Mervyn Johns
Acting · Born 1899-02-17 · age 93 at death · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
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).
Titles
Moby Dick
Scrooge
Dead of Night
Jamaica Inn
The Day of the Triffids
55 Days at Peking
The Heroes of Telemark
The Avengers
1984
The Saint
Went the Day Well?
The Old Dark House
The Sundowners
The New Avengers
House of Mortal Sin
The Devil's Disciple
The Halfway House
Never Let Go
Francis of Assisi
Storm in a Teacup
The Master of Ballantrae
The Rebel
The Captive Heart
Doctor at Large
The Magic Box
Danger Man
Edward, My Son
The Vicious Circle
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Romeo and Juliet
My Learned Friend
Quartet
San Demetrio London
Convoy
Maigret
The Bells Go Down
The Intimate Stranger
The National Health
The Foreman Went to France
The Third Man
Captain Boycott
80,000 Suspects
The Next of Kin
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
No Love for Johnnie
Once More, with Feeling!
Easy Money
Counterblast
Girl in the News
The Adventurer
Saloon Bar
They Knew Mr. Knight
Lady in Danger
Crown Court
Armchair Theatre
Shoestring
Diamond City
Helter Skelter
A Jolly Bad Fellow
The Guv'nor