Mervyn Johns
Acting
Born: 1899-02-17 in 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
Moby Dick
Peleg
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Dead of Night
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Jamaica Inn
Thomas
The Day of the Triffids
Mr. Coker
55 Days at Peking
Clergyman
The Heroes of Telemark
Col. Wilkinson
The Avengers
Brandon Storey
1984
Jones
The Saint
Dr. Davis
Went the Day Well?
Charlie Sims
The Old Dark House
Potiphar Femm
The Sundowners
Jack Patchogue
The New Avengers
Elderly Man
House of Mortal Sin
Father Duggan
The Devil's Disciple
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
The Halfway House
Rhys
Never Let Go
Alfie Barnes
Francis of Assisi
Brother Juniper
Storm in a Teacup
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
The Master of Ballantrae
MacKellar
The Rebel
Manager of Art Gallery, London
The Captive Heart
Pte. Evans
Doctor at Large
Mr. Smith
The Magic Box
Goitz
Danger Man
Armstrong
Edward, My Son
Harry Sempkin
The Vicious Circle
Dr. George Kimber
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Edward Sutton
Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence
My Learned Friend
Grimshaw
Quartet
Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
San Demetrio London
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Convoy
His Mate
Maigret
Inspector Fumel
The Intimate Stranger
Ernest Chaple
The Bells Go Down
Sam
The National Health
Rees
The Foreman Went to France
Official, Passport Office
The Third Man
Geoffrey Ormsby