Mervyn Johns
An image from The Heroes of Telemark, one of the productions that also features Mervyn Johns.
Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

February 17, 1899 — Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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).

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956

Scrooge

Scrooge

1951

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

1963

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

1984

1984

1956

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942