Mervyn Johns

Born: 1899-02-17, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Died: 1992-09-06

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).

Filmography

• Crown Court (1972)
• Danger Man (1960)
• The New Avengers (1976)
• Detective (1964)
• Moby Dick (1956)
• 55 Days at Peking (1963)
• Scrooge (1951)
• Dead of Night (1945)
• 1984 (1956)
• The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
• Jamaica Inn (1939)
• Went the Day Well? (1942)
• The Sundowners (1960)
• Counterblast (1948)
• The Day of the Triffids (1963)
• The Devil's Disciple (1959)
• Francis of Assisi (1961)
• The Magic Box (1952)
• The Intimate Stranger (1956)
• The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
• Girl in the News (1940)
• Captain Boycott (1947)
• The Captive Heart (1946)
• Edward, My Son (1949)
• Diamond City (1949)
• Saloon Bar (1940)
• The National Health (1973)
• 80,000 Suspects (1963)
• The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
• House of Mortal Sin (1976)