Mervyn Johns

Deceased · Born: Feb 17, 1899 · Died: Sep 6, 1992

Personal Details

Born Feb 17, 1899 Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Spouse

Diana Churchill
( Dec 4, 1976 to Sep 6, 1992 )
Alice Maud Steele Wareham
( Dec 31, 1969 to Sep 1, 1970 )

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).

Career

acting

1973

The National Health

The National Health as Rees

1966

Who Killed the Cat?

Who Killed the Cat? as Henry Fawcett

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark as Col. Wilkinson

1964

They All Died Laughing

They All Died Laughing as Willie Pugh-Smith

1963

80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects as Buckridge

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House as Petiphar Femm

1962

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids as Mr. Coker

1961

Echo of Barbara

Echo of Barbara as Sam Roscoe

Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi as Brother Juniper

Call Me Genius as Manager of Art Gallery, London

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie as Charlie Young

1960

Never Let Go as Alfie Barnes

Once More, with Feeling!

Once More, with Feeling! as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

1959

The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

1958

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

The Gypsy and the Gentleman as Brook

1957

The Surgeon's Knife

The Surgeon's Knife as Mr. Waring

The Circle as Dr. George Kimber

The Counterfeit Plan

The Counterfeit Plan as Louie Bernard

1956

Finger of Guilt

Finger of Guilt as Ernest Chaple

1984 as Jones

Find the Lady as Hurst

Moby Dick as Peleg

1955

Navy Heroes as Captain Snow

1954

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet as Friar Laurence

1953

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae as MacKellar

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth as Tom Mitchum

1952

Tall Headlines as Uncle Ted

1951

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit

1949

Helter Skelter as Ernest Bennett

Edward, My Son as Harry Sempkin

Diamond City as Hart

1948

Counterblast as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

Easy Money as Herbert Atkins

1947

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott as Watty Connell

1946

The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart as Pte. Evans

1945

Dead of Night as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Pink String and Sealing Wax

Pink String and Sealing Wax as Edward Sutton

1944

The Halfway House

The Halfway House as Rhys

1943

My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend as Grimshaw

The Bells Go Down

The Bells Go Down as Sam

San Demetrio London

San Demetrio London as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

1942

48 Hours as Charlie Sims

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin as No 23: Mr Davis

1940

The Girl in the News

The Girl in the News as James Fetherwood

Saloon Bar as Wickers

1939

Jamaica Inn as Thomas, gang member