In 1985, by which time he was a familiar face to television viewers in the UK for his role as barman Dave in Minder (1979), he seemingly played the same part in the music video for "Heart of Lothian", a UK Top 40 single by rock band Marillion.
Played Monty in the 1984 film Champions but his part was cut.
Glyn Edwards played a criminal in a UK TV advert for Rich Tea biscuits, in which, when asked by police to give a statement, replied with the catchy line "A drink's too wet without one".
