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Mervyn Johns

Actor | * 02/18/1899 († 93, 09/06/1992) | Pembroke, Wales (United Kingdom (UK))
David Mervyn Johns (18 February 1899 – 6 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television actor who became a fixture of British films during the Second World War. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Johns began his career in repertory theatre in 1923. He made his screen debut with Lady in Danger in 1934 and went on to become an indelible part of British wartime cinema, with starring roles in such films as Saloon Bar (1940), The Next of Kin (1942), Went the Day Well? (1942), The Halfway House (1944), Twilight Hour (1945), and Dead of Night (1945). In the postwar era, he worked regularly as a character actor at Ealing Studios, first with starring roles in such films as They Knew Mr. Knight ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British crown. ...

The Master of Ballantrae

NR

1953 | 3.1/5 | 1h 30min
Adventure
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Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior h ...

Scrooge

PG

1951 | 3.7/5 | 1h 26min
Fantasy, Drama
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Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is comi ...

Dead of Night

NR

1945 | 3.6/5 | 1h 43min
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals. ...

The Day of the Triffids

NR

1962 | 3.1/5 | 1h 33min
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Movies with Mervyn Johns as Actor(66)

as Father Duggan1976 House of Mortal Sin
as Rees1973 The National Health
1973 The National Health
as Henry Fawcett1966 Who Killed the Cat?
as Col. Wilkinson1965 The Heroes of Telemark
as Petiphar Femm1963 The Old Dark House
as Willie Pugh-Smith1963 A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Buckridge1963 80,000 Suspects
1963 55 Days at Peking
as Mr. Coker1962 The Day of the Triffids
as Brother Juniper1961 Francis of Assisi
as Charlie Young1961 No Love for Johnnie
as Sam Roscoe1961 Echo of Barbara
as Manager of Art Gallery, London1961 The Rebel
as Jack Patchogue1960 The Sundowners
as Alfie Barnes1960 Never Let Go
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.1960 Once More, with Feeling!
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter1959 The Devil's Disciple
as Brook1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Smith1957 Doctor at Large
as Mr. Ellis1957 Danger List
as Dr. George Kimber1957 The Vicious Circle
as Louie Bernard1957 The Counterfeit Plan
as Mr. Waring1957 The Surgeon's Knife
as Jones1956 1984
as Peleg1956 Moby Dick
as Ernest Chaple1956 The Intimate Stranger
as Hurst1956 Find the Lady
1955 The Blue Peter
as Friar Laurence1954 Romeo and Juliet
as MacKellar1953 The Master of Ballantrae
as Tom Mitchum1953 The Oracle
as Uncle Ted1952 Tall Headlines
as Goitz1952 The Magic Box
as Bob Cratchit1951 Scrooge
1950 Tony Draws a Horse
as Hart1949 Diamond City
as Ernest Bennett1949 Helter Skelter
as Harry Sempkin1949 Edward, My Son
as Herbert Atkins1948 Easy Money
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck1948 Counterblast
as Samuel Sunbury1948 Quartet
as Watty Connell1947 Captain Boycott
as Pte. Evans1946 The Captive Heart
as Tom Blake1946 They Knew Mr. Knight
as Edward Sutton1945 Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")1945 Dead of Night
as Rhys1944 The Halfway House
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio1943 San Demetrio London
as Grimshaw1943 My Learned Friend
as Sam1943 The Bells Go Down
as No 23: Mr Davis1942 The Next of Kin
as Official, Passport Office1942 Somewhere In France
as Charles Sims1942 Went the Day Well?
as Wickers1940 Saloon Bar
as James Fetherwood1940 Girl in the News
as His Mate1940 Convoy
as Thomas, gang member1939 Jamaica Inn
as Sir Willian Lucas1938 Pride and Prejudice
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)1937 Storm in a Teacup
as Trapped Miner1937 Night Ride
as French Postcard Seller1936 Dishonour Bright
as Meakin1936 In the Soup
as Bank Director1935 The Guv'nor
as Courtroom Interpreter1935 Foreign Affaires
as Reporter1934 Lady in Danger

TV Shows/Series with Mervyn Johns as Actor(8)

1979 Shoestring
1976 The New Avengers
1972 Crown Court
1972 The Adventures of Black Beauty
as Franz Kolmar1972 The Adventurer
1960 Maigret
1959 No Hiding Place
as Mr. Farmer1955 Dixon of Dock Green

Full Name: David Mervyn Johns
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 02/18 1899 (February) in Pembroke, Wales (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 09/06 1992 (September) in Northwood (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Spouses (current/former): Diana Churchill, Alyce Steele-Wareham
Children: Glynis Johns
Siblings: Howard Johns, Lilias Rosalind Christina Johns
Father: William Johns
Mother: Margaret Anne Samuel
Other names for Mervyn Johns (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Mervyn Johns"
Mervyn Johns frequently works together with these people:
Michael Balcon (13x, Crew)
Muir Mathieson (10x, Crew)
Basil Radford (9x, Actor)
Angus MacPhail (9x, Crew)
Cecil Parker (9x, Actor)
Robert Hamer (8x, Crew)
Len Page (8x, Crew)
Kenneth Watson (8x, Actor)
Dennis Price (7x, Actor)
Tom Walls (7x, Actor)
Roy Kellino (6x, Crew)
John Dighton (6x, Crew)
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