Mervyn Johns
Acting

Mervyn Johns

Born 17 February 1899 · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK · Died 6 September 1992

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

Moby Dick
Scrooge
Dead of Night
Jamaica Inn
The Day of the Triffids
55 Days at Peking
The Heroes of Telemark
1984
Went the Day Well?
The Old Dark House
The Sundowners
House of Mortal Sin
House of Mortal Sin
The National Health
A Thinking Man as Hero
Who Killed the Cat?
The Heroes of Telemark
A Jolly Bad Fellow
The Old Dark House
80,000 Suspects
55 Days at Peking
The Day of the Triffids
Echo of Barbara
Francis of Assisi
The Rebel
No Love for Johnnie
Never Let Go
Once More, with Feeling!
The Sundowners
The Devil's Disciple
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Counterfeit Plan
Doctor at Large
The Vicious Circle
The Surgeon's Knife
Moby Dick
The Intimate Stranger
1984
Find the Lady
The Blue Peter
Romeo and Juliet
Valley of Song
The Master of Ballantrae
The Oracle
Tall Headlines
The Magic Box
Scrooge
Diamond City
Edward, My Son
Helter Skelter
Easy Money
Counterblast
Quartet
Captain Boycott
The Captive Heart
They Knew Mr. Knight
Dead of Night
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Twilight Hour
The Halfway House
San Demetrio London
My Learned Friend
The Bells Go Down
Went the Day Well?
The Next of Kin
The Foreman Went to France
Saloon Bar
Girl in the News
Convoy
Jamaica Inn
Pride and Prejudice
Night Ride
In the Soup
Dishonour Bright
The Guv'nor
Lady in Danger
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