Mervyn Johns
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-02-17
Day of Death
1992-09-06 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Mervyn Johns
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
(1976)
House of Mortal Sin
as Father Duggan
(1973)
The National Health
as Rees
(1966)
Who Killed the Cat?
as Henry Fawcett
(1965)
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson
(1964)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Willie Pugh-Smith
(1963)
55 Days at Peking
as Clergyman
(1963)
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar Femm
(1963)
The Day of the Triffids
as Mr. Coker
(1963)
80,000 Suspects
as Buckridge
(1961)
Echo of Barbara
as Sam Roscoe
(1961)
No Love for Johnnie
as Charlie Young
(1961)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Holloway
(1961)
The Rebel
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
(1961)
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper
(1961)
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
as Holloway
(1960)
Never Let Go
as Alfie Barnes
(1960)
Once More, with Feeling!
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
(1960)
The Sundowners
as Jack Patchogue
(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
(1957)
The Vicious Circle
as Dr. George Kimber
(1957)
Doctor at Large
as Smith
(1957)
The Counterfeit Plan
as Louie Bernard
(1957)
Danger List
as Mr. Ellis
(1956)
1984
as Jones
(1956)
Moby Dick
as Peleg
(1956)
The Intimate Stranger
as Ernest Chaple
(1956)
Find the Lady
as Hurst
(1955)
The Blue Peter
as Captain Snow
(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)
The Magic Box
as Goitz
(1952)
Tall Headlines
as Uncle Ted
(1951)
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
(1950)
(1949)
Diamond City
as Hart
(1949)
Edward, My Son
as Harry Sempkin
(1949)
Helter Skelter
as Ernest Bennett
(1948)
Quartet
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
(1948)
Easy Money
as Herbert Atkins
(1948)
Counterblast
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
(1947)
Captain Boycott
as Watty Connell
(1946)
They Knew Mr. Knight
as Tom Blake
(1946)
The Captive Heart
as Pte. Evans
(1945)
Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Edward Sutton
(1945)
Twilight Hour
as Major John Roberts
(1945)
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
(1944)
The Halfway House
as Rhys
(1943)
My Learned Friend
as Grimshaw
(1943)
San Demetrio London
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
(1943)
The Bells Go Down
as Sam
(1942)
The Next of Kin
as No 23: Mr Davis
(1942)
Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims
(1942)
The Foreman Went to France
as Official, Passport Office
(1940)
Convoy
as His Mate
(1940)
Saloon Bar
as Wickers
(1940)
Girl in the News
as James Fetherwood
(1939)
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas
(1938)
Pride and Prejudice
as Sir Willian Lucas
(1937)
Storm in a Teacup
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
(1937)
Night Ride
as Trapped Miner
(1936)
Dishonour Bright
as French Postcard Seller
(1936)
In the Soup
as Meakin
(1935)
Foreign Affaires
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
(1935)
The Guv'nor
as Bank Director
(1934)
Lady in Danger
as Reporter