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William Mervyn (1912–1976)

Actor

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Stage and television actor, born in Kenya. London debut in 1946 in "The Guinea Pig" at the Criterion Theatre, following five years with repertory companies. Best known as Chief Inspector Rose in three television series of the 60's: The Odd Man, It's Dark Outside and Mr. Rose. See more trivia »

Born:

William Mervyn Pickwoad
in Nairobi, Kenya

Died:

(age 64) in London, England, UK
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1977 Raffles (TV series)
Osborne
– The Spoils of Sacrilege (1977) … Osborne
 
1976 The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Squire Alworthy
 
1972-1976 Crown Court (TV series)
The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell / Justice Campbell / The Hon Mr Justice Campbell / …
– A Bang or a Whimper: Part 1 (1976) … Justice Campbell
– The Right of Every Woman: Part 3 (1976) … Mr. Justice Campbell
– The Right of Every Woman: Part 1 (1976) … Mr. Justice Campbell
– The Extremist: Part 3 (1975) … The Hon Mr Justice Campbell
– The Extremist: Part 2 (1975) … The Hon Mr Justice Campbell
See all 98 episodes »
 
1976 The Ghosts of Motley Hall (TV series)
Mr. Brayling
– The Last Uproar (1976) … Mr. Brayling
 
1975 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
Oldest Member
– Rodney Fails to Qualify (1975) … Oldest Member
 
1966-1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Mulliner / The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
– The Reverend Wooing of Archibald (1974) … Mr. Mulliner
– The Bishop Rides Again (1966) … The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
 
1973 Charley-One-Eye
Honeydew (uncredited)
 
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Sir Hector Drummond
– The Superfluous Finger (1973) … Sir Hector Drummond
 
1972 All Star Comedy Carnival (TV movie)
Guest
 
1972 Up the Front
Lord Twithampton
 
1972 The Ruling Class
Sir Charles
 
1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Sir Charles Worthington
– Read and Destroy (1972) … Sir Charles Worthington
 
1971-1972 Tottering Towers (TV series)
Duke of Tottering
– Episode #1.13 (1972) … Duke of Tottering
– Episode #1.12 (1972) … Duke of Tottering
– Episode #1.11 (1971) … Duke of Tottering
– Episode #1.10 (1971) … Duke of Tottering
– Episode #1.9 (1971) … Duke of Tottering
See all 13 episodes »
 
1971 Follyfoot (TV series)
Squire Mathews
– Shadow (1971) … Squire Mathews
– Dora (1971) … Squire Mathews
 
1966-1971 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series)
The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
– The Bishop Loses His Chaplain (1971) … The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
– The Bishop Has a Rest (1971) … The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
– The Bishop Shows His Loyalty (1971) … The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
– The Bishop Gives a Present (1971) … The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
– The Bishops Entertains (1971) … The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
See all 33 episodes »
 
1971 Carry on Henry VIII
Physician
 
1971 The Magnificent Six and ½: Time Flies
 
1971 Time Flies (short)
 
1970 The Railway Children
Old Gentleman (as Mr. William Mervyn)
 
1968-1970 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– The Editor Regrets (1970)
– The Sinner (1968)
 
1970 The Mating Machine (TV series)
Major Whitestone
– Ada's Last Chance (1970) … Major Whitestone
 
1970 Atlantic Wall
L'évêque Anglais
 
1970 Bloodsuckers
Marc Honeydew
 
1969 Carry on Again Doctor
Lord Paragon
 
1969 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Whitty
– A Disturbing Case (1969) … Whitty
 
1969 The Best House in London (uncredited)
 
1967-1968 Mr. Rose (TV series)
Charles Rose / Mr. Rose / Marcus Despard
– Free and Easy (1968) … Mr. Rose / Marcus Despard
– The Jolly Good Fellow (1968) … Mr. Rose
– The Missing Chapter (1968) … Mr. Rose
– The Bogey Man (1968) … Mr. Rose
– The Less-Than-Iron-Duke (1968) … Mr. Rose
See all 24 episodes »
 
1968 Hot Millions
Sir Charles Wilson (uncredited)
 
1968 Salt and Pepper
Prime Minister
 
1968 Hammerhead
Walter Perrin
 
1967 Carry on in the Legion
Sir Cyril Ponsonby
 
1967 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Mr. Pater
– How to Retire Without Really Working (1967) … Mr. Pater
 
1967/I The Jokers
Uncle Edward
 
1967 Deadlier Than the Male
Chairman of the Phoenician Board
 
1966 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Robert Quaife
– Corridors of Power (1966) … Robert Quaife
 
1966 Doctor Who (TV series)
Sir Charles Summer
– The War Machines: Episode 4 (1966) … Sir Charles Summer
– The War Machines: Episode 3 (1966) … Sir Charles Summer
– The War Machines: Episode 2 (1966) … Sir Charles Summer
– The War Machines: Episode 1 (1966) … Sir Charles Summer
 
1957-1966 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Sir Edmund
– The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1966)
– Now Let Him Go (1957) … Sir Edmund
 
