Mervyn Johns
February 17, 1899 (125 years old) in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
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
Credits
- 1979 · Shoestring as
- 1976 · The New Avengers as
- 1976 · The Confessional as Father Duggan
- 1973 · The National Health as Rees
- 1973 · The National Health as
- 1972 · Crown Court as Arthur Charles Parfitt
- 1972 · The Adventurer as Franz Kolmar
- 1972 · The Adventures of Black Beauty as
- 1966 · Who Killed the Cat? as Henry Fawcett
- 1965 · The Heroes of Telemark as Col. Wilkinson
- 1965 · Pardon the Expression as Jacob Elijah Burgess
- 1965 · Pardon the Expression as Jeb
- 1964 · Detective as
- 1964 · A Jolly Bad Fellow as Willie Pugh-Smith
- 1963 · The Old Dark House as Petiphar Femm
- 1963 · 80,000 Suspects as Buckridge
- 1963 · 55 Days at Peking as Clergyman
- 1963 · The Day of the Triffids as Mr. Coker
- 1962 · The Saint as Dr. Davis
- 1961 · Francis of Assisi as Brother Juniper
- 1961 · Echo of Barbara as Sam Roscoe
- 1961 · The Rebel as Manager of Art Gallery, London
- 1961 · No Love for Johnnie as Charlie Young
- 1961 · The Avengers as Brandon Storey
- 1960 · The Sundowners as Jack Patchogue
- 1960 · Maigret as Inspector Fumel
- 1960 · Sunday-Night Play as Holloway
- 1960 · Danger Man as Armstrong
- 1960 · Never Let Go as Alfie Barnes
- 1960 · Once More, with Feeling! as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
- 1959 · The Third Man as Geoffrey Ormsby
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
- 1958 · The Gypsy and the Gentleman as Brook
- 1957 · Danger List as Mr. Ellis
- 1957 · The Surgeon's Knife as Mr. Waring
- 1957 · The Vicious Circle as Dr. George Kimber
- 1957 · Doctor at Large as Smith
- 1957 · The Counterfeit Plan as Louie Bernard
- 1956 · Find the Lady as Hurst
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Prison Officer Graves
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as George Thompson
- 1956 · Moby Dick as Peleg
- 1956 · Finger of Guilt as Ernest Chaple
- 1956 · 1984 as Jones
- 1955 · The Blue Peter as Captain Snow
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Mr. Farmer
- 1954 · Romeo and Juliet as Friar Laurence
- 1953 · The Master of Ballantrae as MacKellar
- 1953 · Valley of Song as Griffiths
- 1953 · The Oracle as Tom Mitchum
- 1952 · Tall Headlines as Uncle Ted
- 1952 · The Magic Box as Goitz
- 1951 · Scrooge as Bob Cratchit
- 1950 · Tony Draws a Horse as
- 1949 · Diamond City as Hart
- 1949 · Edward, My Son as Harry Sempkin
- 1949 · Helter Skelter as Ernest Bennett
- 1948 · Quartet as Samuel Sunbury
- 1948 · Counterblast as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
- 1948 · Easy Money as Herbert Atkins
- 1947 · Captain Boycott as Watty Connell
- 1946 · The Captive Heart as Pte. Evans
- 1946 · They Knew Mr. Knight as Tom Blake
- 1945 · Pink String and Sealing Wax as Edward Sutton
- 1945 · Dead of Night as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
- 1944 · The Halfway House as Rhys
- 1943 · San Demetrio London as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
- 1943 · My Learned Friend as Grimshaw
- 1943 · The Bells Go Down as Sam
- 1942 · Went the Day Well? as Charlie Sims
- 1942 · The Foreman Went to France as Official, Passport Office
- 1942 · The Next of Kin as No 23: Mr Davis
- 1940 · Saloon Bar as Wickers
- 1940 · Convoy as His Mate
- 1940 · Girl in the News as James Fetherwood
- 1939 · Jamaica Inn as Thomas
- 1938 · Pride and Prejudice as Sir Willian Lucas
- 1937 · Night Ride as Trapped Miner
- 1937 · Storm in a Teacup as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
- 1936 · Dishonour Bright as French Postcard Seller
- 1936 · In the Soup as Meakin
- 1935 · Foreign Affaires as Courtroom Interpreter
- 1935 · The Guv'nor as Bank Director
- 1934 · Lady in Danger as Reporter