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Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 23, 1920
Died Jul 07, 1988 (68)
Birthplace Barnes, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 14, 2024
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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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It's Your Move

It's Your Move

1982

as Policeman

The Plank

The Plank

1979

as Policeman

Anoop and the Elephant

Anoop and the Elephant

1972

as Farmer Briggs

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1970

as PC Rhubarb

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

as Nigel

Lionheart

Lionheart

1968

as Butcher

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

1967

as Sir Jocelyn

The Plank

The Plank

1967

as Policeman

Nearly a Nasty Accident

Nearly a Nasty Accident

1961

as Group Capt. Kingsley

Bottoms Up!

Bottoms Up!

1960

as Professor Jim Edwards

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

as Harris

Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris

1953

as Captain George Stilton

Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

1952

as Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall

Murder at the Windmill

Murder at the Windmill

1949

as Jimmy Edwards

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Dr. Edwards

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Television Credits

Whack-O!

as Professor Jimmy Edwards

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

The Glums

as Father

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Oct 07, 1978

The Fossett Saga

as James Fossett

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 10, 1969

Sir Yellow

as Sir Yellow

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 15, 1973

Letter to Loretta

as Champ

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Six More Faces of Jim

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 28, 1961

Blandings Castle

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 24, 1967

Cilla

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1968

Sykes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

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