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.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    Barnes, London, England, UK
    Birthday
    3/23/1920
The Plank
The Plank
6.2
It's Your Move
It's Your Move
8.2
The Plank
The Plank
7.4
Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris
5.1
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
6.2
Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up!
6.4
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
6.3
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Rhubarb Rhubarb
8
Mr. H Is Late
Mr. H Is Late
7
Nearly a Nasty Accident
Nearly a Nasty Accident
7
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
5.9
A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
6
Lionheart
Lionheart
6
Murder at the Windmill
Murder at the Windmill
6
Anoop and the Elephant
Anoop and the Elephant
6
Trouble in the Air
Trouble in the Air
7
Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt
5.4
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
5.5
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
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