Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns (93)

1899-02-17 - 1992-09-06 | Pembroke, 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).

On Movies

  • House of Mortal Sin
  • The National Health
  • The National Health
  • Who Killed the Cat?
  • The Heroes of Telemark
  • A Jolly Bad Fellow
  • The Old Dark House
  • 80,000 Suspects
  • 55 Days at Peking
  • The Day of the Triffids
  • Francis of Assisi
  • Echo of Barbara
  • The Rebel
  • No Love for Johnnie
  • The Sundowners
  • Never Let Go
  • Once More, with Feeling!
  • The Devil's Disciple
  • The Gypsy and the Gentleman
  • The Surgeon's Knife
  • The Vicious Circle
  • Doctor at Large
  • The Counterfeit Plan
  • Find the Lady
  • Moby Dick
  • Finger of Guilt
  • 1984
  • The Blue Peter
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Master of Ballantrae
  • Valley of Song
  • The Oracle
  • Tall Headlines
  • The Magic Box
  • Scrooge
  • Tony Draws a Horse
  • Diamond City
  • Edward, My Son
  • Helter Skelter
  • Quartet
  • Counterblast
  • Easy Money
  • Captain Boycott
  • The Captive Heart
  • They Knew Mr. Knight
  • Pink String and Sealing Wax
  • Dead of Night
  • The Halfway House
  • San Demetrio London
  • My Learned Friend
  • The Bells Go Down
  • Went the Day Well?
  • The Foreman Went to France
  • The Next of Kin
  • Saloon Bar
  • Convoy
  • Girl in the News
  • Jamaica Inn
  • Night Ride
  • Storm in a Teacup
  • Dishonour Bright
  • In the Soup
  • Foreign Affaires
  • The Guv'nor
  • Lady in Danger

On Series

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