Mervyn Johns
Known for Acting
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).
Filmography
Moby Dick
1956
as Peleg
Find the Lady
1956
as Hurst
1984
1956
as Jones
Jamaica Inn
1939
as Thomas
55 Days at Peking
1963
as Clergyman
The Heroes of Telemark
1965
as Col. Wilkinson
Scrooge
1951
as Bob Cratchit
Dead of Night
1945
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Counterblast
1948
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Convoy
1940
as His Mate
Helter Skelter
1949
as Ernest Bennett
Girl in the News
1940
as James Fetherwood
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Mr. Coker
The Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Charlie Young
The Sundowners
1960
as Jack Patchogue
The Intimate Stranger
1956
as Ernest Chaple
The Rebel
1961
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Charlie Sims