Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Known for
Acting
Born
February 17, 1899
Died
September 6, 1992 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Pembroke, 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

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Filmography

1979
Shoestring poster

Shoestring

TV · as Reverend James Appleby · 1 ep

1976
House of Mortal Sin poster

House of Mortal Sin

Movie · as Father Duggan

1976
The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers

TV · as Elderly Man · 1 ep

1973
The National Health poster

The National Health

Movie · as Rees

1973
A Thinking Man as Hero poster

A Thinking Man as Hero

Movie · as Lord Beale

1972
The Adventurer poster

The Adventurer

TV · as Franz Kolmar · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Arthur Charles Parfitt · 3 eps

1966
Who Killed the Cat? poster

Who Killed the Cat?

Movie · as Henry Fawcett

1965
The Heroes of Telemark poster

The Heroes of Telemark

Movie · as Col. Wilkinson

1965
Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

TV · as Jacob Elijah Burgess, Jeb · 1 ep

1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow poster

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Movie · as Willie Pugh-Smith

1964
Detective poster

Detective

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Old Dark House poster

The Old Dark House

Movie · as Potiphar Femm

1963
80,000 Suspects poster

80,000 Suspects

Movie · as Buckridge

1963
55 Days at Peking poster

55 Days at Peking

Movie · as Clergyman

1963
The Day of the Triffids poster

The Day of the Triffids

Movie · as Mr. Coker

1962
The Saint poster

The Saint

TV · as Dr. Davis · 1 ep

1961
Echo of Barbara poster

Echo of Barbara

Movie · as Sam Roscoe

1961
Francis of Assisi poster

Francis of Assisi

Movie · as Brother Juniper

1961
The Rebel poster

The Rebel

Movie · as Manager of Art Gallery, London

1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

Movie · as Holloway

1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

Movie · as Holloway

1961
No Love for Johnnie poster

No Love for Johnnie

Movie · as Charlie Young

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Brandon Storey · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Charlie Dowsett · 1 ep

1960
Never Let Go poster

Never Let Go

Movie · as Alfie Barnes

1960
Once More, with Feeling! poster

Once More, with Feeling!

Movie · as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

1960
The Sundowners poster

The Sundowners

Movie · as Jack Patchogue

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Holloway · 2 eps

1960
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · as Inspector Fumel · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Armstrong · 1 ep

1959
The Devil's Disciple poster

The Devil's Disciple

Movie · as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Third Man poster

The Third Man

TV · as Geoffrey Ormsby · 1 ep

1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman poster

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

Movie · as Brook

1957
The Counterfeit Plan poster

The Counterfeit Plan

Movie · as Louie Bernard

1957
Danger List poster

Danger List

Movie · as Mr. Ellis

1957
Doctor at Large poster

Doctor at Large

Movie · as Mr. Smith

1957
The Vicious Circle poster

The Vicious Circle

Movie · as Dr. George Kimber

1957
The Surgeon's Knife poster

The Surgeon's Knife

Movie · as Mr. Waring

1956
Moby Dick poster

Moby Dick

Movie · as Peleg

1956
The Intimate Stranger poster

The Intimate Stranger

Movie · as Ernest Chaple

1956
1984 poster

1984

Movie · as Jones

1956
Find the Lady poster

Find the Lady

Movie · as Hurst

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Prison Officer Graves, George Thompson · 1 ep

1955
The Blue Peter poster

The Blue Peter

Movie · as Captain Snow

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as Mr. Farmer · 1 ep

1954
Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

Movie · as Friar Laurence

1953
Valley of Song poster

Valley of Song

Movie · as Griffiths

1953
The Master of Ballantrae poster

The Master of Ballantrae

Movie · as MacKellar

1953
The Oracle poster

The Oracle

Movie · as Tom Mitchum

1952
Tall Headlines poster

Tall Headlines

Movie · as Uncle Ted

1952
The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box

Movie · as Goitz

1951
Scrooge poster

Scrooge

Movie · as Bob Cratchit

1950
Tony Draws a Horse

Tony Draws a Horse

Movie

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Samuel Pepys · 1 ep

1949
Diamond City poster

Diamond City

Movie · as Hart

1949
Edward, My Son poster

Edward, My Son

Movie · as Harry Sempkin

1949
Helter Skelter poster

Helter Skelter

Movie · as Ernest Bennett

1948
Easy Money poster

Easy Money

Movie · as Herbert Atkins

1948
Counterblast poster

Counterblast

Movie · as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

1948
Quartet poster

Quartet

Movie · as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

1947
Captain Boycott poster

Captain Boycott

Movie · as Watty Connell

1946
The Captive Heart poster

The Captive Heart

Movie · as Pte. Evans

1946
They Knew Mr. Knight poster

They Knew Mr. Knight

Movie · as Tom Blake

1945
Dead of Night poster

Dead of Night

Movie · as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

1945
Pink String and Sealing Wax poster

Pink String and Sealing Wax

Movie · as Edward Sutton

1945
Twilight Hour poster

Twilight Hour

Movie · as Major John Roberts

1944
The Halfway House poster

The Halfway House

Movie · as Rhys

1943
San Demetrio London poster

San Demetrio London

Movie · as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

1943
My Learned Friend poster

My Learned Friend

Movie · as Grimshaw

1943
The Bells Go Down poster

The Bells Go Down

Movie · as Sam

1942
Went the Day Well? poster

Went the Day Well?

Movie · as Charlie Sims

1942
The Next of Kin poster

The Next of Kin

Movie · as No 23: Mr Davis

1942
The Foreman Went to France poster

The Foreman Went to France

Movie · as Official, Passport Office

1940
Saloon Bar poster

Saloon Bar

Movie · as Wickers

1940
Girl in the News poster

Girl in the News

Movie · as James Fetherwood

1940
Convoy poster

Convoy

Movie · as His Mate

1939
Jamaica Inn poster

Jamaica Inn

Movie · as Thomas

1938
Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice

Movie · as Sir Willian Lucas

1937
Storm in a Teacup poster

Storm in a Teacup

Movie · as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

1937
Night Ride poster

Night Ride

Movie · as Trapped Miner

1937
The Last Curtain

The Last Curtain

Movie · as Hemp

1936
In the Soup poster

In the Soup

Movie · as Meakin

1936
Dishonour Bright poster

Dishonour Bright

Movie · as French Postcard Seller

1935
Foreign Affaires

Foreign Affaires

Movie · as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)

1935
The Guv'nor poster

The Guv'nor

Movie · as Bank Director

1934
Lady in Danger poster

Lady in Danger

Movie · as Reporter