cruel Sea, Town on Trial, The Long Arm
John Mills
3 titles together
Dunkirk, Tiger Bay, Town on Trial
Richard Attenborough
3 titles together
Dunkirk, Only Two Can Play, Gift Horse

Full filmography · 65

A Christmas Reunion
as Alf Boswell
1994
Under Milk Wood
as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)
1992
The Old Devils
as Old Bore
1992
The Winter Stallion
as Sam
1992
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Richard Lloyd
1981
Gulliver's Travels
as Uncle Jack
19775.6
Male Bait
cast
1971
The Big Flame
as Logan
1969
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
cast
19666.2
The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne
as Roland Sloane
1965
This Is My Street
as Steve
1964
Only Two Can Play
as Clergyman on the Committee
19625.9