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Mervyn Johns
Acting
- Born
- Feb 17, 1899
- Died
- Sep 6, 1992 (age 93)
- Place of Birth
- Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Movies
- 71
- TV Shows
- 17
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).
