Mervyn Johns

Known for: Acting

Born: 1899-02-17 – 1992-09-06 (aged 93)

From: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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).

Filmography (88)

TV★ 7.7
Shoestring
1979
as Reverend James Appleby
TV★ 7.1
The New Avengers
1976
as Elderly Man
MOVIE★ 6.5
House of Mortal Sin
1976
as Father Duggan
MOVIE★ 7.0
The National Health
1973
as Rees
MOVIE
A Thinking Man as Hero
1973
as Lord Beale
TV★ 5.7
Crown Court
1972
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
TV★ 6.3
The Adventurer
1972
as Franz Kolmar
MOVIE★ 8.0
Who Killed the Cat?
1966
as Henry Fawcett
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Heroes of Telemark
1965
as Col. Wilkinson
TV★ 7.0
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Jacob Elijah Burgess
TV★ 9.0
Detective
1964
MOVIE★ 5.0
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Willie Pugh-Smith
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Old Dark House
1963
as Potiphar Femm
MOVIE★ 7.2
80,000 Suspects
1963
as Buckridge
MOVIE★ 6.9
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Clergyman
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Mr. Coker
TV★ 7.4
The Saint
1962
as Dr. Davis
MOVIE★ 7.7
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Juniper
MOVIE
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Holloway
MOVIE
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
as Holloway
MOVIE★ 9.0
Echo of Barbara
1961
as Sam Roscoe
TV
Drama 61-67
1961
as Charlie Dowsett
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Rebel
1961
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
MOVIE★ 6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Charlie Young
TV★ 7.8
The Avengers
1961
as Brandon Storey
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Sundowners
1960
as Jack Patchogue
TV★ 7.1
Maigret
1960
as Inspector Fumel
TV
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Holloway
TV★ 7.4
Danger Man
1960
as Armstrong
MOVIE★ 6.5
Never Let Go
1960
as Alfie Barnes
MOVIE★ 6.4
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
TV★ 7.2
The Third Man
1959
as Geoffrey Ormsby
TV★ 4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Brook
MOVIE★ 7.0
Danger List
1957
as Mr. Ellis
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Surgeon's Knife
1957
as Mr. Waring
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Vicious Circle
1957
as Dr. George Kimber
MOVIE★ 5.7
Doctor at Large
1957
as Mr. Smith
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Counterfeit Plan
1957
as Louie Bernard
MOVIE★ 5.0
Find the Lady
1956
as Hurst
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Prison Officer Graves
MOVIE★ 7.1
Moby Dick
1956
as Peleg
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Intimate Stranger
1956
as Ernest Chaple
MOVIE★ 6.5
1984
1956
as Jones
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Blue Peter
1955
as Captain Snow
TV★ 6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mr. Farmer
MOVIE★ 5.4
Romeo and Juliet
1954
as Friar Laurence
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Master of Ballantrae
1953
as MacKellar
MOVIE★ 8.0
Valley of Song
1953
as Griffiths
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Oracle
1953
as Tom Mitchum
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tall Headlines
1952
as Uncle Ted
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Magic Box
1952
as Goitz
MOVIE★ 7.4
Scrooge
1951
as Bob Cratchit
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
TV★ 3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Samuel Pepys
MOVIE★ 6.0
Diamond City
1949
as Hart
MOVIE★ 6.4
Helter Skelter
1949
as Ernest Bennett
MOVIE★ 6.4
Edward, My Son
1949
as Harry Sempkin
MOVIE★ 6.3
Quartet
1948
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
MOVIE★ 6.3
Counterblast
1948
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
MOVIE★ 6.1
Easy Money
1948
as Herbert Atkins
MOVIE★ 7.2
Captain Boycott
1947
as Watty Connell
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Captive Heart
1946
as Pte. Evans
MOVIE★ 6.3
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946
as Tom Blake
MOVIE★ 6.2
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945
as Edward Sutton
MOVIE★ 7.2
Dead of Night
1945
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
MOVIE★ 7.0
Twilight Hour
1945
as Major John Roberts
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Halfway House
1944
as Rhys
MOVIE★ 7.2
San Demetrio London
1943
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
MOVIE★ 6.2
My Learned Friend
1943
as Grimshaw
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Bells Go Down
1943
as Sam
MOVIE★ 7.2
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Charlie Sims
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Foreman Went to France
1942
as Official, Passport Office
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Next of Kin
1942
as No 23: Mr Davis
MOVIE★ 7.0
Saloon Bar
1940
as Wickers
MOVIE★ 5.6
Convoy
1940
as His Mate
MOVIE★ 6.5
Girl in the News
1940
as James Fetherwood
MOVIE★ 6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939
as Thomas
MOVIE★ 9.0
Pride and Prejudice
1938
as Sir Willian Lucas
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Last Curtain
1937
as Hemp
MOVIE★ 6.5
Night Ride
1937
as Trapped Miner
MOVIE★ 7.4
Storm in a Teacup
1937
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dishonour Bright
1936
as French Postcard Seller
MOVIE★ 5.7
In the Soup
1936
as Meakin
MOVIE★ 9.0
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lady in Danger
1934
as Reporter