# Mervyn Johns filmography

Mervyn Johns was a Welsh actor who appeared in 74 films, 32 television shows, and more than 23 plays across six decades on screen and stage. Johns made his theatrical debut while on tour of the British dominions in 1923 and his screen debut with Lady in Danger in 1934. He went on to become an indelible part of British wartime cinema with starring roles in Saloon Bar (1940), The Next of Kin (1942), Went the Day Well? (1942), The Halfway House (1944), Twilight Hour (1945), and Dead of Night (1945). In the postwar era, he worked regularly as a character actor at Ealing Studios, first with starring roles in They Knew Mr. Knight (1946), The Captive Heart (1946), Captain Boycott (1947), Easy Money (1948), and Scrooge (1951), and later guest appearances on televised plays and anthology series.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 1934 | Lady in Danger | Reporter | Tom Walls | Gaumont-British | Film debut |
| 1935 | The Tunnel | — | Maurice Elvey | Gaumont-British | |
| 1935 | The Guv'nor | Bank director | Milton Rosmer | Gaumont-British | |
| 1935 | Foreign Affaires | Courtroom interpreter | Tom Walls | Gainsborough Pictures | |
| 1936 | Pot Luck | Night watchman | Tom Walls | Gainsborough Pictures | |
| 1936 | In the Soup | Meakin | Henry Edwards | Julius Hagen Productions | |
| 1936 | Everything Is Thunder | Karl (waiter) | Milton Rosmer | Gaumont-British | |
| 1936 | Dishonour Bright | French postcard seller | Tom Walls | General Film Distributors | |
| 1937 | Song of the Forge | — | Henry Edwards | Butcher's Film Service | |
| 1937 | Storm in a Teacup | Court bailiff | Ian Dalrymple Victor Saville | London Films | |
| 1937 | Night Ride | Trapped miner | John Paddy Carstairs | British and Dominions Imperial Studios | |
| 1937 | The Last Curtain | Hemp | David MacDonald | British and Dominions Imperial Studios | |
| 1938 | Almost a Gentleman | Percival Clicker | Oswald Mitchell | Butcher's Film Service | |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | Thomas | Alfred Hitchcock | Mayflower Pictures | |
| 1940 | The Midas Touch | — | David MacDonald | Warner Brothers | |
| 1940 | Convoy | — | Pen Tennyson | Ealing Studios | |
| 1940 | Girl in the News | James Fetherwood | Carol Reed | Twentieth Century Productions | |
| 1940 | Saloon Bar | Charlie Wickers | Walter Forde | Ealing Studios | |
| 1942 | The Next of Kin | Mr Davis (No 23) | Thorold Dickinson | Ealing Studios | |
| 1942 | The Foreman Went to France | Passport official | Charles Frend | Ealing Studios | |
| 1942 | Went the Day Well? | Charlie Sims | Alberto Cavalcanti | Ealing Studios | |
| 1943 | The Bells Go Down | Sam | Basil Dearden | Ealing Studios | |
| 1943 | My Learned Friend | Arthur Grimshaw | Basil Dearden | Ealing Studios | |
| 1943 | San Demetrio London | John Boyle | Charles Frend Robert Hamer | Ealing Studios | |
| 1944 | The Halfway House | Rhys | Basil Dearden | Ealing Studios | |
| 1945 | Twilight Hour | Major John Roberts | Paul L. Stein | British National Films Company | |
| 1945 | Dead of Night | Walter Craig | Alberto Cavalcanti Charles Crichton Robert Hamer Basil Dearden | Ealing Studios | |
| 1945 | Pink String and Sealing Wax | Edward Sutton | Robert Hamer | Ealing Studios | |
| 1946 | They Knew Mr. Knight | Tom Blake | Norman Walker | General Film Distributors | |
| 1946 | The Captive Heart | Evans | Basil Dearden | Ealing Studios | |
| 1947 | Captain Boycott | Watty Connell | Frank Launder | Individual Pictures | |
| 1948 | Easy Money | Herbert Atkins | Bernard Knowles | Gainsborough Pictures | |
| 1948 | Counterblast | Dr. Bruckner (the Beast of Ravensbruck) | Paul L. Stein | British National Films Company | |
| 1948 | Quartet | Samuel Sunbury | Ken Annakin Arthur Crabtree Harold French Ralph Smart | Gainsborough Pictures J. Arthur Rank Productions | Segment: The Kite |
| 1949 | Edward, My Son | Harry Sempkin | George Cukor | MGM-British Studios | |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Ernest Bennett | Ralph Thomas | Gainsborough Pictures | |
| 1949 | Diamond City | Hart | David MacDonald | Gainsborough Pictures | |
| 1950 | Tony Draws a Horse | Alfred Parsons | John Paddy Carstairs | Pinnacle Productions | |
