Jimmy Edwards

Jimmy Edwards

Born: March 23, 1920
Died: July 7, 1988
in Barnes, London, England, UK
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.

Movies for Jimmy Edwards...

Mr. H Is Late
Title: Mr. H Is Late
Released: February 15, 1988
Type: Movie
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.
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It's Your Move
Title: It's Your Move
Character: Policeman
Released: October 18, 1982
Type: Movie
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.
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
Title: Rhubarb Rhubarb
Released: December 15, 1980
Type: Movie
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.
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The Plank
Title: The Plank
Character: Policeman
Released: December 17, 1979
Type: Movie
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.
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Anoop and the Elephant
Title: Anoop and the Elephant
Character: Farmer Briggs
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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.
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Rhubarb
Title: Rhubarb
Character: PC Rhubarb
Released: April 3, 1970
Type: Movie
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...
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The Bed Sitting Room
Title: The Bed Sitting Room
Character: Nigel
Released: June 1, 1969
Type: Movie
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
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Title: The Fossett Saga
Released: January 10, 1969
Type: TV
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Title: Cilla
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 1968
Type: TV
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.
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Lionheart
Title: Lionheart
Character: Butcher
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.
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The Plank
Title: The Plank
Character: Policeman
Released: May 18, 1967
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Blandings Castle
Released: February 24, 1967
Type: TV
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A Ghost of a Chance
Title: A Ghost of a Chance
Character: Sir Jocelyn
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
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Title: Faces of Jim
Released: December 28, 1961
Type: TV
Faces of Jim was a black-and-white British comedy television series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker, with each episode being an individual half-hour sitcom. The first series aired as The Seven Faces of Jim, the second as Six More Faces of Jim and the third series as More Faces of Jim. All the episodes were written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
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Nearly a Nasty Accident
Title: Nearly a Nasty Accident
Character: Group Capt. Kingsley
Released: May 1, 1961
Type: Movie
The RAF Group Captain has a hard job to restrain the aircraft-man from tinkering with everything he can get his hands on
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Bottoms Up!
Title: Bottoms Up!
Character: Professor Jim Edwards
Released: March 25, 1960
Type: Movie
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.
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Three Men in a Boat
Title: Three Men in a Boat
Character: Harris
Released: December 23, 1956
Type: Movie
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
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Title: Whack-O!
Character: Professor Jimmy Edwards
Released: October 4, 1956
Type: TV
Whack-O! was a British sitcom TV series starring Jimmy Edwards, written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and broadcast from 1956 to 1960 and 1971 to 1972. The series ran on the BBC from 1956 to 1960 and from 1971 to 1972. Edwards took the part of Professor James Edwards, M.A., the drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannised staff and children at Chiselbury public school. The Edwards character bore more than a passing resemblance to Sergeant Bilko as he tried to swindle the children out of their pocket money to finance his many schemes. The first six episodes were subtitled "Six of the Best". In 1959 a film was made based on the show, called Bottoms Up!. The series was revived in colour with updated scripts in 1971-1972, slightly retitled Whacko!. In all, it ran for a total of 60 episodes, with 47 of B&W and 13 colour, of 30 minutes each. There were three special shorts. There was also a radio version, on the Light Programme, 45 episodes of 30 minutes broadcast from May 1961 till July 1963, with Vera Lynn starring as herself in the second episode. Many of these radio episodes were recovered by a BBC archivist from a listener's collection of tapes in 2012.
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Title: Letter to Loretta
Character: Champ
Released: September 20, 1953
Type: TV
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show was hosted by Loretta Young who also played the lead in various episodes. Letter to Loretta was sponsored by Procter & Gamble from 1953 through 1960. The final season's sponsor was Warner-Lambert's Listerine.
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Innocents in Paris
Title: Innocents in Paris
Character: Captain George Stilton
Released: July 22, 1953
Type: Movie
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
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Treasure Hunt
Title: Treasure Hunt
Character: Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall
Released: June 1, 1952
Type: Movie
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.
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Murder at the Windmill
Title: Murder at the Windmill
Character: Jimmy Edwards
Released: June 6, 1949
Type: Movie
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.
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Helter Skelter
Title: Helter Skelter
Character: Dr. Edwards
Released: January 7, 1949
Type: Movie
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
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Trouble in the Air
Title: Trouble in the Air
Released: November 1, 1948
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Sir Yellow
Character: Sir Yellow
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Sir Yellow was a British TV sitcom aired on ITV from 15 July - 19 August 1973. It starred Jimmy Edwards in the title role and also featured Melvyn Hayes, Alan Curtis, and Michael Ripper. The show was set in the 13th century and followed the misadventures of a cowardly, womanising, alcoholic knight. The programme was axed after just one series following bad reviews and was never brought back for a second; in 2003 the TV critic Mark Lewisohn named it "the 20th worst British sitcom of all time" in his book The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy.