Jimmy Edwards
16 Movies
3 Series
Movies
Plays Nigel
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
Plays Harris
Three Men in a Boat
1956
Plays Dr. Edwards
Helter Skelter
1949
Plays Captain George Stilton
Innocents in Paris
1953
Plays Policeman
The Plank
1967
Plays Policeman
It's Your Move
1982
Plays PC Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1970
Plays Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall
Treasure Hunt
1952
Plays Professor Jim Edwards
Bottoms Up!
1960
Plays Policeman
The Plank
1979
Plays Sir Jocelyn
A Ghost of a Chance
1967
Plays Group Capt. Kingsley
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961
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Mr. H Is Late
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It's Your Move
Policeman
1982
Film
The Plank
Policeman
1979
Film
The Glums
Father · 17 episodes
1978–
TV
Charley's Aunt
Mr. Spettigue
1977
Film
Anoop and the Elephant
Farmer Briggs
1972
Film
Rhubarb
PC Rhubarb
1970
Film
The Bed Sitting Room
Nigel
1969
Film
Lionheart
Butcher
1968
Film
The Plank
Policeman
1967
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jimmy Edwards still alive?
Jimmy Edwards passed away on July 7, 1988 at age 68.
What are the most famous roles of Jimmy Edwards?
Jimmy Edwards is best known for roles in The Bed Sitting Room, The Plank, Innocents in Paris.
How many movies has Jimmy Edwards been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1948), Jimmy Edwards has appeared in 16 movies and 3 TV shows.
What was Jimmy Edwards's first movie?
The career of Jimmy Edwards began with Trouble in the Air (1948).
What is Jimmy Edwards's most recent movie or series?
Jimmy Edwards's most recent release is Mr. H Is Late, which premiered on February 15, 1988.
What TV shows has Jimmy Edwards appeared in?
On television, Jimmy Edwards has appeared in Letter to Loretta, Sykes, Cilla, Six More Faces of Jim.
Jimmy Edwards
1920-03-23 · Barnes, London, England, UK
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.