Mervyn Johns

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Dead of Night (1945)

Scrooge (1951)

Moby Dick (1956)

The Day of the Triffids (1962)

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1979 Shoestring (TV series)
Rev James Appleby

– Knock for Knock (1979) … Rev James Appleby

1977 Kilvert's Diary (TV series)

– An Angel Satyr Walks These Hills (1977)

1977 The New Avengers (TV series)
Elderly Man

– Medium Rare (1977) … Elderly Man

1976 The Confessional
Father Duggan

1973-1975 Crown Court (TV series)
Edward Lumsden / Arthur Charles Parfitt

– An Englishman's Home: Part 3 (1975) … Edward Lumsden

– An Englishman's Home: Part 2 (1975) … Edward Lumsden

– A Message to Ireland: Part 1 (1973) … Arthur Charles Parfitt

1975 Beryl's Lot (TV series)
Scrubby

– Treble Chance (1975) … Scrubby

1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
Mr. Evans

– Part One & Two (1974) … Mr. Evans (uncredited)

1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Silas Surtees

– The Medicine Man (1973) … Silas Surtees

1973 The National Health
Rees

1973 Thinking Man As Hero (TV movie)
Lord Beale

1972 The Strauss Family (TV mini-series)
Dr. Sarner

– Josef (1972) … Dr. Sarner

1972 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mr. Farmer

– The Fingerman (1972) … Mr. Farmer

1972 Kate (TV series)
Mr. Norris

– People Depend on You (1972) … Mr. Norris

1972 The Adventurer (TV series)
Franz Kolmar

– Deadlock (1972) … Franz Kolmar

1968 The Saint (TV series)
Dr. Davis

– The House on Dragon's Rock (1968) … Dr. Davis

1966 Who Killed the Cat?
Henry Fawcett

1965 The Avengers (TV series)
Brandon Storey

– Too Many Christmas Trees (1965) … Brandon Storey

1965 The Heroes of Telemark
Col. Wilkinson

1965 Knock on Any Door (TV series)
Mr. Prubright

– Close Season (1965) … Mr. Prubright

1965 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Jacob Elijah Burgess

– The Pensioner (1965) … Jacob Elijah Burgess

1964 Secret Agent (TV series)
Armstrong

– No Marks for Servility (1964) … Armstrong

1964 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Alf Turnball

– Hanging by a Thread (1964) … Alf Turnball

1964 Detective (TV series)
Father Brown

– The Quick One (1964) … Father Brown

1964 They All Died Laughing
Willie Pugh-Smith

1963 The Victors
Dennis

1963 The Old Dark House
Potiphar Femm

1963 80,000 Suspects
Buckridge

1963 55 Days at Peking
Clergyman

1963 The Third Man (TV series)
Geoffrey Ormsby

– A King's Ransom (1963) … Geoffrey Ormsby

1962 Maigret (TV series)

– The Amateurs (1962)

1962 The Day of the Triffids
Mr. Coker

1962 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Charlie Dowsett

– Drama '62: The Frightened Man (1962) … Charlie Dowsett

1955-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Walter Turnbull / Wickers

– The Jackpot Question (1961)

– Saloon Bar (1957) … Wickers

– I Passed by Your Window (1955) … Walter Turnbull

1961 Francis of Assisi
Brother Juniper

1961 Call Me Genius
Manager of Art Gallery, London

1961 No Love for Johnnie
Charlie Young

1961 Echo of Barbara
Sam Roscoe

1960 The Sundowners
Jack Patchogue, mayor of Cawndilla

1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Dr. Andrew Mortimer

– Summer Theatre: The Critical Point (1960) … Dr. Andrew Mortimer

1960 Never Let Go
Alfie Barnes

1960 Once More, with Feeling!
Mr. Wilbur Jr.

1959 The Devil's Disciple
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

1959 Danger List (short)
Mr. Ellis

1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)

– The Report on Jessie Dean (1958)

– Murder Story (1958)

1958 Leave It to Todhunter (TV series)
Lawrence Todhunter

– Rope's End (1958) … Lawrence Todhunter

– Cherchez I'Honime (1958) … Lawrence Todhunter

– Pistols for Two (1958) … Lawrence Todhunter

– Death on the Lawn (1958) … Lawrence Todhunter

– Choice of Weapons (1958) … Lawrence Todhunter

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1958 White Hunter (TV series)
Mr. Doak

