Mervyn Johns

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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Known For

Moby Dick
Moby Dick

1956

as Peleg

The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark

1965

as Col. Wilkinson

Scrooge
Scrooge

1951

as Bob Cratchit

55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking

1963

as Clergyman

1984
1984

1956

as Jones

Dead of Night
Dead of Night

1945

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn

1939

as Thomas

The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids

1963

as Mr. Coker

The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple

1959

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

Convoy
Convoy

1940

as His Mate

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

1954

as Friar Laurence

The Sundowners
The Sundowners

1960

as Jack Patchogue

House of Mortal Sin
House of Mortal Sin

1976

as Father Duggan

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House

1963

as Potiphar Femm

Girl in the News
Girl in the News

1940

as James Fetherwood

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Goitz

The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae

1953

as MacKellar

Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter

1949

as Ernest Bennett

Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son

1949

as Harry Sempkin

The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor

1935

as Bank Director