Glynn Edwards

Glynn Edwards was a British television and film actor, probably best known for his role as the barman in the ITV comedy-drama Minder. His film credits included Zulu, The Ipcress File, Get Carter, Burke and Hare, Shaft in Africa, and Under Milk Wood. His first wife was the George and Mildred star Yootha Joyce.

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11 Harrowhouse (1974)

A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aram Avakian
CAST:  Charles Grodin  •  Candice Bergen  •  James Mason  •  Trevor Howard

A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at the Diamond Exchange, located at 11 Harrowhouse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aram Avakian
CAST:  Charles Grodin  •  Candice Bergen  •  James Mason  •  Trevor Howard

Get Carter (1971)

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Ian Hendry  •  Britt Ekland  •  John Osborne

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Ian Hendry  •  Britt Ekland  •  John Osborne

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Richard Roundtree  •  Frank Finlay  •  Vonetta McGee  •  Neda Arnerić

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Richard Roundtree  •  Frank Finlay  •  Vonetta McGee  •  Neda Arnerić

The Seventh Sign (1988)

Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Schultz
CAST:  Demi Moore  •  Michael Biehn  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Peter Friedman

Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Schultz
CAST:  Demi Moore  •  Michael Biehn  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Peter Friedman

Zulu (1964)

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In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Ulla Jacobsson  •  James Booth

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Ulla Jacobsson  •  James Booth

Robbery (1967)

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Joanna Pettet  •  James Booth  •  Frank Finlay

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Joanna Pettet  •  James Booth  •  Frank Finlay

All Coppers Are... (1972)

A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Hayers
CAST:  Martin Potter  •  Julia Foster  •  Nicky Henson  •  Ian Hendry

A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Hayers
CAST:  Martin Potter  •  Julia Foster  •  Nicky Henson  •  Ian Hendry

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)

Professional astrologer and lothario David Galaxy (Alan Lake, aka Mr Diana Dors), finds himself entangled with the Law and must be able to provide an alibi to clear himself from an incident that involved robbery and murder five years previously.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willy Roe
CAST:  Alan Lake  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Anthony Booth  •  Diana Dors

Professional astrologer and lothario David Galaxy (Alan Lake, aka Mr Diana Dors), finds himself entangled with the Law and must be able to provide an alibi to clear himself from an incident that involved robbery and murder five years previously.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willy Roe
CAST:  Alan Lake  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Anthony Booth  •  Diana Dors

Under Milk Wood (1972)

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain Cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Sinclair
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Peter O'Toole  •  Glynis Johns

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'eyes' of Blind Captain Cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Sinclair
CAST:  Richard Burton  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Peter O'Toole  •  Glynis Johns

The Hi-Jackers (1963)

A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim O'Connolly
CAST:  Anthony Booth  •  Jacqueline Ellis  •  Derek Francis  •  Patrick Cargill

A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim O'Connolly
CAST:  Anthony Booth  •  Jacqueline Ellis  •  Derek Francis  •  Patrick Cargill

The Blood Beast Terror (1968)

A Scotland Yard Detective must investigate a series of murders perpetrated by a giant blood-sucking moth that can take human form.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Robert Flemyng  •  Wanda Ventham  •  David Griffin

A Scotland Yard Detective must investigate a series of murders perpetrated by a giant blood-sucking moth that can take human form.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Robert Flemyng  •  Wanda Ventham  •  David Griffin

Smokescreen (1964)

A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim O'Connolly
CAST:  Peter Vaughan  •  John Carson  •  Yvonne Romain  •  Gerald Flood

A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim O'Connolly
CAST:  Peter Vaughan  •  John Carson  •  Yvonne Romain  •  Gerald Flood

The Bofors Gun (1968)

A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  David Warner  •  Ian Holm  •  Nicol Williamson  •  Peter Vaughan

A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  David Warner  •  Ian Holm  •  Nicol Williamson  •  Peter Vaughan

Burke & Hare (1972)

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Françoise Pascal

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Harry Andrews  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Yootha Joyce  •  Françoise Pascal

Red Monarch (1983)

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Carroll Baker  •  Virginia Balfour  •  Colin Blakely  •  Susan Carpenter

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Gold
CAST:  Carroll Baker  •  Virginia Balfour  •  Colin Blakely  •  Susan Carpenter

The Playbirds (1978)

In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her life and reputation on the line by sleeping with millionaire publisher Harry Dougan. The Chief Superintendant and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willy Roe
CAST:  Mary Millington  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Gavin Campbell  •  Windsor Davies

In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her life and reputation on the line by sleeping with millionaire publisher Harry Dougan. The Chief Superintendant and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willy Roe
CAST:  Mary Millington  •  Glynn Edwards  •  Gavin Campbell  •  Windsor Davies

A Prize of Arms (1962)

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cliff Owen
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Tom Bell  •  Helmut Schmid  •  Patrick Magee

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cliff Owen
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Tom Bell  •  Helmut Schmid  •  Patrick Magee

Fragment of Fear (1970)

A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  David Hemmings  •  Gayle Hunnicutt  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White  •  Adolfo Celi

A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  David Hemmings  •  Gayle Hunnicutt  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White  •  Adolfo Celi

Rising Damp (1980)

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Leonard Rossiter  •  Frances de la Tour  •  Don Warrington  •  Christopher Strauli

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Leonard Rossiter  •  Frances de la Tour  •  Don Warrington  •  Christopher Strauli

Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Littlewood
CAST:  James Booth  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Avis Bunnage

Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Littlewood
CAST:  James Booth  •  Barbara Windsor  •  Roy Kinnear  •  Avis Bunnage
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