Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/02/1899

Day of Death

06/09/1992
(93) years old

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 be... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1976

House of Mortal Sin

as Father Duggan

1966

Who Killed the Cat?

as Henry Fawcett

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

as Col. Wilkinson

1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Willie Pugh-Smith

1963

The Old Dark House

as Potiphar Femm

1963

80,000 Suspects

as Buckridge

1963

55 Days at Peking

as Clergyman

1963

The Day of the Triffids

as Mr. Coker

1961

Francis of Assisi

as Brother Juniper

1961

Echo of Barbara

as Sam Roscoe

1961

The Rebel

as Manager of Art Gallery, London

1961

No Love for Johnnie

as Charlie Young

1960

The Sundowners

as Jack Patchogue

1960

Never Let Go

as Alfie Barnes

1960

Once More, with Feeling!

as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

1959

The Devil's Disciple

as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

1957

Danger List

as Mr. Ellis

1957

The Surgeon's Knife

as Mr. Waring

1957

The Vicious Circle

as Dr. George Kimber

1957

Doctor at Large

as Mr. Smith

1957

The Counterfeit Plan

as Louie Bernard

1956

Find the Lady

as Hurst

1956

Moby Dick

as Peleg

1956

The Intimate Stranger

as Ernest Chaple

1956

1984

as Jones

1955

The Blue Peter

as Captain Snow

1954

Romeo and Juliet

as Friar Laurence

1953

The Master of Ballantrae

as MacKellar

1953

Valley of Song

as Griffiths

1953

The Oracle

as Tom Mitchum

1952

Tall Headlines

as Uncle Ted

1952

The Magic Box

as Goitz

1951

Scrooge

as Bob Cratchit

1949

Diamond City

as Hart

1949

Helter Skelter

as Ernest Bennett

1949

Edward, My Son

as Harry Sempkin

1948

Quartet

as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

1948

Counterblast

as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

1948

Easy Money

as Herbert Atkins

1947

Captain Boycott

as Watty Connell

1946

The Captive Heart

as Pte. Evans

1946

They Knew Mr. Knight

as Tom Blake

1945

Pink String and Sealing Wax

as Edward Sutton

1945

Dead of Night

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

1945

Twilight Hour

as Major John Roberts

1943

San Demetrio London

as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

1943

My Learned Friend

as Grimshaw

1942

Went the Day Well?

as Charlie Sims

1942

The Foreman Went to France

as Official, Passport Office

1942

The Next of Kin

as No 23: Mr Davis

1940

Saloon Bar

as Wickers

1940

Convoy

as His Mate

1940

Girl in the News

as James Fetherwood

1939

Jamaica Inn

as Thomas

1938

Pride and Prejudice

as Sir Willian Lucas

1937

The Last Curtain

as Hemp

1937

Night Ride

as Trapped Miner

1937

Storm in a Teacup

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

1936

Dishonour Bright

as French Postcard Seller

1936

In the Soup

as Meakin

1935

Foreign Affaires

as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)

1935

The Guv'nor

as Bank Director

1934

Lady in Danger

as Reporter