Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

1920-03-23

Biography

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.

Also appears in

The Bed Sitting Room

The Bed Sitting Room

5.9

The Plank

The Plank

6.2

Bottoms Up!

Bottoms Up!

6.4

Mr. H Is Late

Mr. H Is Late

7.0

Nearly a Nasty Accident

Nearly a Nasty Accident

7.0

The Plank

The Plank

7.4

Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

5.4

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

6.3

Murder at the Windmill

Murder at the Windmill

6.0

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

5.5

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

6.2

Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris

5.1

Trouble in the Air

Trouble in the Air

7.0

It’s Your Move

It’s Your Move

8.2

Anoop and the Elephant

Anoop and the Elephant

6.0

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

6.0

Rhubarb Rhubarb

Rhubarb Rhubarb

8.0

Lionheart

Lionheart

6.0

Charley’s Aunt

Charley’s Aunt

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