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Mervyn Johns

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 17, 1899 (Died at 93)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthPembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Career Span1934 – 1992
Known Credits79 Titles
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Mervyn Johns

Also known as:David Mervyn Johns
Total Works

79

65 movies • 14 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Moby Dick
7.1
Moby Dick
1956•movie
as Peleg
Scrooge
7.4
Scrooge
1951•movie
as Bob Cratchit
Dead of Night
7.2
Dead of Night
1945•movie
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Jamaica Inn
6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939•movie
as Thomas

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 79 titles featuring Mervyn Johns

Moby Dick
7.1
Moby Dick
1956•movie

as Peleg

Scrooge
7.4
Scrooge
1951•movie

as Bob Cratchit

Dead of Night
7.2
Dead of Night
1945•movie

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Jamaica Inn
6.1
Jamaica Inn
1939•movie

as Thomas

The Day of the Triffids
6.1

as Mr. Coker

55 Days at Peking
6.9
55 Days at Peking
1963•movie

as Clergyman

The Heroes of Telemark
6.9

as Col. Wilkinson

The Avengers
7.8
1 eps
The Avengers
1961•series

as Brandon Storey

1984
6.5
1984
1956•movie

as Jones

The Saint
7.4
1 eps
The Saint
1962•series

as Dr. Davis

Went the Day Well?
7.1
Went the Day Well?
1942•movie

as Charlie Sims

The Old Dark House
5.9
The Old Dark House
1963•movie

as Potiphar Femm

The Sundowners
6.7
The Sundowners
1960•movie

as Jack Patchogue

The New Avengers
7.2
1 eps
The New Avengers
1976•series

as Elderly Man

House of Mortal Sin
6.4

as Father Duggan

The Devil's Disciple
6.6

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

The Halfway House
6.5
The Halfway House
1944•movie

as Rhys

Never Let Go
6.5
Never Let Go
1960•movie

as Alfie Barnes

Francis of Assisi
7.7
Francis of Assisi
1961•movie

as Brother Juniper

Storm in a Teacup
7.4
Storm in a Teacup
1937•movie

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

The Master of Ballantrae
5.9

as MacKellar

The Rebel
7.8
The Rebel
1961•movie

as Manager of Art Gallery, London

The Captive Heart
6.4
The Captive Heart
1946•movie

as Pte. Evans

Doctor at Large
5.7
Doctor at Large
1957•movie

as Mr. Smith

The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952•movie

as Goitz

Danger Man
7.3
1 eps
Danger Man
1960•series

as Armstrong

Edward, My Son
6.5
Edward, My Son
1949•movie

as Harry Sempkin

The Vicious Circle
6.5
The Vicious Circle
1957•movie

as Dr. George Kimber

Pink String and Sealing Wax
6.2

as Edward Sutton

Romeo and Juliet
5.4
Romeo and Juliet
1954•movie

as Friar Laurence

My Learned Friend
6.2
My Learned Friend
1943•movie

as Grimshaw

Quartet
6.3
Quartet
1948•movie

as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

San Demetrio London
7.2

as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

Convoy
5.6
Convoy
1940•movie

as His Mate

Maigret
7.1
1 eps
Maigret
1960•series

as Inspector Fumel

The Intimate Stranger
6.1

as Ernest Chaple

The Bells Go Down
7.2
The Bells Go Down
1943•movie

as Sam

The National Health
7.0

as Rees

The Foreman Went to France
6.6

as Official, Passport Office

The Third Man
7.2
1 eps
The Third Man
1959•series

as Geoffrey Ormsby

Captain Boycott
7.2
Captain Boycott
1947•movie

as Watty Connell

80,000 Suspects
7.2
80,000 Suspects
1963•movie

as Buckridge

The Next of Kin
5.0
The Next of Kin
1942•movie

as No 23: Mr Davis

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.8

as Brook

No Love for Johnnie
6.7

as Charlie Young

Once More, with Feeling!
6.4

as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

Easy Money
6.1
Easy Money
1948•movie

as Herbert Atkins

Counterblast
6.3
Counterblast
1948•movie

as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

Girl in the News
6.5
Girl in the News
1940•movie

as James Fetherwood

The Adventurer
6.3
1 eps
The Adventurer
1972•series

as Franz Kolmar

Saloon Bar
7.0
Saloon Bar
1940•movie

as Wickers

They Knew Mr. Knight
6.2

as Tom Blake

Lady in Danger
6.0
Lady in Danger
1934•movie

as Reporter

Crown Court
5.7
3 eps
Crown Court
1972•series

as Arthur Charles Parfitt

Armchair Theatre
6.0
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1956•series

as Prison Officer Graves

Shoestring
7.7
1 eps
Shoestring
1979•series

as Reverend James Appleby

Diamond City
6.0
Diamond City
1949•movie

as Hart

Helter Skelter
6.4
Helter Skelter
1949•movie

as Ernest Bennett

A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.0
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964•movie

as Willie Pugh-Smith

The Guv'nor
7.8
The Guv'nor
1935•movie

as Bank Director

Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
1 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
1955•series

as Mr. Farmer

No Hiding Place
4.8
1 eps
No Hiding Place
1959•series
The Counterfeit Plan
6.2

as Louie Bernard

In the Soup
5.7
In the Soup
1936•movie

as Meakin

Find the Lady
5.0
Find the Lady
1956•movie

as Hurst

The Oracle
6.0
The Oracle
1953•movie

as Tom Mitchum

Who Killed the Cat?
8.0

as Henry Fawcett

Night Ride
6.5
Night Ride
1937•movie

as Trapped Miner

Tall Headlines
6.8
Tall Headlines
1952•movie

as Uncle Ted

The Blue Peter
7.0
The Blue Peter
1955•movie

as Captain Snow

Dishonour Bright
6.5
Dishonour Bright
1936•movie

as French Postcard Seller

Pride and Prejudice
9.0

as Sir Willian Lucas

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
1 eps

as Samuel Pepys

Echo of Barbara
9.0
Echo of Barbara
1961•movie

as Sam Roscoe

Valley of Song
8.0
Valley of Song
1953•movie

as Griffiths

The Surgeon's Knife
9.0

as Mr. Waring

Twilight Hour
7.0
Twilight Hour
1945•movie

as Major John Roberts

Detective
9.0
1 eps
Detective
1964•series
A Thinking Man as Hero

as Lord Beale