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Mervyn Johns
Acting
Born: February 17, 1899
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 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
as Peleg
The Day of the Triffids
as Mr. Coker
Jamaica Inn
as Thomas
55 Days at Peking
as Clergyman
1984
as Jones
Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
The Heroes of Telemark
as Col. Wilkinson
Dead of Night
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Storm in a Teacup
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
