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  • '''Gwilym Meredith Edwards''' (10 June 1917 – 8 February 1999) was a Welsh [[character actor]] and writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.u ...(1956), ''[[Dunkirk (1958 film)|Dunkirk]]'' (1958) and ''[[Tiger Bay (1959 film)|Tiger Bay]]'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/me
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  • {{Short description|Welsh actor (1954–2010)}} ...Davies''' (16 January 1954 – 22 February 2010) was a Welsh television and film actor.<ref name ="Independent">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituari
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  • ...d other accents to play a wide range of characters, in addition to several Welsh stereotypes.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv- ...richard-davies-welsh-character-actor-rip-1926-2015/|title=Richard Davies – Welsh Character Actor – RIP 1926–2015|work=Toby Hadoke – Comedian, actor, W
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  • ...ccessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref> 22 June 1901 – 17 November 1970), was a Welsh character actor, born in [[Pontypridd|Pontypridd]], [[Glamorgan|Glamorgan]] ...tps://web.archive.org/web/20150219161848/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/110339-basil-radford-naunton-wayne-3.html |archive-date=19 Februa
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  • ...comedies such as the ''[[Doctor in the House|Doctor]]'' and ''[[Carry On (film series)|Carry On]]'' series. ...is mother Elsie M Jones, ran a milk round.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Film actor Donald Houston's Rhondda blue plaque honour|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk
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  • ...is best known for his performances in the films ''[[The Dam Busters (1955 film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (1955), ...Cid]]'' (1961), ''[[Repulsion (film)|Repulsion]]'' (1965) and ''[[Isadora (film)|Isadora]]'' (1968).
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  • ...201929/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/49042 "McCARTHY, Neil"] BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved 2 July 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www. ...ffians]]'' (1973), as the villain Calibos in ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981) and as a robber in ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (19
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  • ...n Thomas''' (31 October 1922 &ndash; 4 November 1982) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[character actor|character actor]], best known for supporting roles on t ...y You for a Quid", appearing alongside [[Ronnie Barker]] in a community of Welsh gamblers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f
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  • ...ethurst''' (9 April 1932 – 16 February 2022) was an English television and film comic actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Jack Smethurst ...w.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> During this run he also appeared in the 1974 film version of the sitcom ''[[Man About the House]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http:
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  • {{short description|Welsh actor (1930–2019)}} ...den]] in ''[[Never the Twain]]'' (1981–1991), and his deep [[Welsh English|Welsh-accented]] voice was heard extensively in advertising voice-overs.
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  • ...' (1962), ''[[Tom Jones (1963 film)|Tom Jones]]'' (1963), and ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968). ...s|editor3-last=Menna|editor4-first=Peredur I.|editor4-last=Lynch|title=The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales|year=2008|publisher=University of Wales Pres
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  • ...]''. He reprised the role of Farthing in the [[Dad's Army (2016 film)|2016 film adaptation]] of ''Dad's Army''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/nam ...2022-06-26 |title=Frank Williams obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/26/frank-williams-obituary |access-date=2022-06-27 |newspaper=[[Th
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  • ...nner and athletic physique to create many notable roles in his theatre and film work. ...35</ref> His two step-brothers (who were also his first cousins) were also actors.
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  • | nationality = [[Welsh People|Welsh]] ...]] and films – notably as [[Bumble (Oliver Twist)|Bumble]] in ''[[Oliver! (film)|Oliver!]]'' (1968) – and, in his later years, was a presenter of televis
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  • {{short description|Welsh actor and theatre director}} ...Day's Night]]'', ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'', and ''[[Magical Mystery Tour (film)|Magical Mystery Tour]]''.
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  • ...rn '''Kenneth Reginald Griffiths''', 12 October 1921 – 25 June 2006) was a Welsh actor and documentary filmmaker. ...his debut in the first of more than 80 films, being ''[[Love on the Dole (film)|Love on the Dole]]''.<ref name="IndpObit"/> He joined the [[Liverpool]], [
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  • ...was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film ''[[Kind Hearts and Coronets]]'' (1949) and for his portrayal of the omnisc Price was born in [[Ruscombe]] in [[Berkshire]]. He had distant Welsh family connections, and was the son of [[Brigadier-General|Brigadier-Genera
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  • ...7), Frankie in the [[Bud Spencer|Bud Spencer]] comedy ''[[Charleston (1977 film)|Charleston]]'' (1978), [[Sicherheitsdienst|SD]] agent [[Sturmbannführer|S ...both stage and screen, often as seedy, creepy villains. Together with his Welsh background, it helped qualify him for the role of [[Dylan Thomas]], which h
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  • ...967|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>}} (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966) ...n ''[[Loot (1970 film)|Loot]]'' (1970) and Edwin Antony in ''[[Percy (1971 film)|Percy]]'' (1971). Bennett's character, [[Ricki Tarr]], was pivotal in the
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  • ...Aunt|Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Ghost Train (1941 film)|The Ghost Train]]'' (1941). His [[Novelty song|novelty]] recordings for [[ Askey served in the [[Royal Welsh Fusiliers|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] in the [[First World War|First World War]] and performed in arm
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