Acting
Mervyn Johns
Born 1899-02-17 · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK · Died 1992-09-06
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
The Heroes of Telemark
Scrooge
The Day of the Triffids
55 Days at Peking
Jamaica Inn
1984
Dead of Night
Who Killed the Cat?
The Halfway House
Saloon Bar
Francis of Assisi
Romeo and Juliet
The Magic Box
Storm in a Teacup
The Old Dark House
Went the Day Well?
Pink String and Sealing Wax
The Next of Kin
The Master of Ballantrae
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Doctor at Large
The Sundowners
The Rebel
Never Let Go
The Foreman Went to France
Convoy
Quartet
Echo of Barbara
Edward, My Son
Easy Money
The National Health
The Devil's Disciple
House of Mortal Sin
Night Ride
The Guv'nor
The Intimate Stranger
The Vicious Circle
Dishonour Bright
My Learned Friend