
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".

as Alf Boswell

as Butcher Benyon (voice) (archive sound)

as Old Bore

as Sam

as Richard Lloyd

as Uncle Jack

as Logan

as Roland Sloane

as Steve

as Clergyman on the Committee

as Harry Mitchell

as Parker

as Auctioneer

as Williams

as Sergeant Bolton

as Dave Bellman

as Doctor Maxwell

as Police Sgt. Rogers

as Farmer Beasley

as Mr. Thomas

as Sergeant Davies

as Police Constable Durrant

as Commentator

as Laurence Gibson

as Police Constable (uncredited)

as Carter

as George Henry Martin

as Bob Edwards

as Ted Fellowes

as Whistler Grant

as Self - Narrator

as Bert Tripp

as Yeoman Wells

as Skid Evans

as Dave Davies

as Jones

as Inspector Dale

as Griffiths the Hearse

as Gwyl

as P. C. Williams

as Detective Sergeant Bratcher

as Harper

as PC 'Taff' Hughes

as Thomas 'Twm' Jones