Acting
Mervyn Johns
EN cinema · 71 credits
Born
17 February 1899
Died
6 September 1992 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Also known as David 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).
Known for
Filmography
House of Mortal Sin
as Father Duggan
A Thinking Man as Hero
as Lord Beale
Who Killed the Cat?
as Henry Fawcett
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson
A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Willie Pugh-Smith
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar Femm
80,000 Suspects
as Buckridge
55 Days at Peking
as Clergyman
The Day of the Triffids
as Mr. Coker
Echo of Barbara
as Sam Roscoe
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper
The Rebel
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
No Love for Johnnie
as Charlie Young
Never Let Go
as Alfie Barnes
Once More, with Feeling!
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
The Sundowners
as Jack Patchogue
The Devil's Disciple
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
The Counterfeit Plan
as Louie Bernard
Danger List
1957
Danger List
as Mr. Ellis
Doctor at Large
as Mr. Smith
The Vicious Circle
as Dr. George Kimber
The Surgeon's Knife
as Mr. Waring
Moby Dick
as Peleg
The Intimate Stranger
as Ernest Chaple
1984
as Jones
Find the Lady
as Hurst
The Blue Peter
as Captain Snow
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
Valley of Song
as Griffiths
The Master of Ballantrae
as MacKellar
The Oracle
as Tom Mitchum
Tall Headlines
as Uncle Ted
The Magic Box
as Goitz
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
Diamond City
as Hart
Edward, My Son
as Harry Sempkin
Helter Skelter
as Ernest Bennett
Easy Money
as Herbert Atkins
Counterblast
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Quartet
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Captain Boycott
as Watty Connell
The Captive Heart
as Pte. Evans
They Knew Mr. Knight
as Tom Blake
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Edward Sutton
Twilight Hour
as Major John Roberts
San Demetrio London
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
My Learned Friend
as Grimshaw
Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims
The Next of Kin
as No 23: Mr Davis
The Foreman Went to France
as Official, Passport Office
Saloon Bar
as Wickers
Girl in the News
as James Fetherwood
Convoy
as His Mate
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas
Pride and Prejudice
as Sir Willian Lucas
Storm in a Teacup
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Night Ride
as Trapped Miner
In the Soup
as Meakin
Dishonour Bright
as French Postcard Seller
Foreign Affaires
1935
Foreign Affaires
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
The Guv'nor
as Bank Director
Lady in Danger
as Reporter