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Jimmy Edwards

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. 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.


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Born:
Mar 23, 1920 In Barnes, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
25
First Appeared:
In the movie Trouble in the Air 1948-11-01
Latest Project:
Movie Mr. H Is Late 1988-02-15
Known For
Poster of Anoop and the Elephant
Poster of The Fossett Saga
Poster of Whack-O!
Poster of Murder at the Windmill
Filmography
Movie Mr. H Is Late 1988-02-15
Movie It's Your Move Policeman 1982-10-18
Movie Rhubarb Rhubarb 1980-12-15
Movie The Plank Policeman 1979-12-17
Series Sir Yellow Sir Yellow 1973-07-15
Movie Anoop and the Elephant Farmer Briggs 1972-01-01
Movie Rhubarb PC Rhubarb 1970-04-03
Series The Fossett Saga 1969-01-10
Movie The Bed Sitting Room Nigel 1969-06-01
Movie Lionheart Butcher 1968-01-01
Series Blandings Castle Unknown 1967-02-24
Movie A Ghost of a Chance Sir Jocelyn 1967-01-01
Movie The Plank Policeman 1967-05-18
Movie Nearly a Nasty Accident Group Capt. Kingsley 1961-05-01
Series Faces of Jim 1961-12-28
Movie Bottoms Up! Professor Jim Edwards 1960-03-25
Series Whack-O! Professor Jimmy Edwards 1956-10-04
Movie Three Men in a Boat Harris 1956-12-23
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1955-07-29
Movie Innocents in Paris Captain George Stilton 1953-07-22
Series Letter to Loretta Unknown 1953-09-20
Movie Treasure Hunt Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall 1952-06-01
Movie Murder at the Windmill Jimmy Edwards 1949-06-06
Movie Helter Skelter Dr. Edwards 1949-01-07
Movie Trouble in the Air 1948-11-01