Mervyn Johns

Known for

Acting

Born

February 17, 1899

Birthplace

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Died

September 6, 1992 (aged 93)

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).

Best known work

Moby Dick

1956

Scrooge

1951

Dead of Night

1945

Jamaica Inn

1939

The Day of the Triffids

1963

55 Days at Peking

1963

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

The Avengers

1961

1984

1956

The Saint

1962

Filmography

1979
ShoestringTV
as Reverend James Appleby (1 episode)
1976
The New AvengersTV
as Elderly Man (1 episode)
1976
House of Mortal Sin
as Father Duggan
1973
The National Health
as Rees
1973
A Thinking Man as Hero
as Lord Beale
1972
Crown CourtTV
as Arthur Charles Parfitt (3 episodes)
1972
The AdventurerTV
as Franz Kolmar (1 episode)
1966
Who Killed the Cat?
as Henry Fawcett
1965
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson
1965
Pardon the ExpressionTV
as Jacob Elijah Burgess (1 episode), as Jeb (1 episode)
1964
DetectiveTV
1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Willie Pugh-Smith
1963
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar 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 SaintTV
as Dr. Davis (1 episode)
1961
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper
1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Holloway
1961
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Holloway
1961
Echo of Barbara
as Sam Roscoe
1961
Drama 61-67TV
as Charlie Dowsett (1 episode)
1961
The Rebel
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
1961
No Love for Johnnie
as Charlie Young
1961
The AvengersTV
as Brandon Storey (1 episode)