Mervyn Johns

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 88
Gender: Male
Born: February 17, 1899
Died: September 6, 1992
Place of birth: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Also known as: David 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).