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	He received his early formal education at [[Clayesmore School]] in [[Dorset]].<ref name=telegraph/> In his childhood he read [[Arthur Ransome\|Arthur Ransome's]] adventure novel ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'', which gave him a life-long passion for river-boating, which began with sailing expeditions along the [[River Avon, Hampshire\|River Avon]] in his tenth year.<ref name="auto">'Blimey Arthur, Look what Dave's done to the Winchester', article on Glynn Edwards, 'T.V. Times', 25 February – 2 March 1984.</ref>		He received his early formal education at [[Clayesmore School]] in [[Dorset]].<ref name=telegraph/> In his childhood he read [[Arthur Ransome\|Arthur Ransome's]] adventure novel ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'', which gave him a life-long passion for river-boating, which began with sailing expeditions along the [[River Avon, Hampshire\|River Avon]] in his tenth year.<ref name="auto">'Blimey Arthur, Look what Dave's done to the Winchester', article on Glynn Edwards, 'T.V. Times', 25 February – 2 March 1984.</ref>

	As a teenager he was an amateur actor, before going to [[Trinidad]] where he worked first as a sugar farmer, but having decided that his father's life of plantation farming wasn't for him, he found employment as assistant stage manager and compere of [[Calypso music\|calypso]] shows for tourists. After returning to England he spent a year at the [[Royal Central School of Speech & Drama]] in London, and was then hired as a [[stage manager]] at the King's Theatre in [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire\|Gainsborough]], [[Lincolnshire]].<ref name=Guardian060618/>		As a teenager he was an amateur actor, before going to [[Trinidad]] where he worked first as a sugar farmer, but having decided that his father's life of plantation farming wasn't for him, he found employment as assistant stage manager and compere of [[Calypso music\|calypso]] shows for tourists. After returning to England he spent a year at the [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London, and was then hired as a [[stage manager]] at the King's Theatre in [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire\|Gainsborough]], [[Lincolnshire]].<ref name=Guardian060618/>

	==Career==		==Career==

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	~~{{short description\|British actor (1931–2018)}}~~
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Glynn Edwards		\| name = Glynn Edwards
	\| image = ~~Glynn_Edwards_(actor)~~.~~jpg~~		\| image = Glynn Edwards.webp
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	\| birth_name = John Glynn Edwards		\| birth_name = John Glynn Edwards
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	* [http://www.minder.org/interviews/glynnedwards/glynnedwards.htm Interview with Glynn Edwards], minder.org, December 2007.		* [http://www.minder.org/interviews/glynnedwards/glynnedwards.htm Interview with Glynn Edwards], minder.org, December 2007.
	* {{IMDb name\|0250022}}		* {{IMDb name\|0250022}}

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{{short description|British actor (1931–2018)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Glynn Edwards
| image = Glynn_Edwards_(actor).jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = John Glynn Edwards
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|2|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Penang]], [[Peninsular Malaysia|Malaya]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|05|23|1931|2|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| education = [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]]<br/>[[Theatre Workshop]]
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = Mid 1950s–1994
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Yootha Joyce]]|1956|1969|end=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage|Christine Pilgrim|1969|end=divorced}}<br/>Valerie Edwards
| children = 1
}}

'''John Glynn Edwards''' (2 February 1931 – 23 May 2018) was a British television and cinema [[character actor]], who came to national prominence for his portrayal of the barman [[Minder (TV series)#Dave Harris|Dave Harris]] in the 1970s–1990s British television comedy-drama ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''.<ref name="bfi.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efa5d96|title=Glynn Edwards|publisher=British Film Institute|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Edwards was born in [[Penang]], [[Peninsular Malaysia]], on 2 February 1931.<ref name=Guardian060618>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/06/glynn-edwards-obituary |title=Glynn Edwards obituary |work=The Guardian |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> His father, who spent little time with his son, was a [[Plantation|rubber planter]] at the time of his birth and died in 1946.<ref name="Scotsman2004"/> His mother died shortly after his birth and he was raised first by his grandparents in [[Southsea]], [[Hampshire]], and then by his father and stepmother, who ran a pub in [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]].<ref name=Guardian060618/><ref name=Metro7612606>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/07/minder-actor-glynn-edwards-dies-aged-87-7612606/ |title=Minder actor Glynn Edwards dies aged 87 |first=Tilly |last=Pearce |work=Metro |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

