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

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956

as Peleg

1984

1984

1956

as Jones

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 Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

as Col. Wilkinson

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Quartet

Quartet

1948

as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

1959

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

1963

as Mr. Coker

The Sundowners

The Sundowners

1960

as Jack Patchogue

Convoy

Convoy

1940

as His Mate

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

1961

as Charlie Young

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Goitz

Edward, My Son

Edward, My Son

1949

as Harry Sempkin

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1954

as Friar Laurence

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

1963

as Potiphar Femm

The Rebel

The Rebel

1961

as Manager of Art Gallery, London

Who Killed the Cat?

Who Killed the Cat?

1966

as Henry Fawcett

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1949

as Ernest Bennett