Mervyn Johns

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).

Known For

The Avengers

The Saint

Crown Court

No Hiding Place

Danger Man

Maigret

Sunday Night Theatre

Dixon of Dock Green

All Movies (71)

• House of Mortal Sin1976 · as Father Duggan
• The National Health1973 · as Rees
• A Thinking Man as Hero1973 · as Lord Beale
• Who Killed the Cat?1966 · as Henry Fawcett
• The Heroes of Telemark1965 · as Col. Wilkinson
• A Jolly Bad Fellow1964 · as Willie Pugh-Smith
• The Old Dark House1963 · as Potiphar Femm
• 80,000 Suspects1963 · as Buckridge
• 55 Days at Peking1963 · as Clergyman
• The Day of the Triffids1963 · as Mr. Coker
• Francis of Assisi1961 · as Brother Juniper
• A Call on Kuprin: Part 21961 · as Holloway
• A Call on Kuprin: Part 11961 · as Holloway
• Echo of Barbara1961 · as Sam Roscoe
• The Rebel1961 · as Manager of Art Gallery, London
• No Love for Johnnie1961 · as Charlie Young
• The Sundowners1960 · as Jack Patchogue
• Never Let Go1960 · as Alfie Barnes
• Once More, with Feeling!1960 · as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
• The Devil's Disciple1959 · as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
• The Gypsy and the Gentleman1958 · as Brook
• Danger List1957 · as Mr. Ellis
• The Surgeon's Knife1957 · as Mr. Waring
• The Vicious Circle1957 · as Dr. George Kimber
• Doctor at Large1957 · as Mr. Smith
• The Counterfeit Plan1957 · as Louie Bernard
• Find the Lady1956 · as Hurst
• Moby Dick1956 · as Peleg
• The Intimate Stranger1956 · as Ernest Chaple
• 19841956 · as Jones
• The Blue Peter1955 · as Captain Snow
• Romeo and Juliet1954 · as Friar Laurence
• The Master of Ballantrae1953 · as MacKellar
• Valley of Song1953 · as Griffiths
• The Oracle1953 · as Tom Mitchum
• Tall Headlines1952 · as Uncle Ted
• The Magic Box1952 · as Goitz
• Scrooge1951 · as Bob Cratchit
• Tony Draws a Horse1950
• Diamond City1949 · as Hart
• Helter Skelter1949 · as Ernest Bennett
• Edward, My Son1949 · as Harry Sempkin
• Quartet1948 · as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
• Counterblast1948 · as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
• Easy Money1948 · as Herbert Atkins
• Captain Boycott1947 · as Watty Connell
• The Captive Heart1946 · as Pte. Evans
• They Knew Mr. Knight1946 · as Tom Blake
• Pink String and Sealing Wax1945 · as Edward Sutton
• Dead of Night1945 · as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
• Twilight Hour1945 · as Major John Roberts
• The Halfway House1944 · as Rhys
• San Demetrio London1943 · as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
• My Learned Friend1943 · as Grimshaw
• The Bells Go Down1943 · as Sam
• Went the Day Well?1942 · as Charlie Sims
• The Foreman Went to France1942 · as Official, Passport Office
• The Next of Kin1942 · as No 23: Mr Davis
• Saloon Bar1940 · as Wickers
• Convoy1940 · as His Mate
• Girl in the News1940 · as James Fetherwood
• Jamaica Inn1939 · as Thomas
• Pride and Prejudice1938 · as Sir Willian Lucas
• The Last Curtain1937 · as Hemp
• Night Ride1937 · as Trapped Miner
• Storm in a Teacup1937 · as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
• Dishonour Bright1936 · as French Postcard Seller
• In the Soup1936 · as Meakin
• Foreign Affaires1935 · as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
• The Guv'nor1935 · as Bank Director
• Lady in Danger1934 · as Reporter

All TV Shows (19)

• Shoestring1979 · as Reverend James Appleby
• The New Avengers1976 · as Elderly Man
• Crown Court1972 · as Arthur Charles Parfitt
• The Adventurer1972 · as Franz Kolmar
• Pardon the Expression1965 · as Jacob Elijah Burgess
• Pardon the Expression1965 · as Jeb
• Detective1964
• The Saint1962 · as Dr. Davis
• Drama 61-671961 · as Charlie Dowsett
• The Avengers1961 · as Brandon Storey
• Maigret1960 · as Inspector Fumel
• Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Holloway
• Danger Man1960 · as Armstrong
• The Third Man1959 · as Geoffrey Ormsby
• No Hiding Place1959
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Prison Officer Graves
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as George Thompson
• Dixon of Dock Green1955 · as Mr. Farmer
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Samuel Pepys