Actor info
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Name :
Mervyn Johns
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Born :
February 17, 1899 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK (93 years at death)
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Died :
September 6, 1992
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
71 films (1934–1976)
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Also known as :
David Mervyn Johns
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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).
Notable films
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) as Col. Wilkinson
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) as Clergyman
- Moby Dick (1956) as Peleg
- Scrooge (1951) as Bob Cratchit
- Jamaica Inn (1939) as Thomas
