
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).

Moby Dick
1956 · as Peleg

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")

Jamaica Inn
1939 · as Thomas

1984
1956 · as Jones

Helter Skelter
1949 · as Ernest Bennett

The Devil's Disciple
1959 · as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

The Sundowners
1960 · as Jack Patchogue

The Day of the Triffids
1963 · as Mr. Coker

Convoy
1940 · as His Mate

Romeo and Juliet
1954 · as Friar Laurence

The Guv'nor
1935 · as Bank Director

The Magic Box
1952 · as Goitz

Francis of Assisi
1961 · as Brother Juniper

The Rebel
1961 · as Manager of Art Gallery, London

Counterblast
1948 · as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck