Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-02-17

Day of Death

1992-09-06 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Also Known As

David Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

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

Moby Dick

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

Scrooge

Scrooge

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

The Bells Go Down

The Bells Go Down

Storm in a Teacup

Storm in a Teacup

The Guv'nor

The Guv'nor

The Rebel

The Rebel

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Acting

Moby Dick

1956

Moby Dick

as

Peleg

Went the Day Well?

1942

Went the Day Well?

as

Charlie Sims

Jamaica Inn

1939

Jamaica Inn

as

Thomas

Scrooge

1951

Scrooge

as

Bob Cratchit

Dead of Night

1945

Dead of Night

as

Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Never Let Go

1960

Never Let Go

as

Alfie Barnes

The Old Dark House

1963

The Old Dark House

as

Potiphar Femm

Echo of Barbara

1961

Echo of Barbara

as

Sam Roscoe

San Demetrio London

1943

San Demetrio London

as

Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

The Captive Heart

1946

The Captive Heart

as

Pte. Evans

Diamond City

1949

Diamond City

as

Hart

Romeo and Juliet

1954

Romeo and Juliet

as

Friar Laurence

The Intimate Stranger

1956

The Intimate Stranger

as

Ernest Chaple

Pink String and Sealing Wax

1945

Pink String and Sealing Wax

as

Edward Sutton

Edward, My Son

1949

Edward, My Son

as

Harry Sempkin

The Counterfeit Plan

1957

The Counterfeit Plan

as

Louie Bernard

Easy Money

1948

Easy Money

as

Herbert Atkins

Francis of Assisi

1961

Francis of Assisi

as

Brother Juniper

The Halfway House

1944

The Halfway House

as

Rhys

My Learned Friend

1943

My Learned Friend

as

Grimshaw

Danger List

1957

Danger List

as

Mr. Ellis

Counterblast

1948

Counterblast

as

Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

Helter Skelter

1949

Helter Skelter

as

Ernest Bennett

The National Health

1973

The National Health

as

Rees

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

as

Brook

Once More, with Feeling!

1960

Once More, with Feeling!

as

Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.

Saloon Bar

1940

Saloon Bar

as

Wickers

The Bells Go Down

1943

The Bells Go Down

as

Sam

They Knew Mr. Knight

1946

They Knew Mr. Knight

as

Tom Blake

Captain Boycott

1947

Captain Boycott

as

Watty Connell

80,000 Suspects

1963

80,000 Suspects

as

Buckridge

55 Days at Peking

1963

55 Days at Peking

as

Clergyman

Valley of Song

1953

Valley of Song

as

Griffiths

In the Soup

1936

In the Soup

as

Meakin

Tony Draws a Horse

1950

Tony Draws a Horse

as

Storm in a Teacup

1937

Storm in a Teacup

as

Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Night Ride

1937

Night Ride

as

Trapped Miner

The Sundowners

1960

The Sundowners

as

Jack Patchogue

Tall Headlines

1952

Tall Headlines

as

Uncle Ted

The Blue Peter

1955

The Blue Peter

as

Captain Snow

The Day of the Triffids

1963

The Day of the Triffids

as

Mr. Coker

Dishonour Bright

1936

Dishonour Bright

as

French Postcard Seller

Lady in Danger

1934

Lady in Danger

as

Reporter

House of Mortal Sin

1976

House of Mortal Sin

as

Father Duggan

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow

as

Willie Pugh-Smith

Girl in the News

1940

Girl in the News

as

James Fetherwood

Convoy

1940

Convoy

as

His Mate

Doctor at Large

1957

Doctor at Large

as

Mr. Smith

The Master of Ballantrae

1953

The Master of Ballantrae

as

MacKellar

Foreign Affaires

1935

Foreign Affaires

as

Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)

The Next of Kin

1942

The Next of Kin

as

No 23: Mr Davis

1984

1956

1984

as

Jones

The Heroes of Telemark

1965

The Heroes of Telemark

as

Col. Wilkinson

The Guv'nor

1935

The Guv'nor

as

Bank Director

Find the Lady

1956

Find the Lady

as

Hurst

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Goitz

The Devil's Disciple

1959

The Devil's Disciple

as

Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

The Vicious Circle

1957

The Vicious Circle

as

Dr. George Kimber

The Oracle

1953

The Oracle

as

Tom Mitchum

The Surgeon's Knife

1957

The Surgeon's Knife

as

Mr. Waring

The Foreman Went to France

1942

The Foreman Went to France

as

Official, Passport Office

The Rebel

1961

The Rebel

as

Manager of Art Gallery, London

Who Killed the Cat?

1966

Who Killed the Cat?

as

Henry Fawcett

Pride and Prejudice

1938

Pride and Prejudice

as

Sir Willian Lucas

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

Twilight Hour

1945

Twilight Hour

as

Major John Roberts

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

1961

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1

as

Holloway

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

1961

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

as

Holloway

The Last Curtain

1937

The Last Curtain

as

Hemp

No Love for Johnnie

1961

No Love for Johnnie

as

Charlie Young

Shoestring

Shoestring

as

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Mr. Farmer

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as

Elderly Man

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Holloway

Detective

Detective

as

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

as

Franz Kolmar

Maigret

Maigret

as

Inspector Fumel

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Arthur Charles Parfitt

Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

as

Jacob Elijah Burgess

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Prison Officer Graves

The Saint

The Saint

as

Dr. Davis

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

Armstrong

The Third Man

The Third Man

as

Geoffrey Ormsby

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Brandon Storey

Pardon the Expression

Pardon the Expression

as

Jeb

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

George Thompson

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Samuel Pepys

Production

Crew

Directing