Mervyn Johns

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...

Known For

Scrooge

as Bob Cratchit

Moby Dick

as Peleg

Dead of Night

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Cast Credits

House of Mortal Sin

as Father Duggan

Who Killed the Cat?

as Henry Fawcett

The Heroes of Telemark

as Col. Wilkinson

A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Willie Pugh-Smith

The Old Dark House

as Potiphar Femm

80,000 Suspects

as Buckridge

55 Days at Peking

as Clergyman

Francis of Assisi

as Brother Juniper

Echo of Barbara

as Sam Roscoe

The Rebel

as Manager of Art Gallery, London

No Love for Johnnie

as Charlie Young

The Sundowners

as Jack Patchogue

Never Let Go

as Alfie Barnes

Once More, with Feeling!

as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

The Devil's Disciple

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

Danger List

as Mr. Ellis

The Surgeon's Knife

as Mr. Waring

The Vicious Circle

as Dr. George Kimber

Doctor at Large

as Mr. Smith

The Counterfeit Plan

as Louie Bernard

Moby Dick

as Peleg

The Intimate Stranger

as Ernest Chaple

1984

as Jones

The Blue Peter

as Captain Snow