![Meredith Edwards](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uE1i2EHoZp4tEnYK60byza54nY5.jpg)
Meredith Edwards
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".
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 10.239 |
Birthday | 1917-06-10 |
Place of Birth | Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, UK |
Also Known As | Gwilym Meredith Edwards, Мередит Эдвардс, |
![A Run for Your Money](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xs1nH2NtdF6NjvuVRpI7VS1gWy7.jpg)
1949
![A Run for Your Money](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xs1nH2NtdF6NjvuVRpI7VS1gWy7.jpg)
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5.9/16
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![The Gambler and the Lady](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/newPN1gewtL0hcybCIRVOgTCMMB.jpg)
1952
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The Gambler and the Lady
5.5/10
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must...
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The Gambler and the Lady
![Dunkirk](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sBScz1BCehE57iqrgU3pGW6kBrp.jpg)
1958
![Dunkirk](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sBScz1BCehE57iqrgU3pGW6kBrp.jpg)
Dunkirk
6.7/59
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain someh...
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![The Last Page](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cU0R3VewoCYq0S4mnhgeuPnngyp.jpg)
1952
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5.674/23
A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
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![The Magnet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zbcqM35Xmx4mAogvqEV7kjW67Hq.jpg)
1950
![The Magnet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zbcqM35Xmx4mAogvqEV7kjW67Hq.jpg)
The Magnet
6.3/19
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
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![The Blue Lamp](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/t8ekJGjiFaPNIvANSgN46oVmbmw.jpg)
1950
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6.6/48
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![Burnt Evidence](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/j5Gc9gkUTkhhvzSvIZIAOl7JTfV.jpg)
1954
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Burnt Evidence
5.5/2
Duncan Lamont plays Jane Hylton's jealous husband. In a confrontation, Lamont accidentally shoots Hylton's lover. Convinced that he's a murderer, he h...
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1954
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4.813/8
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1956
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7/4
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1951
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6/1
Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground,...
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1958
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4.1/7
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1954
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5.2/2
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1953
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7.2/3
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1951
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5.6/5
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![Midnight Episode](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1950
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0/0
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![Tiger Bay](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e0YIUi2UsXT0Q9MvDT5EWfVK3aq.jpg)
1959
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Tiger Bay
7.2/48
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![Girdle of Gold](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/84LuKfvFx9IP65gq37NudUxurpg.jpg)
1952
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Girdle of Gold
7.7/3
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1994
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6/1
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![This Is My Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gETQBHqAg39SL3gDX3DF3RW7OXG.jpg)
1964
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6.1/8
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![The Cruel Sea](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kEhPaWuHNyXPUSJsu9FtwUZp7sh.jpg)
1953
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6.889/63
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![Flame in the Streets](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rSa3At06mVbbxbvrIBboJsukSMQ.jpg)
1961
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5.8/5
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![The Long Arm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wMWQCfhYNucYrF8JlTYvzXq6L3w.jpg)
1956
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7/17
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![The Lavender Hill Mob](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/k0MfdrAshO2247Z9xu1FyulK5i9.jpg)
1951
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The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2/229
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1952
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6.6/16
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![Devil on Horseback](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
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0/0
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![The Conquest of Everest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cDVEzpEZngamnUGXcSQyQjDjz20.jpg)
1953
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7.059/17
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1992
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5/3
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![The Big Flame](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kmoZW4fX1vengcQeTVmN9HqEtB8.jpg)
1969
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5/2
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1981
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0/0
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1954
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5.5/6
A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took pl...
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![Only Two Can Play](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sYAj97fQaoCiI4vhJNF9NuPtaFj.jpg)
1962
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5.8/25
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys...
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![To Dorothy, a Son](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1954
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5.6/8
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![The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2Qfnd1FsAmouFTczKoFbRUccqSO.jpg)
1966
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5.775/21
The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.
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![Law and Disorder](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nnH8b7JZGzMTVtwaiuAgz1QbxEY.jpg)
1958
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6.2/8
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![Mad About Men](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sHFg7bP4N2kihqvB2fkv8nOEW6H.jpg)
1954
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6.1/16
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1954
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6.1/16
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1953
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6/1
The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing...
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![Peril for the Guy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/69f2XlnwOvlfpKRg2CPxNH3Cs20.jpg)
1956
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7/1
Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.
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![Doctor in Love](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mWEzK3jHDnOCCft1yR5SkjXd9DV.jpg)
1960
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5.5/11
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1992
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Under Milk Wood
4/1
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1992
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0/0
An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated...
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1956
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0/0
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![Male Bait](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1971
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0/0
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1957
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6.7/20
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1977
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5.6/19
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1965
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0/0
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1960
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6.4/24
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