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.

  • Title: Jimmy Edwards
  • Popularity: 1.33
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1920-03-23
  • Place of Birth: Barnes, London, England, UK
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Jimmy Edwards Movies

  • 1967
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    The Plank

    The Plank

    6.2 1967 HD

    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...

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  • 1982
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    It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

    8.2 1982 HD

    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...

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  • 1979
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    The Plank

    The Plank

    7.364 1979 HD

    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...

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  • 1953
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    Innocents in Paris

    Innocents in Paris

    5.1 1953 HD

    Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.

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  • 1949
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    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

    6.2 1949 HD

    A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.

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  • 1960
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    Bottoms Up!

    Bottoms Up!

    6.4 1960 HD

    An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save...

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  • 1956
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    Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

    6.3 1956 HD

    Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.

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  • 1980
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    Rhubarb Rhubarb

    Rhubarb Rhubarb

    8 1980 HD

    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...

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  • 1988
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    Mr. H Is Late

    Mr. H Is Late

    7 1988 HD

    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....

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  • 1961
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    Nearly a Nasty Accident

    Nearly a Nasty Accident

    7 1961 HD

    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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  • 1969
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    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    5.9 1969 HD

    In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the...

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  • 1967
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    A Ghost of a Chance

    A Ghost of a Chance

    6 1967 HD

    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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  • 1968
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    Lionheart

    Lionheart

    6 1968 HD

    A lion escapes from a circus but is rescued and protected by a young boy.

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  • 1949
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    Murder at the Windmill

    Murder at the Windmill

    6 1949 HD

    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...

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  • 1972
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    Anoop and the Elephant

    Anoop and the Elephant

    6 1972 HD

    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...

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  • 1948
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    Trouble in the Air

    Trouble in the Air

    7 1948 HD

    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...

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  • 1952
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    Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

    5.4 1952 HD

    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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  • 1970
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    Rhubarb

    Rhubarb

    5.5 1970 HD

    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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  • 1977
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    Charley's Aunt

    Charley's Aunt

    1 1977 HD

    Eric Sykes stars in his own adaptation of the world famous stage play Charley's Aunt. When Donna Lucia is unable to chaperone Amy and Kitty to lunch,...

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  • 1961
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    Six More Faces of Jim

    Six More Faces of Jim

    1 1961 HD

    Faces of Jim was a black-and-white British comedy television series starring Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker, with each episode being...

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  • 1973
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    Sir Yellow

    Sir Yellow

    1 1973 HD

    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...

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  • 1967
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    Blandings Castle

    Blandings Castle

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

    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...

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  • 1969
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    The Fossett Saga

    The Fossett Saga

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Cilla

    Cilla

    10 1968 HD

    A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

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  • 1956
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    Whack-O!

    Whack-O!

    1 1956 HD

    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...

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  • 1978
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    The Glums

    The Glums

    1 1978 HD

    The Glums began as part of the 1950s radio show 'Take It from Here'. The characters were revived in 1978 as part of the 'Bruce Forsyth's Big Night'...

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

    Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.

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