Meredith Edwards (actor)


Gwilym Meredith Edwards was a Welsh character actor and writer.
He was born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, the son of a collier, and attended Ruabon Boys' Grammar School. He became an actor in 1938, first with the Welsh National Theatre Company, then the Liverpool Playhouse. He was a Christian conscientious objector in the Second World War, serving in the Non-Combatant Corps, before being seconded to the National Fire Service in Liverpool and London.
Edwards' film appearances include A Run for Your Money, The Blue Lamp, The Magnet, The Lavender Hill Mob, The Cruel Sea, The Great Game, The Long Arm, Dunkirk and Tiger Bay. 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 Thomas Charles Edwards in the 1978 BBC drama series Off to Philadelphia in the Morning and Richard Lloyd in the 1981 TV series The Life and Times of David Lloyd George.
A Welsh nationalist and Welsh speaker, he stood as Plaid Cymru candidate for Denbigh in the 1966 general election. He was awarded an honorary degree in 1997 by the University of Wales, and was a member of the Gorsedd of Bards.
He married Daisy Clark in 1942. They had two sons and a daughter. He is the father of actor Ioan Meredith and the grandfather of actors Ifan Meredith and Rhys Meredith.

Partial filmography

A Run for Your Money – TwmThe Blue Lamp – PC HughesThe Magnet – HarperMidnight Episode – Detective Sergeant TaylorThere Is Another Sun – BratcherThe Lavender Hill Mob – P.C. WilliamsWhere No Vultures Fly – Gwyl DavisThe Last Page – Inspector DaleGift Horse – JonesThe Gambler and the Lady – Dave DaviesGirdle of Gold – Griffiths the HearseThe Great Game – Skid EvansThe Cruel Sea – Yeoman WellsA Day to Remember – Bert TrippMeet Mr. Malcolm – Whistler GrantDevil on Horseback – Ted FellowesFinal Appointment – Tom MartinTo Dorothy a Son – CarterMad About Men – Police Constable Mask of Dust – Laurence GibsonBurnt Evidence – Police Inspector Bob EdwardsLost – Sgt. DaviesThe Long Arm – Mr. ThomasTown on Trial – Sgt. RogersEscapement – Dr. Phillip MaxwellDunkirk – Dave BellmanLaw and Disorder – Sergeant BoltonTiger Bay – P.C. WilliamsThe Trials of Oscar Wilde – AuctioneerDoctor in Love – FatherFlame in the Streets – Harry MitchellOnly Two Can Play – Clergyman on the CommitteeMix Me a Person – JohnsonThis Is My Street – SteveThe Great St Trinian's Train Robbery – ChairmanGulliver's Travels – Uncle