Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

Nacimiento : 1920-03-23, Barnes, London, England, UK

Muerte : 1988-07-07

Historia

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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Jimmy Edwards
Jimmy Edwards

Películas

Mr. H Is Late
Mr. H Is Late
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge of moving a coffin from a home to the church. The home is on the 26th floor of a skyscraper; the stairs are narrow; the lift is small and prone to stop working. Chaos ensues.
It's Your Move
It's Your Move
Policeman
A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by Sykes. It features an all-star cast including Tommy Cooper, Bernard Cribbins, Jimmy Edwards, Irene Handl, Bob Todd and Andrew Sachs.
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Rhubarb Rhubarb
During a game of golf between a police inspector and a vicar the inspector cheats by having a constable move his ball into favourable positions and the vicar's into hazardous ones. when the vicar discovers this he prays for divine intervention which turns the tables.
The Plank
The Plank
Policeman
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
Anoop and the Elephant
Anoop and the Elephant
Farmer Briggs
Two English kids meet their friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they must prevent this.
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
PC Rhubarb
A Police Inspector and a vicar play a round of golf. The Inspector has a Constable help him to cheat, while the vicar has other ideas...
La sala de estar con cama
La sala de estar con cama
Nigel
Inmediatamente después de la extraña y brevísima Tercera Guerra Mundial, están empezando a manifestarse las extrañas consecuencias de un accidente nuclear: un embarazo de 17 meses y, sobre todo, extrañas mutaciones entre los supervivientes, que se convierten en loros, armarios o incluso en una sala de estar con cama como le ha ocurrido a Lord Fortnum (Ralph Richardson). (FILMAFFINITY)
Lionheart
Lionheart
Butcher
A lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.
The Plank
The Plank
Policeman
A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion.
A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
Sir Jocelyn
Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Group Capt. Kingsley
The RAF Group Captain has a hard job to restrain the aircraft-man from tinkering with everything he can get his hands on
Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up!
Professor Jim Edwards
An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookie's son as a Middle Eastern prince. The headmaster's madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the Foreign Office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under Edwards supervision, not due to the schools lofty reputation, but that a gang of kidnappers are unlikely to look for the regal child there.
Tres hombres en una barca
Tres hombres en una barca
Harris
Harris, J, y George deciden irse de vacaciones en bote por el Támesis en Oxford.
Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris
Captain George Stilton
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt
Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall
Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyone is happy about the plan.
Murder at the Windmill
Murder at the Windmill
Jimmy Edwards
A man watching a musical show at the Windmill theatre is shot apparently from the stage. The cast continues the performance so that the detective can solve the murder.
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
Dr. Edwards
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
Trouble in the Air
Trouble in the Air
A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.