Person

Mervyn Johns

Acting · 1899–1992 · 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).

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  The Avengers

  Brandon Storey

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  The Saint

  Dr. Davis

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  Crown Court

  Arthur Charles Parfitt

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  Danger Man

  Armstrong

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  No Hiding Place

  1959

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  Maigret

  Inspector Fumel

• Sunday-Night Play

  Holloway

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  Sunday Night Theatre

  Samuel Pepys

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  Dixon of Dock Green

  Mr. Farmer

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  The New Avengers

  Elderly Man

• 1979ShoestringReverend James Appleby
• 1976The New AvengersElderly Man
• 1976House of Mortal SinFather Duggan
• 1973The National HealthRees
• 1973A Thinking Man as HeroLord Beale
• 1972Crown CourtArthur Charles Parfitt
• 1972The AdventurerFranz Kolmar
• 1966Who Killed the Cat?Henry Fawcett
• 1965The Heroes of TelemarkCol. Wilkinson
• 1965Pardon the ExpressionJacob Elijah Burgess
• 1964Detective
• 1964A Jolly Bad FellowWillie Pugh-Smith
• 1963The Old Dark HousePotiphar Femm
• 196380,000 SuspectsBuckridge
• 196355 Days at PekingClergyman
• 1963The Day of the TriffidsMr. Coker
• 1962The SaintDr. Davis
• 1961Francis of AssisiBrother Juniper
• 1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 2Holloway
• 1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 1Holloway
• 1961Echo of BarbaraSam Roscoe
• 1961Drama 61-67Charlie Dowsett
• 1961The RebelManager of Art Gallery, London
• 1961No Love for JohnnieCharlie Young
• 1961The AvengersBrandon Storey
• 1960The SundownersJack Patchogue
• 1960MaigretInspector Fumel
• 1960Sunday-Night PlayHolloway
• 1960Danger ManArmstrong
• 1960Never Let GoAlfie Barnes
• 1960Once More, with Feeling!Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
• 1959The Third ManGeoffrey Ormsby
• 1959No Hiding Place
• 1959The Devil's DiscipleRev. Maindeck Parshotter
• 1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanBrook
• 1957Danger ListMr. Ellis
• 1957The Surgeon's KnifeMr. Waring
• 1957The Vicious CircleDr. George Kimber
• 1957Doctor at LargeMr. Smith
• 1957The Counterfeit PlanLouie Bernard
• 1956Find the LadyHurst
• 1956Armchair TheatrePrison Officer Graves
• 1956Moby DickPeleg
• 1956The Intimate StrangerErnest Chaple
• 19561984Jones
• 1955The Blue PeterCaptain Snow
• 1955Dixon of Dock GreenMr. Farmer
• 1954Romeo and JulietFriar Laurence
• 1953The Master of BallantraeMacKellar
• 1953Valley of SongGriffiths
• 1953The OracleTom Mitchum
• 1952Tall HeadlinesUncle Ted
• 1952The Magic BoxGoitz
• 1951ScroogeBob Cratchit
• 1950Tony Draws a Horse
• 1950Sunday Night TheatreSamuel Pepys
• 1949Diamond CityHart
• 1949Helter SkelterErnest Bennett
• 1949Edward, My SonHarry Sempkin
• 1948QuartetSamuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
• 1948CounterblastDr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
• 1948Easy MoneyHerbert Atkins
• 1947Captain BoycottWatty Connell
• 1946The Captive HeartPte. Evans
• 1946They Knew Mr. KnightTom Blake
• 1945Pink String and Sealing WaxEdward Sutton
• 1945Dead of NightWalter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
• 1945Twilight HourMajor John Roberts
• 1944The Halfway HouseRhys
• 1943San Demetrio LondonGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
• 1943My Learned FriendGrimshaw
• 1943The Bells Go DownSam
• 1942Went the Day Well?Charlie Sims
• 1942The Foreman Went to FranceOfficial, Passport Office
• 1942The Next of KinNo 23: Mr Davis
• 1940Saloon BarWickers
• 1940ConvoyHis Mate
• 1940Girl in the NewsJames Fetherwood
• 1939Jamaica InnThomas
• 1938Pride and PrejudiceSir Willian Lucas
• 1937The Last CurtainHemp
• 1937Night RideTrapped Miner
• 1937Storm in a TeacupCourt Bailiff (uncredited)
• 1936Dishonour BrightFrench Postcard Seller
• 1936In the SoupMeakin
• 1935Foreign AffairesCourtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
• 1935The Guv'norBank Director
• 1934Lady in DangerReporter