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Jimmy Edwards

Acting
Known For

68 Years Old

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.

Born

Barnes, London, England, UK on 23rd March 1920

Died

7th July 1988

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Sykes
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Cilla
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Letter to Loretta
Champ
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Whack-O!
Professor Jimmy Edwards
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Blandings Castle
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Six More Faces of Jim
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The Glums
Father
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Innocents in Paris
Captain George Stilton
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The Bed Sitting Room
Nigel
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Sir Yellow
Sir Yellow
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Treasure Hunt
Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall
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A Ghost of a Chance
Sir Jocelyn
The Plank Image
The Plank
Policeman
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The Fossett Saga
James Fossett
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Helter Skelter
Dr. Edwards
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Three Men in a Boat
Harris
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Murder at the Windmill
Jimmy Edwards
The Plank Image
The Plank
Policeman
Trouble in the Air Image
Trouble in the Air
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Mr. H Is Late
Nearly a Nasty Accident Image
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Group Capt. Kingsley
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It's Your Move
Policeman
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Bottoms Up!
Professor Jim Edwards
Rhubarb Image
Rhubarb
PC Rhubarb
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
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Lionheart
Butcher
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Charley's Aunt
Mr. Spettigue
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Anoop and the Elephant
Farmer Briggs