Mervyn Johns
Known For
Acting
Born
1899-02-17 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Died
1992-09-06
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).
Most Known For
The Avengers
as Brandon Storey
The Saint
as Dr. Davis
Crown Court
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
No Hiding Place
Danger Man
as Armstrong
The New Avengers
as Elderly Man
Sunday Night Theatre
as Samuel Pepys
The Third Man
as Geoffrey Ormsby
Shoestring
as Reverend James Appleby
Maigret
as Inspector Fumel
Convoy
as His Mate
Sunday-Night Play
as Holloway
Moby Dick
as Peleg
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mr. Farmer
The Adventurer
as Franz Kolmar
Detective
Counterblast
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Pardon the Expression
as Jacob Elijah Burgess
Pardon the Expression
as Jeb
Drama 61-67
as Charlie Dowsett