Mervyn Johns

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    February 17, 1899

    Day of Death

    September 6, 1992 (93 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

    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).

    Known For

    • Moby Dick

      Moby Dick

      1956

    • Scrooge

      Scrooge

      1951

    • Dead of Night

      Dead of Night

      1945

    • Jamaica Inn

      Jamaica Inn

      1939

    • The Day of the Triffids

      The Day of the Triffids

      1963

    • 55 Days at Peking

      55 Days at Peking

      1963

    • The Heroes of Telemark

      The Heroes of Telemark

      1965

    • The Avengers

      The Avengers

      1961

    • 1984

      1984

      1956

    • The Saint

      The Saint

      1962

    • Went the Day Well?

      Went the Day Well?

      1942

    • The Old Dark House

      The Old Dark House

      1963

    • The Sundowners

      The Sundowners

      1960

    • The New Avengers

      The New Avengers

      1976

    • House of Mortal Sin

      House of Mortal Sin

      1976