Mervyn Johns
Acting
90
Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Shoestring
1979
as Reverend James Appleby
House of Mortal Sin
1976
as Father Duggan
The New Avengers
1976
as Elderly Man
The National Health
1973
as Rees
A Thinking Man as Hero
1973
as Lord Beale
The Adventurer
1972
as Franz Kolmar
Crown Court
1972
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
Who Killed the Cat?
1966
as Henry Fawcett
The Heroes of Telemark
1965
as Col. Wilkinson
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Jacob Elijah Burgess
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Jeb
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Willie Pugh-Smith
Detective
1964
The Old Dark House
1963
as Potiphar Femm
80,000 Suspects
1963
as Buckridge
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Clergyman
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Mr. Coker
The Saint
1962
as Dr. Davis
Echo of Barbara
1961
as Sam Roscoe
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Juniper
The Rebel
1961
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
as Holloway
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Holloway
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Charlie Young
The Avengers
1961
as Brandon Storey
Drama 61-67
1961
as Charlie Dowsett
Never Let Go
1960
as Alfie Barnes
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
The Sundowners
1960
as Jack Patchogue
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Holloway
Maigret
1960
as Inspector Fumel
Danger Man
1960
as Armstrong
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
No Hiding Place
1959
The Third Man
1959
as Geoffrey Ormsby
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Brook
The Counterfeit Plan
1957
as Louie Bernard
Danger List
1957
as Mr. Ellis
Doctor at Large
1957
as Mr. Smith
The Vicious Circle
1957
as Dr. George Kimber
The Surgeon's Knife
1957
as Mr. Waring
Moby Dick
1956
as Peleg
The Intimate Stranger
1956
as Ernest Chaple
1984
1956
as Jones
Find the Lady
1956
as Hurst
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Prison Officer Graves
Armchair Theatre
1956
as George Thompson
The Blue Peter
1955
as Captain Snow
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mr. Farmer
Romeo and Juliet
1954
as Friar Laurence
Valley of Song
1953
as Griffiths
The Master of Ballantrae
1953
as MacKellar
The Oracle
1953
as Tom Mitchum
Tall Headlines
1952
as Uncle Ted
The Magic Box
1952
as Goitz
Scrooge
1951
as Bob Cratchit
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Samuel Pepys
Diamond City
1949
as Hart
Edward, My Son
1949
as Harry Sempkin
Helter Skelter
1949
as Ernest Bennett
Easy Money
1948
as Herbert Atkins
Counterblast
1948
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Quartet
1948
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Captain Boycott
1947
as Watty Connell
The Captive Heart
1946
as Pte. Evans
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946
as Tom Blake
Dead of Night
1945
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945
as Edward Sutton
Twilight Hour
1945
as Major John Roberts
The Halfway House
1944
as Rhys
San Demetrio London
1943
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
My Learned Friend
1943
as Grimshaw
The Bells Go Down
1943
as Sam
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Charlie Sims
The Next of Kin
1942
as No 23: Mr Davis
The Foreman Went to France
1942
as Official, Passport Office
Saloon Bar
1940
as Wickers
Convoy
1940
as His Mate
Girl in the News
1940
as James Fetherwood
Jamaica Inn
1939
as Thomas
Pride and Prejudice
1938
as Sir Willian Lucas
Storm in a Teacup
1937
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Night Ride
1937
as Trapped Miner
The Last Curtain
1937
as Hemp
In the Soup
1936
as Meakin
Dishonour Bright
1936
as French Postcard Seller
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
The Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
Lady in Danger
1934
as Reporter