Mervyn Johns
Personal Info
- Gender
- Male
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthday
- 1899
- Place of birth
- Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Died
- 1992
- 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).
