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 childrens science fiction serial Sky in 1975 He also played Richard Lloyd in the 1981 TV series The Life and Times of David Lloyd George