Mervyn Johns

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Mervyn Johns

Acting February 17, 1899

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 s…

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The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Moby Dick

Moby Dick

7.1 1956 Movie
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
Scrooge

Scrooge

7.4 1951 Movie
Crown Court

Crown Court

5.7 1972 TV Show
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

7.2 1945 Movie
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

6.1 1939 Movie
The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

6.9 1965 Movie
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

6.9 1963 Movie
The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

6.1 1963 Movie
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
The New Avengers

The New Avengers

7.2 1976 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1979
    Shoestring

    TV show Reverend James Appleby

  2. 1976
    The New Avengers

    TV show Elderly Man

  3. 1976
    House of Mortal Sin

    Movie Father Duggan

  4. 1973
    The National Health

    Movie Rees

  5. 1973
    A Thinking Man as Hero

    Movie Lord Beale

  6. 1972
    Crown Court

    TV show Arthur Charles Parfitt

  7. 1972
    The Adventurer

    TV show Franz Kolmar

  8. 1966
    Who Killed the Cat?

    Movie Henry Fawcett

  9. 1965
    The Heroes of Telemark

    Movie Col. Wilkinson

  10. 1965
    Pardon the Expression

    TV show Jacob Elijah Burgess

  11. 1964
    Detective

    TV show

  12. 1964
    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    Movie Willie Pugh-Smith

  13. 1963
    The Old Dark House

    Movie Potiphar Femm

  14. 1963
    80,000 Suspects

    Movie Buckridge

  15. 1963
    55 Days at Peking

    Movie Clergyman

  16. 1963
    The Day of the Triffids

    Movie Mr. Coker

More credits
  1. 1962
    The Saint

    TV show Dr. Davis

  2. 1961
    Francis of Assisi

    Movie Brother Juniper

  3. 1961
    A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

    Movie Holloway

  4. 1961
    A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

    Movie Holloway

  5. 1961
    Echo of Barbara

    Movie Sam Roscoe

  6. 1961
    Drama 61-67

    TV show Charlie Dowsett

  7. 1961
    The Rebel

    Movie Manager of Art Gallery, London

  8. 1961
    No Love for Johnnie

    Movie Charlie Young

  9. 1961
    The Avengers

    TV show Brandon Storey

  10. 1960
    The Sundowners

    Movie Jack Patchogue

  11. 1960
    Maigret

    TV show Inspector Fumel

  12. 1960
    Sunday-Night Play

    TV show Holloway

  13. 1960
    Danger Man

    TV show Armstrong

  14. 1960
    Never Let Go

    Movie Alfie Barnes

  15. 1960
    Once More, with Feeling!

    Movie Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

  16. 1959
    The Third Man

    TV show Geoffrey Ormsby

  17. 1959
    No Hiding Place

    TV show

  18. 1959
    The Devil's Disciple

    Movie Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

  19. 1958
    The Gypsy and the Gentleman

    Movie Brook

  20. 1957
    Danger List

    Movie Mr. Ellis

  21. 1957
    The Surgeon's Knife

    Movie Mr. Waring

  22. 1957
    The Vicious Circle

    Movie Dr. George Kimber

  23. 1957
    Doctor at Large

    Movie Mr. Smith

  24. 1957
    The Counterfeit Plan

    Movie Louie Bernard