Mervyn Johns

Birth Date
2/18/1899 - 9/6/1992
Birth Place
Pembroke, Wales, UK
Known For
Acting
Mervyn Johns

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

Scrooge

Bob Cratchit

Moby Dick

Peleg

Dead of Night

Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

55 Days at Peking

Clergyman

The Heroes of Telemark

Col. Wilkinson

Jamaica Inn

Thomas

1984

Jones

Went the Day Well?

Charlie Sims

Francis of Assisi

Brother Juniper

Storm in a Teacup

Court Bailiff (uncredited)

The Halfway House

Rhys

The Captive Heart

Pte. Evans