Mervyn Johns

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Mervyn Johns

A.K.A:

David Mervyn Johns -

1899-02-17 -1992-09-06

Male

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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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).