Mervyn Johns
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1899-02-17
- Died
- 1992-09-06
- Place of birth
- Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Also 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).
Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Avengers
1961
as Brandon Storey
Crown Court
1972
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
The Saint
1962
as Dr. Davis
No Hiding Place
1959
Danger Man
1960
as Armstrong
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Samuel Pepys
Maigret
1960
as Inspector Fumel
The New Avengers
1976
as Elderly Man
The Third Man
1959
as Geoffrey Ormsby
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mr. Farmer
Drama 61-67
1961
as Charlie Dowsett
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Holloway
The Adventurer
1972
as Franz Kolmar
Shoestring
1979
as Reverend James Appleby
Detective
1964
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Prison Officer Graves / George Thompson
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Jacob Elijah Burgess / Jeb
Movies (70)
Moby Dick
1956
as Peleg
Jamaica Inn
1939
as Thomas
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Clergyman
Scrooge
1951
as Bob Cratchit
1984
1956
as Jones
The Heroes of Telemark
1965
as Col. Wilkinson
Quartet
1948
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Mr. Coker
The Old Dark House
1963
as Potiphar Femm
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
The Sundowners
1960
as Jack Patchogue
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Charlie Young
Helter Skelter
1949
as Ernest Bennett
80,000 Suspects
1963
as Buckridge
The Magic Box
1952
as Goitz
Edward, My Son
1949
as Harry Sempkin
The Rebel
1961
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
Dead of Night
1945
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Tall Headlines
1952
as Uncle Ted
Romeo and Juliet
1954
as Friar Laurence
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
Doctor at Large
1957
as Mr. Smith
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Juniper
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Charlie Sims
The Master of Ballantrae
1953
as MacKellar
Convoy
1940
as His Mate
Girl in the News
1940
as James Fetherwood
The Counterfeit Plan
1957
as Louie Bernard
The National Health
1973
as Rees
The Captive Heart
1946
as Pte. Evans
The Foreman Went to France
1942
as Official, Passport Office
The Halfway House
1944
as Rhys
Captain Boycott
1947
as Watty Connell
The Next of Kin
1942
as No 23: Mr Davis
Easy Money
1948
as Herbert Atkins
Diamond City
1949
as Hart
The Vicious Circle
1957
as Dr. George Kimber
Pride and Prejudice
1938
as Sir Willian Lucas
Who Killed the Cat?
1966
as Henry Fawcett
Echo of Barbara
1961
as Sam Roscoe
San Demetrio London
1943
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Never Let Go
1960
as Alfie Barnes
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
The Intimate Stranger
1956
as Ernest Chaple
The Oracle
1953
as Tom Mitchum
Dishonour Bright
1936
as French Postcard Seller
House of Mortal Sin
1976
as Father Duggan
Storm in a Teacup
1937
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
My Learned Friend
1943
as Grimshaw
Counterblast
1948
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945
as Edward Sutton
The Blue Peter
1955
as Captain Snow
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Brook
In the Soup
1936
as Meakin
Saloon Bar
1940
as Wickers
The Surgeon's Knife
1957
as Mr. Waring
The Bells Go Down
1943
as Sam
Find the Lady
1956
as Hurst
Valley of Song
1953
as Griffiths
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Willie Pugh-Smith
The Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946
as Tom Blake
The Last Curtain
1937
as Hemp
Night Ride
1937
as Trapped Miner
Twilight Hour
1945
as Major John Roberts
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Holloway
Danger List
1957
as Mr. Ellis
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
as Holloway
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
Lady in Danger
1934
as Reporter
About Mervyn Johns
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). With 87 credits spanning from 1934 to 1979, Mervyn Johns has appeared in 70 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mervyn Johns Movies
- Moby Dick (1956) — as Peleg
- Jamaica Inn (1939) — as Thomas
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) — as Clergyman
- Scrooge (1951) — as Bob Cratchit
- 1984 (1956) — as Jones
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