1966 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Lord Justice
– The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2 (1966) … Lord Justice
– The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 (1966) … Lord Justice
 
1966 The Liars (TV series)
Sir Gerald
– Episode #1.3 (1966) … Sir Gerald
– Episode #1.2 (1966) … Sir Gerald
– Episode #1.1 (1966) … Sir Gerald
 
1965 Up Jumped a Swagman
Mr. Hawkes Fenhoulet
 
1965 Heiress of Garth (TV mini-series)
Squire Griffin
 
1965 The Flying Swan (TV series)
Alexander Curtis
– The Tyrant (1965) … Alexander Curtis
 
1964-1965 It's Dark Outside (TV series)
Chief Insp. Rose
– The Gatling's Jammed and the Colonel Is Dead (1965) … Chief Insp. Rose
– The Party (1965) … Chief Insp. Rose
– A Slight Case of Matrimony (1965) … Chief Insp. Rose
– Arrangement in Black and White (1965) … Chief Insp. Rose
– Specimens Walk on Their Hind Legs, Too (1965) … Chief Insp. Rose
See all 15 episodes »
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
 
1965 Reluctant Bandit (TV movie)
Carson
 
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Mr. Stratton
– Without Benefit of Clergy (1964) … Mr. Stratton
 
1964 The Massingham Affair (TV series)
Mr. Jessopp
 
1964 Diary of a Young Man (TV series)
Bott
– Power (1964) … Bott
 
1964 Murder Ahoy
Comm. Breeze-Connington
 
1964 Silas Marner (TV series)
Squire Cass
– A Gleam of Gold (1964) … Squire Cass
– A Strange Disappearance (1964) … Squire Cass
– A Marriage Concealed (1964) … Squire Cass
– A New Life (1964) … Squire Cass
 
1964 Agent 8 3/4
Passenger on Plane (uncredited)
 
1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV series)
Colonel Wilde
– A Very Desirable Plot (1963) … Colonel Wilde
 
1963 The Odd Man (TV series)
Chief Insp. Rose
– A Last Tilt at the Windmill (1963) … Chief Insp. Rose
– A Pattern of Little Silver Devils (1963) … Chief Insp. Rose
– The Saga of Johnny Mac (1963) … Chief Insp. Rose
– The Pretty Silver Game (1963) … Chief Insp. Rose
 
1963 Tamahine
Lord Birchester
 
1962 It Happened Like This (TV series)
Sir George Wilby
– A Two-to-One Chance (1962) … Sir George Wilby
 
1956-1962 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Harry / Lord Summerhays / Reggie Pelham / …
– Misalliance (1962) … Lord Summerhays
– Barchester Towers (1961)
– Gilt and Gingerbread (1961) … Harry
– Doctor Everyman's Hour (1961) … Richard Gable
– Traveller's Joy (1956) … Reggie Pelham
 
1962 Maigret (TV series)
Doctor
– The Countess (1962) … Doctor
 
1962 Saki (TV mini-series)
Sir Hector
– Episode #1.8 (1962) … Sir Hector
– Episode #1.7 (1962) … Sir Hector
– Episode #1.6 (1962) … Sir Hector
– Episode #1.5 (1962) … Sir Hector
– Episode #1.4 (1962) … Sir Hector
See all 8 episodes »
 
1962 Value for Money (TV movie)
Colonel Thorner-Wilding
 
1962 Oliver Twist (TV mini-series)
Mr. Grimwig
– Episode #1.13 (1962) … Mr. Grimwig
– Episode #1.11 (1962) … Mr. Grimwig
– Episode #1.10 (1962) … Mr. Grimwig
– Episode #1.6 (1962) … Mr. Grimwig
– Episode #1.5 (1962) … Mr. Grimwig
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Jimmy Scott-Kennedy
– Both Ends Meet (1962) … Jimmy Scott-Kennedy
 
1962 The Ghost Sonata (TV movie)
The Colonel
 
1961 Vice Versa (TV movie)
Paul Bultitude
 
1961 Invasion Quartet
Naval Officer (as Bill Mervyn)
 
1961 Watch it, Sailor!
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
 
1960-1961 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Colonel Frew / Ivor Naunton
– Caught and Bowled (1961) … Ivor Naunton
– The Last Flight of the Eel (1960) … Colonel Frew
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Postmaster-General (uncredited)
 
1961 Three Ring Circus (TV movie)
 
1960-1961 Persuasion (TV mini-series)
Admiral Croft
– Episode #1.4 (1961) … Admiral Croft
– Episode #1.3 (1961) … Admiral Croft
– Episode #1.2 (1961) … Admiral Croft
– Episode #1.1 (1960) … Admiral Croft
 
1960 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Bruce Treadgold
– The Hot Seat (1960) … Bruce Treadgold
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
President of the Court / Serjeant Ballantine
– The Tichborne Case (1960) … Serjeant Ballantine
– Admiral Byng (1960) … President of the Court
 
1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Under Secretary
– The Man Who Wasn't There (1960) … Under Secretary
 
