Mervyn Johns
ActingAlso Known As
David 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).
Movies
(70 total)
Moby Dick
as Peleg
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas
The Day of the Triffids
as Mr. Coker
55 Days at Peking
as Clergyman
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson
1984
as Jones
Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar Femm
The Sundowners
as Jack Patchogue
House of Mortal Sin
as Father Duggan
The Devil's Disciple
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Never Let Go
as Alfie Barnes
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper
The Halfway House
as Rhys
Storm in a Teacup
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
The Rebel
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
The Captive Heart
as Pte. Evans
The Master of Ballantrae
as MacKellar
TV Shows
(19 total)
The Avengers
as Brandon Storey
The Saint
as Dr. Davis
The New Avengers
as Elderly Man
Danger Man
as Armstrong
Maigret
as Inspector Fumel
The Third Man
as Geoffrey Ormsby
Crown Court
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
Armchair Theatre
as Prison Officer Graves
Armchair Theatre
as George Thompson
The Adventurer
as Franz Kolmar
Shoestring
as Reverend James Appleby
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mr. Farmer
Sunday Night Theatre
as Samuel Pepys
