Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

June 10, 1917 · 109 years old

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 Playhous…

Known For

7 titles
1
The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953 · 2h 6m · Movie

The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.

7.4
2
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958 · 2h 15m · Movie

A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.

7.1
3
The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

1950 · 1h 24m · Movie

The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.

6.8
4
Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

1962 · 1h 46m · Movie

A frustrated librarian (Sellers) in Swansea, Wales is torn between his wife Jean (Maskell) and a glamorous married woman, Liz (Zetterling), who wants to have an affair.

6.6
5
The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960 · 2h 3m · Movie

A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.

7.1
6
The Conquest of Everest

The Conquest of Everest

1953 · 1h 18m · Movie

Documentary that covers the famous and successful expedition of the Everest conquest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, the first climbers to reach its peak.

7.3
7
Glory at Sea

Glory at Sea

1952 · 1h 40m · Movie

In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis.

6.3