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Portrait of Jimmy Edwards

Acting

Jimmy Edwards

Career

Active from 1949 to 1982, busiest in 1961 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Plank
The Plank
GoodWatch score64/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jimmy Edwards Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Comedy 4
  • Anthology Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Nostalgic Television 2
  • Slapstick 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1982)

as Policeman

1970s

6 titles · average score 74
The Plank
The Plank (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Policeman

The Glums
The Glums (1978)

TV show · as Father

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1977)

as Mr. Spettigue

Sir Yellow
Sir Yellow (1973)

TV show · as Sir Yellow

Anoop and the Elephant
Anoop and the Elephant (1972)

as Farmer Briggs

Rhubarb
Rhubarb (1970)

as PC Rhubarb

1960s

10 titles · average score 63
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Nigel

The Fossett Saga
The Fossett Saga (1969)

TV show · as James Fossett

Lionheart
Lionheart (1968)

as Butcher

The Plank
The Plank (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

as Policeman

A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance (1967)

as Sir Jocelyn

The World of Wodehouse
The World of Wodehouse (1967)

TV show · as Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe

Nearly a Nasty Accident
Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961)

as Group Capt. Kingsley

Six More Faces of Jim
Six More Faces of Jim (1961)

TV show

Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim (1961)

TV show · as Pa Glum / Major Fleming

Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up! (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Professor Jim Edwards

1950s

5 titles · average score 55
Whack-O!
Whack-O! (1956)

TV show · as Professor Jimmy Edwards

Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as Harris

Innocents in Paris
Innocents in Paris (1953)
GoodWatch score 41

as Captain George Stilton

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Champ

Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sir Roderick Ryall/Hercules Ryall

1940s

2 titles · average score 58
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Edwards

Murder at the Windmill
Murder at the Windmill (1949)

as Jimmy Edwards