Mervyn Johns

1899-02-17 – 1992-09-06 (age 93) Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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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).

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Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Known For

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

as Col. Wilkinson

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956

as Peleg

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

as Clergyman

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

as Thomas

Scrooge

Scrooge

1951

as Bob Cratchit

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

1963

as Mr. Coker

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

1953

as MacKellar

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

1959

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

1984

1984

1956

as Jones

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Charlie Sims

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963

as Potiphar Femm

House of Mortal Sin

House of Mortal Sin

1976

as Father Duggan

Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup

1937

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

The National Health

The National Health

1973

as Rees

Never Let Go

Never Let Go

1960

as Alfie Barnes

Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

1949

as Harry Sempkin

Pink String and Sealing Wax

Pink String and Sealing Wax

1945

as Edward Sutton

Convoy

Convoy

1940

as His Mate

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1954

as Friar Laurence