Mervyn Johns profile
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Mervyn Johns

17th February 1899 Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK Acting

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).

65 Movies 15 TV Shows 90 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Rebel poster
The Rebel 7th March 1961 as Manager of Art Gallery, London
1984 poster
1984 6th March 1956 as Jones
Scrooge poster
Scrooge 30th November 1951 as Bob Cratchit
Quartet poster
Quartet 26th October 1948 as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Counterblast poster
Counterblast 18th May 1948 as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Dead of Night poster
Dead of Night 9th September 1945 as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Convoy poster
Convoy 28th September 1940 as His Mate
Shoestring poster
Shoestring 30th September 1979 as Reverend James Appleby
Maigret poster
Maigret 31st October 1960 as Inspector Fumel