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Jimmy Edwards
Actor

Jimmy Edwards

23 Mar 1920Born
7 Jul 1988Died
68Age at death
27Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia

James Keith O'Neill "Jimmy" Edwards, DFC (23 March 1920 – 7 July 1988) was an English comedy writer and actor on radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as headmaster "Professor" James Edwards in Whack-O!

Edwards was born in Barnes, London, (then Surrey), the son of a professor of mathematics.

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He was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, at King's College School in Wimbledon and at St John's College, Cambridge.

He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.

In December 1958, Jimmy Edwards played the King in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at the London Coliseum with Kenneth Williams, Tommy Steele, Yana and Betty Marsden Bobby Howell was the Musical Director. In April 1966, he played at the last night of Melbourne's Tivoli Theatre.

Edwards frequently worked with Eric Sykes, acting in short films that Sykes wrote: The Plank (1967), which also starred Tommy Cooper; alongside Arthur Lowe and Ronnie Barker in the remake of The Plank in 1979; and in Rhubarb (1969), which again featured Sykes. The films were not silent but had no dialogue other than grunts. He also appeared in the The Bed Sitting Room (1969) as Nigel, a man who lives in a left luggage compartment after being mistaken for a suitcase.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1988Mr. H Is LateFilm
  2. 1982It's Your MoveFilm: Policeman
  3. 1980Rhubarb RhubarbFilm
  4. 1979The PlankFilm: Policeman
  5. 1978The GlumsSeries: Father (17 episodes)
  6. 1977Charley's AuntFilm: Mr. Spettigue
  7. 1973Sir YellowSeries: Sir Yellow (6 episodes)
  8. 1972Anoop and the ElephantFilm: Farmer Briggs
  9. 1970RhubarbFilm: PC Rhubarb
  10. 1969The Bed Sitting RoomFilm: Nigel
  11. 1969The Fossett SagaSeries: James Fossett (7 episodes)
  12. 1968LionheartFilm: Butcher
  13. 1967The PlankFilm: Policeman
  14. 1967The World of WodehouseSeries: Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe (2 episodes)
  15. 1967A Ghost of a ChanceFilm: Sir Jocelyn
  16. 1961Six More Faces of JimSeries (6 episodes)
  17. 1961Faces of JimSeries: Jim, Professor Jim Morrell, Jimmy Micklethwaite, Dr Jim Abernathy, Jim Frobisher, Caleb Tregarthen, Jimmy Rolfe, Pa Glum, Doc Jameson, James Bonnet, The Patient, Mr Padgett, Hadrian Maximus, Big Jim Paxton, Major Fleming, Sir James Chubb, Creator (3 episodes)
  18. 1961Nearly a Nasty AccidentFilm: Group Capt. Kingsley
  19. 1960Bottoms Up!Film: Professor Jim Edwards
  20. 1956Three Men in a BoatFilm: Harris
  21. 1956Whack-O!Series: Professor Jimmy Edwards (35 episodes)
  22. 1953Letter to LorettaSeries: Champ (1 episode)
  23. 1953Innocents in ParisFilm: Captain George Stilton
  24. 1952Treasure HuntFilm: Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall
  25. 1949Helter SkelterFilm: Dr. Edwards
  26. 1949Murder at the WindmillFilm: Jimmy Edwards
  27. 1948Trouble in the AirFilm

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