He received his early formal education at [[Clayesmore School]] in [[Dorset]].<ref name=telegraph/> In his childhood he read [[Arthur Ransome|Arthur Ransome's]] adventure novel ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'', which gave him a life-long passion for river-boating, which began with sailing expeditions along the [[River Avon, Hampshire|River Avon]] in his tenth year.<ref name="auto">'Blimey Arthur, Look what Dave's done to the Winchester', article on Glynn Edwards, 'T.V. Times', 25 February – 2 March 1984.</ref>

As a teenager he was an amateur actor, before going to [[Trinidad]] where he worked first as a sugar farmer, but having decided that his father's life of plantation farming wasn't for him, he found employment as assistant stage manager and compere of [[Calypso music|calypso]] shows for tourists. After returning to England he spent a year at the [[Royal Central School of Speech & Drama]] in London, and was then hired as a [[stage manager]] at the King's Theatre in [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]], [[Lincolnshire]].<ref name=Guardian060618/>

==Career==
Edwards trained professionally as an actor with [[Joan Littlewood]]'s [[Theatre Workshop]]at the [[Theatre Royal, Stratford East]], appearing in its productions of ''[[The Good Soldier Švejk]]'' and two plays by [[Brendan Behan]], ''[[The Quare Fellow]]'' and ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'', all of which transferred from the [[Theatre Royal Stratford East]] to the [[West End theatre|West End]]. He also appeared in that company's production of [[Lionel Bart]]'s musical version of [[Frank Norman]]'s play ''[[Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be]]'', opposite [[Miriam Karlin]] and [[Barbara Windsor]].<ref name=Guardian060618/> He had been spotted by Littlewood herself, who had been in the audience at one of the performances of a successful play he had produced entitled ''The Call of the Flesh'', which featured [[Yootha Joyce]] in an early role.

In 1964 he appeared in the role of [[William Allen (VC 1879)|Corporal William Allen, V.C.]] in [[Cy Endfield]]'s cinema film ''[[Zulu (1964 film)|Zulu]]'', having opted for the part over another offer of a role in Joan Littlewood's stage show ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]''. He later said: "I earned 10 times as much money from (later in his career) advertising [[Bran Flakes]] as I did from the movie ''Zulu''."<ref name=Guardian060618/>

From the 1970s to the 1990s, he played the role of Dave Harris, the part-owner and barman of the Winchester Club in ten series of the ITV hit drama ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''.<ref name="Scotsman2004">{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/raising-a-glass-to-minder-and-endless-repeats-1-1051001|title=Raising a glass to Minder – and endless repeats|work=The Scotsman|date=30 December 2004|access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref>

He also appeared in [[bit part]]s in numerous British television shows in the 1970s and '80s, including ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'', ''[[Spindoe]]'', ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Man About the House]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' and ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''.<ref name="bfi.org.uk"/>

He was a regular in two series of the ITV legal drama ''[[The Main Chance]]'' (1972, 1975).<ref name=Guardian060618/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1220431/credits.html |title=BFI Screenonline: Main Chance, The (1969–75) Credits|publisher=BFI Screenonline}}</ref> He played supporting roles in the cinema films ''[[Robbery (1967 film)|Robbery]]'' (1967), and the criminal underworld film ''[[Get Carter]]'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9efa5d96|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716023507/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9efa5d96|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|title=Glynn Edwards profile|website=Explore.bfi.org.uk | date=2 February 1931 | access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref>

During his career Edwards played a number of sinister characters, particularly that of 'Mr Dix', a schoolteacher in the early-1970s sitcom ''[[Please Sir!]]'', and a menacing gamekeeper in ITV's ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1973),<ref name=Guardian060618/> and was often cast either as policemen or criminals.<ref>''[[Best of British (magazine)|Best of British]]'' magazine (July 2018 issue; page 15)</ref>

In 1985, he appeared in the rock music band [[Marillion]]'s [[music video]] for its single release "[[Heart of Lothian]]", in which he played a barman,<ref name=HeartofLothiand>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pkyZhlK8Q0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/9pkyZhlK8Q0 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Marillion – Heart of Lothian 1985 Music Video HD |publisher=Mark Jennings |access-date=7 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and starred in a popular TV commercial for [[McVitie's]] [[rich tea]] biscuits as "Jacko", saying, "Yeah, I'll make a statement. A drink's too wet without one!"<ref name=Guardian060618/><ref name=Richtea>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXVoVcZ7UwA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/TXVoVcZ7UwA |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Glynn Edwards in Rich Tea advert |publisher=Minder.org |access-date=7 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His first wife was the actress [[Yootha Joyce]], who also trained at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. They were married from 1956 to 1969.<ref name="Scotsman2004"/> After their divorce, he married the former ''[[The Benny Hill Show|Benny Hill Show]]'' performer Christine Pilgrim,<ref name=Guardian060618/> the marriage producing a son, Thomas (b. 1971).<ref name="auto"/> From the 1980s, he was married to Valerie Edwards.<ref name="Scotsman2004"/>