– No Survivors (1958) … Mr. Doak

– One Fatal Weakness (1958) … Mr. Doak

1958 The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Brook

1957 The Surgeon's Knife
Mr. Waring

1957 The Circle
Dr. George Kimber

1957 A Tale of Two Cities (TV mini-series)
Mr. Jarvis Lorry

– The Footsteps Die Out (1957) … Mr. Jarvis Lorry

– A Hand at Cards (1957) … Mr. Jarvis Lorry

– The Darkness (1957) … Mr. Jarvis Lorry

– The Honest Tradesman (1957) … Mr. Jarvis Lorry

– The Gathering Storm (1957) … Mr. Jarvis Lorry

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1957 Doctor at Large
Smith

1950-1957 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Harold Simpson / Rough / Samuel Pepys

– Gaslight (1957) … Rough

– Ninety Sail (1954) … Samuel Pepys

– The Happy Sunday Afternoon (1950) … Harold Simpson

1957 The Counterfeit Plan
Louie Bernard

1956 Find the Lady
Hurst

1956 The Shield of Faith

1956 Finger of Guilt
Ernest Chaple

1956 Moby Dick
Peleg

1956 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Caspar Darde / Rev. Arthur Mottram

– Come Read Me a Riddle (1956) … Rev. Arthur Mottram

– Captain Carvallo (1956) … Caspar Darde

1956 1984
Jones

1955 Navy Heroes
Captain Snow

1955 The Hole in the Wall (TV movie)
Capt. Nat Kemp

1954 Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence

1954 Caste (TV movie)
Albert Eccles

1953 The Master of Ballantrae
MacKellar

1953 Valley of Song
Minister Griffiths

1953 The Horse's Mouth
Tom Mitchum

1952 The Frightened Bride
Uncle Ted

1951 The Magic Box
Goitz

1951 Scrooge
Bob Cratchit

1950 Tony Draws a Horse
Alfred Parsons

1949 Diamond City
Hart

1949 Helter Skelter
Ernest Bennett

1949 Edward, My Son
Harry Sempkin

1948 Quartet
Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

1948 Easy Money
Herbert Atkins

1948 Devil's Plot
Dr. Bruckner the Beast of Ravensbruck

1947 Captain Boycott
Watty Connell

1946 The Captive Heart
Pte. Evans

1946 They Knew Mr. Knight
Tom Blake

1945 Pink String and Sealing Wax
Edward Sutton

1945 Dead of Night
Walter Craig

1945 Twilight Hour
Major John Roberts

1944 The Halfway House
Rhys

1943 San Demetrio London
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

1943 My Learned Friend
Grimshaw

1943 The Bells Go Down
Sam

1942 Went the Day Well?
Charlie Sims

1942 The Foreman Went to France
Official, Passport Office

1942 The Next of Kin
No 23: Mr Davis

1940 Saloon Bar
Wickers

1940 Convoy
His Mate

1940 Girl in the News
James Fetherwood

1940 The Midas Touch (uncredited)

1939 Jamaica Inn
Thomas - Sir Humphrey's Gang

1938 Almost a Gentleman
Percival Clicker

1938 Pride and Prejudice (TV movie)
Sir William Lucas

1937 Night Ride
Trapped Miner (uncredited)

1937 Storm in a Teacup
Court Bailiff (uncredited)

1937 Song of the Forge (uncredited)

1936 Dishonour Bright
French Postcard Seller (uncredited)

1936 Everything Is Thunder
Karl - Waiter (uncredited)

1936 Pot Luck
Night Watchman (uncredited)

1936 In the Soup
Meakin

1935 Foreign Affaires
Courtroom interpreter

1935 Mister Hobo
Bank Director (uncredited)

1934 Lady in Danger
Reporter

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(1937) He acted in J.B. Priestley's play, "Time and the Conways", at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Jean Forbes-Robertson, Raymond Huntley, Barbara Everest, Helen Horsey, Alexander Archdale, Eileen Erskine, Wilfred Babbage, Mollie Rankin, Rosemary Scott and Irene Hentschel in the cast. See more »

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Prior to his acting career was a medical student at London Hospital. Served with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. See more »

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Mervyn Johns (1899–1992)

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 12,671 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Mervyn Johns (1899–1992) Actor Trivia: Prior to his acting career was a medical student at London Hospital. Served with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. See more trivia » Born: February 18, 1899 in Pembroke, Wales, UK Died: September 6, 1992 (age 93) in Norwood, England, UK