Jimmy Edwards

Person · Open Library

Born

1920

Works

5

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

• Mr. H Is Late1988
• It's Your Move — Policeman1982
• Rhubarb Rhubarb1980
• The Plank — Policeman1979
• The Glums — Father1978
• Charley's Aunt — Mr. Spettigue1977
• Sir Yellow — Sir Yellow1973
• Anoop and the Elephant — Farmer Briggs1972
• Sykes — Self1972
• Rhubarb — PC Rhubarb1970

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1969-08-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

6,454

Total plays

19,872

Jimmy Edwards may refer to several artists. These include: 1) a 1950s American rockabilly artist, most remembered for his hit "The Love Bug Crawl". 2) an English comedian and actor (1920-1988) who recorded a few novelty songs. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Edwards">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Jimmy

Family name

Edwards

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Place of birth

Barnes

Place of death

London

Occupation

television actor

Position held

rector

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Distinguished Flying Cross

Military branch

Royal Air Force

Image

Jimmy Edwards at CHRIS SHAW's Book Launch.jpg

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