Edwards retained a lifelong interest in river boating, owning several vessels, and during the 1980s and 1990s he resided on a 40 ft-long [[narrowboat|canal boat]] converted into a [[houseboat]], named "Winchester" after the fictional private members' bar that he had run in the ''Minder'' television series, which was permanently moored on the south bank of the [[River Thames]], at [[Thames Ditton]] and [[Surbiton]].<ref name="auto"/>

Edwards retired from acting following the end of ''Minder'' in 1994,<ref name=Metro7612606/> and in his final years divided his time between living in Spain and Scotland.<ref name=Record12660086>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/minder-actor-glynn-edward-dies-12660086 |title=Minder actor Glynn Edward dies aged 87 at his home in Scotland |first=Frances |last=Kindon |publisher=Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd |work=Daily Record |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

==Death==
Edwards died at his home in [[Santa Pola]], [[Spain]], on 23 May 2018 at the age of 87.<ref>Glynn Edwards obituary, 'Evening Standard', 7 June 2018. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/minder-actor-glynn-edwards-dies-at-home-in-scotland-aged-87-a3857371.html</ref><ref name=Guardian060618 /><ref name=telegraph>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/06/05/glynn-edwards-played-dave-barman-minder-obituary/|title=Glynn Edwards, played Dave the barman in 'Minder' – obituary|date=5 June 2018|access-date=5 June 2018|website=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url-access=registration}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope=col| Year
! scope=col| Title
! scope=col| Role
! scope=col| Notes
|-
| 1957
! scope=row| ''[[The Heart Within]]''
| 1st Constable<ref name="tvgd" />
|
|-
| 1962
! scope=row| ''[[A Prize of Arms]]''
| Boone<ref>{{cite web |title=A Prize of Arms |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b38f405 |publisher=British Film Institute|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Prize of Arms (1962) |url=https://memorabletv.com/guide/screen/11654-a-prize-of-arms |website=Memorable TV |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1963
! scope=row| ''[[Sparrows Can't Sing]]''
| Charlie's friend<ref name="tcm">{{cite web |title=Filmography for Glynn Edwards |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/55971%7c62598/Glynn-Edwards/filmography.html |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
| Uncredited
|-
! scope=row| ''[[The Hi-Jackers]]''
| Bluey<ref name="tvgd" />
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1964
! scope=row| ''[[Zulu (1964 film)|Zulu]]''
| [[William Allen (VC 1879)|Corporal William Allen]]<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Smokescreen (film)|Smokescreen]]''
| Inspector Wright<ref name="tvgd" />
|
|-
| 1965
! scope=row| ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]''
| Police station sergeant<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1967
! scope=row| ''[[Robbery (1967 film)|Robbery]]''
| Squad chief<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1968
! scope=row| ''[[The Blood Beast Terror]]''
| Sgt. Allan<ref name="tvgd" />
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[The Bofors Gun]]''
| Sergeant-Major West<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1970
! scope=row| ''[[Fragment of Fear]]''
| CID Superintendent<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1971
! scope=row| ''[[Get Carter]]''
| Albert Swift<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1972
! scope=row|''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|Under Milk Wood]]''
| Mr Cherry Owen<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
! scope=row| ''[[Burke & Hare (1971 film)|Burke & Hare]]''
| Hare<ref name="tvgd" />
|
|-
! scope=row|''[[All Coppers Are...]]''
| Jock<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c3809a5|title=All Coppers Are (1973)|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>
|
|-
| 1973
! scope=row| ''[[Shaft in Africa]]''
| Vanden<ref name="tvgd" />
|
|-
| 1974
! scope=row| ''[[11 Harrowhouse]]''
| First Guard<ref name="tvgd" />
| Credited as Glyn Edwards
|-
| 1977
! scope=row|''[[The Stick Up]]''
| First Roadblock Policeman<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1978
! scope=row|''[[The Playbirds]]''
| Chief Superintendent Holbourne<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1979
! scope=row|''[[Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair]]''
| Chief Inspector Evans<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1980
! scope=row|''[[Rising Damp (film)|Rising Damp]]''
| Cooper<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1983
! scope=row|''[[Red Monarch]]''
| Vlasek<ref name="tcm" />
| TV movie
|-
| 1987
! scope=row| ''[[Out of Order (1987 film)|Out of Order]]''
| Barman<ref name="tcm" />
|
|-
| 1988
! scope=row|''[[The Seventh Sign]]''
