Mervyn Johns
Birthday: 1899-02-18 | Place of Birth: Pembroke, Wales, UKFather 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
Acting
Role
as Col. Wilkinson
as Willie Pugh-Smith
as Alfie Barnes
as Mr. Coker
as Petiphar Femm
as Brother Juniper
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
as Captain Snow
as Louie Bernard
as Ernest Chaple
as Jones
as Peleg
as Friar Laurence
as Bob Cratchit
as Harry Sempkin
as Hart
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
as Herbert Atkins
as Watty Connell
as Pte. Evans
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
as Edward Sutton
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
as Charlie Sims
as James Fetherwood
as Wickers
