Mervyn Johns
Actor
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).
Filmography
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit 1951
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story") 1945
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas 1939
The Day of the Triffids
as Mr. Coker 1963
55 Days at Peking
as Clergyman 1963
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson 1965
1984
as Jones 1956
Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims 1942
The Old Dark House
as Potiphar Femm 1963
The Sundowners
as Jack Patchogue 1960
House of Mortal Sin
as Father Duggan 1976
The Devil's Disciple
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter 1959
Never Let Go
as Alfie Barnes 1960
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Juniper 1961
The Halfway House
as Rhys 1944
Storm in a Teacup
as Court Bailiff (uncredited) 1937