William Mervyn
William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy All Gas and Gaiters, the old gentleman in The Railway Children and Inspector Charles Rose in The Odd Man and its sequels. Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage...
William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy All Gas and Gaiters, the old gentleman in The Railway Children and Inspector Charles Rose in The Odd Man and its sequels. Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage...
Known For
Murder Ahoy
as Breeze-Connington
The Ruling Class
as Sir Charles Gurney
The Railway Children
as Old Gentleman
Cast Credits
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Squire Alworthy
The Christmas Messenger
as (voice)
Up the Front
as Lord Twithampton
The Ruling Class
as Sir Charles Gurney
Carry On Henry
as Dr. Finlay
Blood Suckers
as Marc Honeydew
The Railway Children
as Old Gentleman
Atlantic Wall
as Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
Carry On Again Doctor
as Lord Paragon
The Best House in London
as Cabinet Minister (uncredited)
Hammerhead
as Walter Perrin
Salt & Pepper
as Prime Minister
Follow That Camel
as Sir Cyril Ponsonby
The Jokers
as Uncle Edward
Deadlier Than the Male
as Chairman of the Phoenician Board
Doctor Who: The War Machines
as Sir Charles Summer
Operation Crossbow
as Dutch Technical Examiner
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as Lord Justice
Old Man's Fancy
as The Bishop
Murder Ahoy
as Breeze-Connington
Hot Enough for June
as Passenger on Plane
Watch It, Sailor!
as Ship's Captain
No Love for Johnnie
as Postmaster-General (uncredited)
Circus of Horrors
as Dr. Morley
The Battle of the Sexes
as Detective's Friend
A Touch of Larceny
as Capt. Balfour (uncredited)
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Kingsley
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Colonel Buckmaster
Barnacle Bill
as Captain
Now Let Him Go
as Sir Edmund