Mervyn Johns
Acting1899Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Biography
Father of actress Glynis Johns, who appeared with him in The Halfway House (1944) and The Sundowners (1960). Stocky, benevolent-looking Welsh character who became an unexpected star of British movies during WWII, then moved quickly into post-war supports, with one of his fondly-remembered parts being that of the cowering "Bob Cratchit" to Alastair Sim's cold-hearted "Ebenezer Scrooge" in the definitive film version of A Christmas Carol (1951).
Known For
Acting History
1979
Shoestring
TVas Reverend James Appleby• 1 eps
1977
The New Avengers
TVas Elderly Man• 1 eps
1976
House of Mortal Sin
as Father Duggan
1973
The National Health
as Rees
Crown Court
TVas Arthur Charles Parfitt• 3 eps
1972
The Adventurer
TVas Franz Kolmar• 1 eps
1968
The Saint
TVas Dr. Davis• 1 eps
1966
Who Killed the Cat?
as Henry Fawcett
1965
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson
Pardon the Expression
TVas Jacob Elijah Burgess / Jeb
The Avengers
TVas Brandon Storey• 1 eps
1964
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Clergyman
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar Femm
The Day of the Triffids
as Mr. Coker
80,000 Suspects
as Buckridge
The Third Man
TVas Geoffrey Ormsby• 1 eps
1962
Maigret
TVas Inspector Fumel• 1 eps
1961
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper
Echo of Barbara
as Sam Roscoe
No Love for Johnnie
as Charlie Young
The Rebel
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Holloway
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Holloway
Sunday-Night Play
TVas Holloway• 2 eps
Drama 61-67
TVas Charlie Dowsett
1960
Once More, with Feeling!
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
The Sundowners
as Jack Patchogue
Never Let Go
as Alfie Barnes
1959
The Devil's Disciple
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Brook
1957
The Surgeon's Knife
as Mr. Waring
Doctor at Large
as Mr. Smith
The Counterfeit Plan
as Louie Bernard
The Vicious Circle
as Dr. George Kimber
Danger List
as Mr. Ellis
1956
The Intimate Stranger
as Ernest Chaple
Moby Dick
as Peleg
1984
as Jones
Find the Lady
as Hurst
Armchair Theatre
TVas Prison Officer Graves / George Thompson
1955
The Blue Peter
as Captain Snow
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Mr. Farmer
1954
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Samuel Pepys• 1 eps
1953
1952
The Magic Box
as Goitz
Tall Headlines
as Uncle Ted
1951
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
1949
1948
Quartet
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Easy Money
as Herbert Atkins
Counterblast
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
1947
Captain Boycott
as Watty Connell
1946
They Knew Mr. Knight
as Tom Blake
The Captive Heart
as Pte. Evans
1945
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Edward Sutton
Twilight Hour
as Major John Roberts
1944
The Halfway House
as Rhys
1943
San Demetrio London
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
My Learned Friend
as Grimshaw
The Bells Go Down
as Sam
1942
The Next of Kin
as No 23: Mr Davis
Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims
The Foreman Went to France
as Official, Passport Office
1940
1939
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas
1938
Pride and Prejudice
as Sir Willian Lucas
1937
1936
Dishonour Bright
as French Postcard Seller
In the Soup
as Meakin
1935
The Guv'nor
as Bank Director
Foreign Affaires
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
1934
Lady in Danger
as Reporter