Mervyn Johns

Birthday: 1899-02-17
Deathday: 1992-09-06
Birthplace: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year Title Character
1976-02-03 House of Mortal Sin Father Duggan
1973-03-06 The National Health Rees
1973-03-06 The National Health
1966-10-07 Who Killed the Cat? Henry Fawcett
1965-11-12 The Heroes of Telemark Col. Wilkinson
1964-03-15 A Jolly Bad Fellow Willie Pugh-Smith
1963-10-30 The Old Dark House Petiphar Femm
1963-08-15 80,000 Suspects Buckridge
1963-05-06 55 Days at Peking Clergyman
1963-04-24 The Day of the Triffids Mr. Coker
1961-07-12 Francis of Assisi Brother Juniper
1961-04-29 Echo of Barbara Sam Roscoe
1961-03-07 The Rebel Manager of Art Gallery, London
1961-02-14 No Love for Johnnie Charlie Young
1960-12-08 The Sundowners Jack Patchogue
1960-06-02 Never Let Go Alfie Barnes
1960-02-11 Once More, with Feeling! Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
1959-08-20 The Devil's Disciple Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
1958-01-15 The Gypsy and the Gentleman Brook
1957-12-26 Danger List Mr. Ellis
1957-10-01 The Surgeon's Knife Mr. Waring
1957-09-01 The Vicious Circle Dr. George Kimber
1957-03-26 Doctor at Large Smith
1957-01-01 The Counterfeit Plan Louie Bernard
1956-10-01 Find the Lady Hurst
1956-06-27 Moby Dick Peleg
1956-06-01 Finger of Guilt Ernest Chaple
1956-03-06 1984 Jones
1955-11-01 The Blue Peter Captain Snow
1954-09-01 Romeo and Juliet Friar Laurence
1953-08-05 The Master of Ballantrae MacKellar
1953-06-08 Valley of Song Griffiths
1953-06-01 The Oracle Tom Mitchum
1952-04-15 Tall Headlines Uncle Ted
1952-01-01 The Magic Box Goitz
1951-11-28 Scrooge Bob Cratchit
1950-06-01 Tony Draws a Horse
1949-09-20 Diamond City Hart
1949-03-01 Edward, My Son Harry Sempkin
1949-01-07 Helter Skelter Ernest Bennett
1948-10-26 Quartet Samuel Sunbury
1948-05-18 Counterblast Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
1948-01-20 Easy Money Herbert Atkins
1947-08-26 Captain Boycott Watty Connell
1946-04-29 The Captive Heart Pte. Evans
1946-03-05 They Knew Mr. Knight Tom Blake
1945-11-22 Pink String and Sealing Wax Edward Sutton
1945-09-09 Dead of Night Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
1944-02-01 The Halfway House Rhys
1943-12-07 San Demetrio London Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
1943-10-25 My Learned Friend Grimshaw
1943-05-16 The Bells Go Down Sam
1942-12-07 Went the Day Well? Charlie Sims
1942-06-22 The Foreman Went to France Official, Passport Office
1942-06-15 The Next of Kin No 23: Mr Davis
1940-11-02 Saloon Bar Wickers
1940-09-28 Convoy His Mate
1940-08-28 Girl in the News James Fetherwood
1939-05-11 Jamaica Inn Thomas
1938-01-01 Pride and Prejudice Sir Willian Lucas
1937-06-28 Night Ride Trapped Miner
1937-02-25 Storm in a Teacup Court Bailiff (uncredited)
1936-09-21 Dishonour Bright French Postcard Seller
1936-04-01 In the Soup Meakin
1935-11-21 Foreign Affaires Courtroom Interpreter
1935-10-01 The Guv'nor Bank Director
1934-11-27 Lady in Danger Reporter