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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Moby Dick
as Peleg
1956
Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims
1942
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas
1939
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
1951
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
1945
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar Femm
1963
Never Let Go
as Alfie Barnes
1960
Echo of Barbara
as Sam Roscoe
1961
San Demetrio London
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
1943
The Captive Heart
as Pte. Evans
1946
Diamond City
as Hart
1949
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
1954
The Intimate Stranger
as Ernest Chaple
1956
Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Edward Sutton
1945
Edward, My Son
as Harry Sempkin
1949
The Counterfeit Plan
as Louie Bernard
1957
Easy Money
as Herbert Atkins
1948
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper
1961
The Halfway House
as Rhys
1944
My Learned Friend
as Grimshaw
1943
TV Appearances
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mr. Farmer
1955
The New Avengers
as Elderly Man
1976
No Hiding Place
1959
Sunday-Night Play
as Holloway
1960
Detective
1964
The Adventurer
as Franz Kolmar
1972
Maigret
as Inspector Fumel
1960
Crown Court
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
1972
The Avengers
as Brandon Storey
1961
The Saint
as Dr. Davis
1962
Danger Man
as Armstrong
1960
Pardon the Expression
as Jacob Elijah Burgess
1965