| Newscaster #1<ref name="tvgd">{{cite web |title=Glynn Edwards List of Movies and TV Shows |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/glynn-edwards/credits/152377/ |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
|
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope=col| Year
! scope=col| Title
! scope=col| Role
! scope=col| Notes
|-
| 1963–1976
!scope=row| ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
| Various<ref name="Guardian060618" /><ref name="MemTV">{{cite web |title=Glynn Edwards |url=https://www.memorabletv.com/people/glynn-edwards/ |website=Memorable TV |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
| 10 episodes
|-
| 1963
!scope=row| ''[[The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]''
| Albert Stokes<ref name="bfi.org.uk" />
| Episode: ''The Two Edged Sword''
|-
| 1964
!scope=row| ''[[Z-Cars]]''
| Mr Cooper / Mr Aldiss<ref name="Guardian060618" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1965–1969
!scope=row| ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]''
| George Harbottle<ref name="Scotsman2004"/><ref name="MemTV" />
| many episodes
|-
| 1966
!scope=row| ''[[King of the River#Foreign Invasion|King of the River]]''
| Jack Elliot<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''Foreign Invasion''
|-
| 1967–1968
!scope=row| ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''
| Leander / Igor<ref name="Guardian060618" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1968–1969
!scope=row| ''[[Journey to the Unknown]]''
| Brown<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''Stranger in the Family''
|-
| 1969
!scope=row| ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''
| Blackie<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''The Interrogators''
|-
| 1970
!scope=row| ''[[Steptoe and Son]]''
| George<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode Steptoe and Son – and Son!
|-
| 1971
!scope=row| ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]''
| Alf Bain<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''Who Wants To Be Told Bad News?''
|-
| 1971
!scope=row| ''[[Bless This House (UK TV series)|Bless This House]]''
| Motor-cycle Policeman<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''For Whom the Bells Toll''
|-
| 1971
!scope=row| ''[[Please Sir!]] ''
| Mr Dix<ref name="MemTV" />
| 2 Episodes
|-
| 1972–1978
!scope=row| ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]''
| Various<ref name="MemTV" />
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1975–1976
!scope=row| ''[[Man About The House]]''
| Chrissy's father<ref name="MemTV" />
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977–1978
!scope=row| ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''
| Mr. Pelham<ref name="bfi.org.uk" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1977–1979
!scope=row| ''[[The Paper Lads]]''
| Jack Crawford<ref name="Metro7612606" />
| 14 episodes
|-
| 1977
!scope=row| ''[[Target (British TV series)|Target]]''
| Dyer<ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''Roadrunner''
|-
| 1978
!scope=row| ''[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]''
| Mr Lewis<ref name="Guardian060618" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1979
!scope=row| ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]''
| Alfred Cole<ref name="Guardian060618" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| Episode: ''Servant of Two Masters''
|-
| 1979–1994
!scope=row| ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''
| Dave Harris<ref name="tvgd" /><ref name="MemTV" />
| 95 episodes, (final appearance)
|-
| 1982
!scope=row| ''[[Legacy of Murder]]''
| Henchman<ref name="MemTV" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Emery Presents: Legacy of Murder, Episode 4 – Bang, Bang You're Dead |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/emery_presents/episodes/1/4/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
|
|-
| 1983
!scope=row| ''Jack of Diamonds''
| Reg<ref name="MemTV" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Craig |title=On the Buses: The Complete Story |page=31 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PlO5BAAAQBAJ&dq=jack+of+diamonds+glynn+edwards&pg=RA1-PA31 |access-date=7 June 2018|isbn=9781908382849 |date=2011-06-21 }}</ref>
|(comedy thriller with [[Dick Emery]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.memorabletv.com/uk-tv/jack-of-diamonds-bbc-1-1982-dick-emery/|title=Jack Of Diamonds (BBC-1 1982, Dick Emery, Tony Selby) – Memorable TV|website=memorabletv.com|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.minder.org/interviews/glynnedwards/glynnedwards.htm Interview with Glynn Edwards], minder.org, December 2007.
* {{IMDb name|0250022}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Glynn}}
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[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:People educated at Clayesmore School]]
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