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).

Personal Info

Id

90643

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-02-17

Place of Birth

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Also Known As

  • David Mervyn Johns
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    Known For

    Moby Dick

    Moby Dick

    Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day

    Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

    Scrooge

    Scrooge

    Dead of Night

    Dead of Nigh

    The Old Dark House

    The Old Dark

    Never Let Go

    Never Let Go

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    Echo of Barb

    San Demetrio London

    San Demetrio

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive

    Diamond City

    Diamond City

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Ju

    Finger of Guilt

    Finger of Gu

    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    Pink String

    Edward, My Son

    Edward, My S

    The Counterfeit Plan

    The Counterf

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    Easy Money

    Francis of Assisi

    Francis of A

    The Halfway House

    The Halfway

    My Learned Friend

    My Learned F

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    Danger List

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    Counterblast

    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelt

    The National Health

    The National

    No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for

    The Gypsy and the Gentleman

    The Gypsy an

    Once More, with Feeling!

    Once More, w

    Saloon Bar

    Saloon Bar

    The Bells Go Down

    The Bells Go

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    They Knew Mr

    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boyc

    80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspe

    55 Days at Peking

    55 Days at P

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    Valley of So

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    In the Soup

    Storm in a Teacup

    Storm in a T

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    Night Ride

    The Sundowners

    The Sundowne

    Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlin

    The Blue Peter

    The Blue Pet

    The Day of the Triffids

    The Day of t

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    Dishonour Br

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    Lady in Dang

    House of Mortal Sin

    House of Mor

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad

    Girl in the News

    Girl in the

    Convoy

    Convoy

    Doctor at Large

    Doctor at La

    The Master of Ballantrae

    The Master o

    The Next of Kin

    The Next of

    1984

    1984

    The Heroes of Telemark

    The Heroes o

    The Guv'nor

    The Guv'nor

    Find the Lady

    Find the Lad

    The Magic Box

    The Magic Bo

    The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's

    The Vicious Circle

    The Vicious

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    The Oracle

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    The Surgeon'

    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman

    The Rebel

    The Rebel

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    Who Killed t

    Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Pr

    Quartet

    Quartet

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    1976

    House of Mortal Sin

    asFather Duggan

    1973

    The National Health

    asRees

    1973

    The National Health

    as

    1966

    Who Killed the Cat?

    asHenry Fawcett

    1965

    The Heroes of Telemark

    asCol. Wilkinson

    1964

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    asWillie Pugh-Smith

    1963

    The Old Dark House

    asPotiphar Femm

    1963

    80,000 Suspects

    asBuckridge

    1963

    55 Days at Peking

    asClergyman

    1963

    The Day of the Triffids

    asMr. Coker

    1961

    Francis of Assisi

    asBrother Juniper

    1961

    Echo of Barbara

    asSam Roscoe

    1961

    The Rebel

    asManager of Art Gallery, London

    1961

    No Love for Johnnie

    asCharlie Young

    1960

    The Sundowners

    asJack Patchogue

    1960

    Never Let Go

    asAlfie Barnes

    1960

    Once More, with Feeling!

    asMr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

    1959

    The Devil's Disciple

    asRev. Maindeck Parshotter

    1958

    The Gypsy and the Gentleman

    asBrook

    1957

    Danger List

    asMr. Ellis

    1957

    The Surgeon's Knife

    asMr. Waring

    1957

    The Vicious Circle

    asDr. George Kimber

    1957

    Doctor at Large

    asSmith

    1957

    The Counterfeit Plan

    asLouie Bernard

    1956

    Find the Lady

    asHurst

    1956

    Moby Dick

    asPeleg

    1956

    Finger of Guilt

    asErnest Chaple

    1956

    1984

    asJones

    1955

    The Blue Peter

    asCaptain Snow

    1954

    Romeo and Juliet

    asFriar Laurence

    1953

    The Master of Ballantrae

    asMacKellar

    1953

    Valley of Song

    asGriffiths

    1953

    The Oracle

    asTom Mitchum

    1952

    Tall Headlines

    asUncle Ted

    1952

    The Magic Box

    asGoitz

    1951

    Scrooge

    asBob Cratchit

    1950

    Tony Draws a Horse

    as

    1949

    Diamond City

    asHart

    1949

    Edward, My Son

    asHarry Sempkin

    1949

    Helter Skelter

    asErnest Bennett

    1948

    Quartet

    asSamuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

    1948

    Counterblast

    asDr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

    1948

    Easy Money

    asHerbert Atkins

    1947

    Captain Boycott

    asWatty Connell

    1946

    The Captive Heart

    asPte. Evans

    1946

    They Knew Mr. Knight

    asTom Blake

    1945

    Pink String and Sealing Wax

    asEdward Sutton

    1945

    Dead of Night

    asWalter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

    1944

    The Halfway House

    asRhys

    1943

    San Demetrio London

    asGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

    1943

    My Learned Friend

    asGrimshaw

    1943

    The Bells Go Down

    asSam

    1942

    Went the Day Well?

    asCharlie Sims

    1942

    The Foreman Went to France

    asOfficial, Passport Office

    1942

    The Next of Kin

    asNo 23: Mr Davis

    1940

    Saloon Bar

    asWickers

    1940

    Convoy

    asHis Mate

    1940

    Girl in the News

    asJames Fetherwood

    1939

    Jamaica Inn

    asThomas

    1938

    Pride and Prejudice

    asSir Willian Lucas

    1937

    Night Ride

    asTrapped Miner

    1937

    Storm in a Teacup

    asCourt Bailiff (uncredited)

    1936

    Dishonour Bright

    asFrench Postcard Seller

    1936

    In the Soup

    asMeakin

    1935

    Foreign Affaires

    asCourtroom Interpreter

    1935

    The Guv'nor

    asBank Director

    1934

    Lady in Danger

    asReporter

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    (1 episode)asDr. Davis

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    (1 episode)asArmstrong

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