Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Acting

Birthday

1899/02/17

Day of death

1992/09/06 (93 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Also know as

David Mervyn Johns

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).

Acting
Moby Dick
7.1

(1956) Moby Dick

as Peleg

Went the Day Well?
7.2

(1942) Went the Day Well?

as Charlie Sims

Jamaica Inn
6.1

(1939) Jamaica Inn

as Thomas

Scrooge
7.4

(1951) Scrooge

as Bob Cratchit

Dead of Night
7.2

(1945) Dead of Night

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

The Old Dark House
5.9

(1963) The Old Dark House

as Potiphar Femm

Never Let Go
6.4

(1960) Never Let Go

as Alfie Barnes

Echo of Barbara
0.0

(1961) Echo of Barbara

as Sam Roscoe

San Demetrio London
7.0

(1943) San Demetrio London

as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

The Captive Heart
6.2

(1946) The Captive Heart

as Pte. Evans

Diamond City
5.2

(1949) Diamond City

as Hart

Romeo and Juliet
5.2

(1954) Romeo and Juliet

as Friar Laurence

The Intimate Stranger
5.8

(1956) The Intimate Stranger

as Ernest Chaple

Pink String and Sealing Wax
6.0

(1945) Pink String and Sealing Wax

as Edward Sutton

Edward, My Son
6.4

(1949) Edward, My Son

as Harry Sempkin

The Counterfeit Plan
5.2

(1957) The Counterfeit Plan

as Louie Bernard

Easy Money
6.0

(1948) Easy Money

as Herbert Atkins

Francis of Assisi
7.6

(1961) Francis of Assisi

as Brother Juniper

The Halfway House
6.4

(1944) The Halfway House

as Rhys

My Learned Friend
6.0

(1943) My Learned Friend

as Grimshaw

0.0

(1957) Danger List

as Mr. Ellis

Counterblast
6.0

(1948) Counterblast

as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

Helter Skelter
6.2

(1949) Helter Skelter

as Ernest Bennett

The National Health
6.8

(1973) The National Health

as Rees

No Love for Johnnie
6.2

(1961) No Love for Johnnie

as Charlie Young

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.5

(1958) The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as Brook

Once More, with Feeling!
5.9

(1960) Once More, with Feeling!

as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

Saloon Bar
6.5

(1940) Saloon Bar

as Wickers

The Bells Go Down
7.2

(1943) The Bells Go Down

as Sam

They Knew Mr. Knight
5.7

(1946) They Knew Mr. Knight

as Tom Blake

Captain Boycott
6.7

(1947) Captain Boycott

as Watty Connell

80,000 Suspects
6.9

(1963) 80,000 Suspects

as Buckridge

55 Days at Peking
7.0

(1963) 55 Days at Peking

as Clergyman

Valley of Song
0.0

(1953) Valley of Song

as Griffiths

In the Soup
3.5

(1936) In the Soup

as Meakin

0.0

(1950) Tony Draws a Horse

as ---

Storm in a Teacup
7.5

(1937) Storm in a Teacup

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Night Ride
6.0

(1937) Night Ride

as Trapped Miner

The Sundowners
6.7

(1960) The Sundowners

as Jack Patchogue

Tall Headlines
5.8

(1952) Tall Headlines

as Uncle Ted

The Blue Peter
6.0

(1955) The Blue Peter

as Captain Snow

The Day of the Triffids
6.1

(1963) The Day of the Triffids

as Mr. Coker

Dishonour Bright
5.0

(1936) Dishonour Bright

as French Postcard Seller

Lady in Danger
5.8

(1934) Lady in Danger

as Reporter

House of Mortal Sin
6.4

(1976) House of Mortal Sin

as Father Duggan

A Jolly Bad Fellow
4.0

(1964) A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Willie Pugh-Smith

Girl in the News
6.4

(1940) Girl in the News

as James Fetherwood

Convoy
5.4

(1940) Convoy

as His Mate

Doctor at Large
5.6

(1957) Doctor at Large

as Mr. Smith

The Master of Ballantrae
5.5

(1953) The Master of Ballantrae

as MacKellar

0.0

(1935) Foreign Affaires

as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)

The Next of Kin
5.1

(1942) The Next of Kin

as No 23: Mr Davis

1984
6.5

(1956) 1984

as Jones

The Heroes of Telemark
6.9

(1965) The Heroes of Telemark

as Col. Wilkinson

The Guv'nor
7.3

(1935) The Guv'nor

as Bank Director

Find the Lady
3.5

(1956) Find the Lady

as Hurst

The Magic Box
6.4

(1952) The Magic Box

as Goitz

The Devil's Disciple
6.5

(1959) The Devil's Disciple

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

The Vicious Circle
6.4

(1957) The Vicious Circle

as Dr. George Kimber

The Oracle
5.0

(1953) The Oracle

as Tom Mitchum

The Surgeon's Knife
0.0

(1957) The Surgeon's Knife

as Mr. Waring

The Foreman Went to France
6.6

(1942) The Foreman Went to France

as Official, Passport Office

The Rebel
7.8

(1961) The Rebel

as Manager of Art Gallery, London

Who Killed the Cat?
7.0

(1966) Who Killed the Cat?

as Henry Fawcett

Pride and Prejudice
10.0

(1938) Pride and Prejudice

as Sir Willian Lucas

Quartet
6.2

(1948) Quartet

as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

Twilight Hour
0.0

(1945) Twilight Hour

as Major John Roberts

0.0

(1961) A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

as Holloway

0.0

(1961) A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

as Holloway

5.0

(1937) The Last Curtain

as Hemp

Shoestring
6.8

(1979) Shoestring

as ---

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Farmer

The New Avengers
7.0

(1976) The New Avengers

as Elderly Man

No Hiding Place
3.7

(1959) No Hiding Place

as ---

0.0

(1960) Sunday-Night Play

as Holloway

Detective
0.0

(1964) Detective

as ---

The Adventurer
5.5

(1972) The Adventurer

as Franz Kolmar

Maigret
6.9

(1960) Maigret

as Inspector Fumel

Crown Court
5.4

(1972) Crown Court

as Arthur Charles Parfitt

6.0

(1965) Pardon the Expression

as Jacob Elijah Burgess

Armchair Theatre
5.8

(1956) Armchair Theatre

as Prison Officer Graves

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Dr. Davis

Danger Man
7.2

(1960) Danger Man

as Armstrong

The Third Man
7.1

(1959) The Third Man

as Geoffrey Ormsby

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Brandon Storey

6.0

(1965) Pardon the Expression

as Jeb

Armchair Theatre
5.8

(1956) Armchair Theatre

as George Thompson

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Samuel Pepys