1960 The Long Way Home (TV series)
French Police Sergeant
– The French Resistance (1960) … French Police Sergeant
 
1960 Circus of Horrors
Doctor Morley
 
1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Challen
– Each Wind That Blows (1960) … Mr. Challen
 
1959 A Touch of Larceny
Capt. Balfour (uncredited)
 
1959 The Battle of the Sexes
Detective's Friend
 
1959 Endless Adventure (TV series documentary)
Dr. Watson
– Episode dated 7 December 1959 (1959) … Dr. Watson
 
1959 Bleak House (TV series)
Mr. Kenge
– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Mr. Kenge
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Mr. Kenge
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Mr. Kenge
 
1959 Upstairs and Downstairs
Kingsley
 
1959 Hancock's Half Hour (TV series)
Council Official
– Lord Byron Lived Here (1959) … Council Official
 
1950-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Adrian Blenderbland / Chancellor of the Exchequer / Dr. Carless / …
– The Millionairess (1959) … Adrian Blenderbland
– A Sleeping Clergyman (1959) … Sir Douglas Todd-Walker
– The Apple Cart (1957) … Chancellor of the Exchequer
– Arms and the Man (1952) … Major Paul Petkoff
– Ann Veronica (1952) … Mr. Ramage
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959 The Eustace Diamonds (TV series)
Mr. Camperdown
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Mr. Camperdown
– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Mr. Camperdown
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Mr. Camperdown
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Mr. Camperdown
 
1959 The 39 Steps
Angry Train Passenger (uncredited)
 
1958-1959 Our Mutual Friend (TV series)
Mr. Inspector
– Part 12 (1959) … Mr. Inspector
– Part 11 (1959) … Mr. Inspector
– Part 4 (1958) … Mr. Inspector
– Part 2 (1958) … Mr. Inspector
 
1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
Sir Arthur Frogley
– The Big Fish (1959) … Sir Arthur Frogley
 
1958 The Sky Larks (TV series)
Capt. Crocker-Dobson DSO RN
– Joining Routine (1958) … Capt. Crocker-Dobson DSO RN
 
1958 The Invisible Armies (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1958)
 
1958 Dick and the Duchess (TV series)
– Bank Robbery (1958)
 
1958 Doomsday for Dyson (TV movie)
Politician
 
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
Colonel Buckmaster
 
1958 Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV series)
Mr. Wardle
– Christmas at Dingley Dell … Mr. Wardle
 
1957 All at Sea
Captain
 
1957 Nicholas Nickleby (TV series)
Mr. Witterly
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Mr. Witterly
 
1957 Paradise Lagoon
Guest at Ball (uncredited)
 
1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Judd / Thomas
– The Dowry (1957) … Judd
– Hubert (1957) … Thomas
 
1956 The Third Key
Manager of the Royal Festival Hall
 
1956 The Adventures of the Big Man (TV series)
Jack Gault
– Rich Girl (1956) … Jack Gault
 
1956 Kitty Clive (TV movie)
Colley Cibber
 
1956 Tons of Trouble
Roberts (MI5)
 
1955 Patrol Car (TV series)
Ronald James
– April Fool (1955) … Ronald James
 
1954 Crime on Our Hands (TV series)
Inspector Johnston
– Episode #1.6 (1954) … Inspector Johnston
– Episode #1.2 (1954) … Inspector Johnston
– Episode #1.1 (1954) … Inspector Johnston
 
1954 Conflict of Wings
Mr Wentworth
 
1951 Parent-Craft (TV series)
Mr. Pebble
– Episode #1.6 (1951) … Mr. Pebble
– Episode #1.5 (1951) … Mr. Pebble
– Episode #1.4 (1951) … Mr. Pebble
– Episode #1.3 (1951) … Mr. Pebble
– Episode #1.2 (1951) … Mr. Pebble
See all 6 episodes »
 
1950 The Blue Lamp
Chief Inspector Hammond (uncredited)
 
1950 Four Men in Prison (short)
 
1949 The Guinea Pig (TV movie)
 
1949 Stop Press Girl
Cinema Manager (uncredited)
 
1949 If This Be Sin
Nicky
 
1947 The Mark of Cain
Mr. Bonnington
 
1947 The Loves of Joanna Godden
Huxtable
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1973 Pardon My Genie (TV series)
Himself
– Temporary Interference (1973) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2000 I Love a 1970's Christmas (TV documentary)
 
1983 What a Carry On (TV series)
 
1981 Carry on Laughing (TV series)
 
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(1950) He acted in Jean Anouilh and Christopher Fry's play, "Ring Round the Moon," at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Paul Scofield, Margaret Rutherford, Claire Bloom, Richard Wattis, Cecil Trouncer, and Mona Washbourne in the cast. Peter Brook was director. Oliver Messel was designer... See more »

Alternate Names:

Bill Mervyn | Mr. William Mervyn

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Stage and television actor, born in Kenya. London debut in 1946 in "The Guinea Pig" at the Criterion Theatre, following five years with repertory companies. Best known as Chief Inspector Rose in three television series of the 60's: The Odd Man, It's Dark Outside and Mr. Rose. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn