Mervyn Johns
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1899-02-17 – 1992-09-06
Place of birth: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
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).
Known for
Moby Dick
1956Peleg
Went the Day Well?
1942Charlie Sims
Jamaica Inn
1939Thomas
Scrooge
1951Bob Cratchit
Dead of Night
1945Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
The Old Dark House
1963Potiphar Femm
Never Let Go
1960Alfie Barnes
Echo of Barbara
1961Sam Roscoe
San Demetrio London
1943Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
The Captive Heart
1946Pte. Evans
Diamond City
1949Hart
Romeo and Juliet
1954Friar Laurence
The Intimate Stranger
1956Ernest Chaple
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945Edward Sutton
Edward, My Son
1949Harry Sempkin
The Counterfeit Plan
1957Louie Bernard
Easy Money
1948Herbert Atkins
Francis of Assisi
1961Brother Juniper
The Halfway House
1944Rhys