Mervyn Johns
Known for ActingBorn 1899-02-17 — died 1992-09-06Pembroke, 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).
Known for
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