Acting
Mervyn Johns
1899 · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
30 films
Bio
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
Moby Dick
Peleg
The Devil's Disciple
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
55 Days at Peking
Clergyman
The Heroes of Telemark
Col. Wilkinson
Dead of Night
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Convoy
His Mate
The Day of the Triffids
Mr. Coker
Jamaica Inn
Thomas
The National Health
Rees
Counterblast
Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
The Sundowners
Jack Patchogue