Fella Edmonds Explained

Fella Edmonds (born 25 October 1941), also known as Eddie Edmonds, is a British child actor of film and television.

Life

Edmonds was born on 25 October 1941 in Chiswick.^{[1] [2]}

His early promise as Georgie Crain, the principal figure in The Rainbow Jacket, failed to land him any further leading roles other than in a Children's Film Foundation film, The Stolen Airliner, the following year.^{[3] [4]} Although his small size (and confidence) allowed him to play a jockey, he grew up to be 6 feet 1 inch tall.^[5]

He had no film roles as an adult.

Known roles

• To the Rescue (1952, short)
• Paradise Island (1954, TV series), appeared in five out of the six episodes as Don Gurney
• The Rainbow Jacket (1954), as Georgie Crain, the main character^[6]
• Whistle for Silence (1954), as boy
• Hand in Glove (1955, TV movie), as Peter
• The Stolen Airliner (1955), as Fred
• The Right Answers (1955, TV movie), as Christopher Wright
• Supersonic Saucer (1956), as Rodney
• Calling All Boys (1956, TV series), as Bill

Notes and References

1. Web site: BoyActors - Fella Edmonds.
2. Web site: Fella Edmonds : Actor - Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv.
3. Web site: British Horse Racing Movies.
4. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-stolen-airliner-v111748/cast-crew. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
5. Telegraph (newspaper), 19 June 2007
6. Web site: Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes. .