Jimmy Edwards

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.

  • Titel: Jimmy Edwards
  • Populariteit: 0.706
  • Bekend om: Acting
  • Verjaardag: 1920-03-23
  • Geboorteplaats: Barnes, London, England, UK
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Jimmy Edwards Films

  • 1967
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    The Plank

    The Plank

    6.2 1967 HD

    Korte, kluchtige film zonder gesproken tekst over twee arbeiders die een plank moeten afleveren. Dat blijkt voor de twee niet al te snuggere mannen...

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  • 1982
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    It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

    8.2 1982 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Plank

    The Plank

    7.4 1979 HD

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  • 1953
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    Innocents in Paris

    Innocents in Paris

    5.1 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1960
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    Bottoms Up!

    Bottoms Up!

    6.4 1960 HD

    Een incompetente kostschooldirecteur, professor Jim Edwards, bedenkt een bizar complot om de bekendheid van zijn kostschool te vergroten en zo zijn...

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  • 1956
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    Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

    6.3 1956 HD

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  • 1980
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    Rhubarb Rhubarb

    Rhubarb Rhubarb

    8 1980 HD

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  • 1988
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    Mr. H Is Late

    Mr. H Is Late

    7 1988 HD

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  • 1961
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    Nearly a Nasty Accident

    Nearly a Nasty Accident

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    5.9 1969 HD

    Londen, drie jaar na een atoomoorlog. De jonge Penelope woont samen met haar ouders in een metrowagon. Tijdens één van haar tochtjes...

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  • 1967
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    A Ghost of a Chance

    A Ghost of a Chance

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    Lionheart

    Lionheart

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1949
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    Murder at the Windmill

    Murder at the Windmill

    6 1949 HD

    Een man die naar een muziekshow in het Windmill-theater kijkt, wordt blijkbaar vanaf het podium neergeschoten. De cast zet de voorstelling voort...

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  • 1972
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    Anoop and the Elephant

    Anoop and the Elephant

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1948
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    Trouble in the Air

    Trouble in the Air

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1952
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    Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

    5.4 1952 HD

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  • 1970
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    Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    5.5 1970 HD

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  • 1977
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    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1961
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    Faces of Jim

    Faces of Jim

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1973
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    Sir Yellow

    Sir Yellow

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1967
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    Blandings Castle

    Blandings Castle

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Fossett Saga

    The Fossett Saga

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Cilla

    Cilla

    10 1968 HD

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  • 1956
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    Whack-O!

    Whack-O!

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Glums

    The Glums

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

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