Meredith Edwards
Actor
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 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".
Filmography
The Cruel Sea
as Yeoman Wells 1953
Dunkirk
as Dave Bellman 1958
The Blue Lamp
as PC 'Taff' Hughes 1950
Tiger Bay
as Williams 1959
Only Two Can Play
as Clergyman on the Committee 1962
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
as Auctioneer 1960
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
1966
Town on Trial
as Police Sgt. Rogers 1957
The Last Page
as Inspector Dale 1952
Gulliver's Travels
as Uncle Jack 1977
The Magnet
as Harper 1950
The Conquest of Everest
as Narrator 1953
The Long Arm
as Mr. Thomas 1956
Mad About Men
as Police Constable (uncredited) 1954
Mad About Men
as Police Constable 1954
A Run for Your Money
as Thomas 'Twm' Jones 1949