Mervyn Johns
Born: 1899-02-17
Place of Birth: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
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
1956★ 7.0
Captain Boycott
1947★ 6.8
The Sundowners
1960★ 6.7
The Rebel
1961★ 7.8
Night Ride
1937★ 6.0
Echo of Barbara
1961★ 0.0
Easy Money
1948★ 6.0
Saloon Bar
1940★ 6.4
Scrooge
1951★ 7.4
Convoy
1940★ 5.4
Quartet
1948★ 6.2
Counterblast
1948★ 6.0
Helter Skelter
1949★ 6.2
Dishonour Bright
1936★ 5.0
55 Days at Peking
1963★ 7.0
Once More, with Feeling!
1960★ 5.9
1984
1956★ 6.5
Diamond City
1949★ 5.2
The Next of Kin
1942★ 5.1
The Day of the Triffids
1963★ 6.1
The Vicious Circle
1957★ 6.4
The Heroes of Telemark
1965★ 6.9
Dead of Night
1945★ 7.2
Girl in the News
1940★ 6.4
San Demetrio London
1943★ 7.0
Romeo and Juliet
1954★ 5.2
Storm in a Teacup
1937★ 7.5
Jamaica Inn
1939★ 6.1
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946★ 5.7
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964★ 4.0
The Old Dark House
1963★ 5.9
The Magic Box
1952★ 6.4
The Devil's Disciple
1959★ 6.6
House of Mortal Sin
1976★ 6.4
My Learned Friend
1943★ 6.0
Pride and Prejudice
1938★ 10.0
The Guv'nor
1935★ 7.3
The Halfway House
1944★ 6.5
Went the Day Well?
1942★ 7.2
No Love for Johnnie
1961★ 6.2
The Surgeon's Knife
1957★ 0.0
The Captive Heart
1946★ 6.2
The Blue Peter
1955★ 6.0
Edward, My Son
1949★ 6.4
Francis of Assisi
1961★ 7.6
Doctor at Large
1957★ 5.6
The Intimate Stranger
1956★ 5.8
The National Health
1973★ 6.8
Valley of Song
1953★ 0.0
Lady in Danger
1934★ 5.6
The Foreman Went to France
1942★ 6.6
Pink String and Sealing Wax
1945★ 6.0
Never Let Go
1960★ 6.5
The Oracle
1953★ 5.0
In the Soup
1936★ 3.5
The Master of Ballantrae
1953★ 5.5
The Bells Go Down
1943★ 7.1
Who Killed the Cat?
1966★ 7.0
Tall Headlines
1952★ 5.8
The Counterfeit Plan
1957★ 5.2
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958★ 5.5
Twilight Hour
1945★ 0.0
80,000 Suspects
1963★ 6.9
Find the Lady
1956★ 3.5