| 1951 | Scrooge | Bob Cratchit | Brian Desmond Hurst | George Minter Productions | |
| 1951 | The Magic Box | Goitz | John Boulting | British Lion Films | |
| 1952 | The Tall Headlines | Uncle Ted | Terence Young | Raymond Stross Productions | |
| 1953 | The Oracle | Tom Mitchum | C. M. Pennington-Richards | Group 3 Films | |
| 1953 | Valley of Song | Minister Idris Griffiths | Gilbert Gunn | Associated British Picture Corporation | |
| 1953 | The Master of Ballantrae | MacKellar | William Keighley | Warner Brothers | |
| 1954 | Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence | Renato Castellani | Universalcine Verona Produzione | |
| 1955 | The Blue Peter | Captain Snow | Wolf Rilla | Group 3 Films Beaconsfield Productions | |
| 1956 | 1984 | Jones | Michael Anderson | Holiday Film Productions | |
| 1956 | The Intimate Stranger | Ernest Chaple | Alec C. Snowden | Anglo-Guild Productions Merton Park Studios | |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Peleg | John Huston | Moulin Productions | |
| 1956 | Find the Lady | Mr. Hurst | Charles Saunders | Major Productions Act Productions | |
| 1957 | The Counterfeit Plan | Louie Bernard | Montgomery Tully | Amalgamated Productions | |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large | Smith | Ralph Thomas | The Rank Organisation | |
| 1957 | The Vicious Circle | Dr. George Kimber | Gerald Thomas | Beaconsfield Productions | |
| 1957 | The Surgeon's Knife | Mr. Waring | Gordon Parry | Gibraltar Films | |
| 1957 | Danger List | Graham Ellis | Leslie Arliss | Hammer Film Productions | Short film |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Brook | Joseph Losey | The Rank Organisation | |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | Rev. Maindeck Parshotter | Guy Hamilton | Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Films Bryna Productions | |
| 1960 | Once More, with Feeling! | Mr. Wilbur Jr. | Stanley Donen | Columbia Pictures | |
| 1960 | Never Let Go | Alfie Barnes | John Guillermin | Independent Artists | |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Jack Patchogue (Mayor of Cawndilla) | Fred Zinnemann | Warner Brothers | |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie | Charlie Young | Ralph Thomas | Five Star | |
| 1961 | The Rebel | Manager of art gallery | Robert Day | Associated British Picture Corporation | |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisi | Brother Juniper | Michael Curtiz | Perseus Productions | |
| 1963 | The Day of the Triffids | Mr. Coker | Steve Sekely Freddie Francis | Security Pictures | |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Clergyman | Nicholas Ray | Samuel Bronston Productions | |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects | Buckridge | Val Guest | Val Guest Productions | |
| 1963 | The Old Dark House | Potiphar Femm | William Castle | William Castle Productions Hammer Film Productions | |
| 1963 | The Victors | Dennis | Carl Foreman | Open Road Films Highroad Productions | |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Willie Pugh-Smith | Don Chaffey | Pax Films | |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Col. Wilkinson | Anthony Mann | Benton Film Productions | |
| 1966 | Who Killed the Cat? | Henry Fawcett | Montgomery Tully | Eternal Films | |
| 1973 | The National Health | Rees | Jack Gold | Virgin Films | |
| 1976 | House of Mortal Sin | Father Duggan | Pete Walker | Pete Walker (Heritage) | Final film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network | Notes | Ref |
| 1938 | Pride and Prejudice | Sir Wilfred Lucas | — | BBC Television | Television film | |
| 1950–1957 | BBC Sunday Night Theatre | Harold Simpson Albert Eccles Samuel Pepys Rough His Excellency the Governor | — | BBC Television | 5 episodes | |
| 1955–1961 | ITV Television Playhouse | Walter Turnbull Wickers Jan Konigsveldt Jack Wilson Frank Davidson Sylvan Humphreys | Antony Kearey Herbert Wise Cyril Butcher Ronald Marriott Rosemary Hill Toby Robertson | Associated-Rediffusion | 7 episodes | |
| 1956 | New Ramps for Old | J. Philimore Sparkes | — | BBC Television | 6 episodes | |
| 1956–1964 | ITV Play of the Week | Caspar Darde Rev. Arthur Mottram Doctor Evans Eli | David Boisseau Philip Saville Warren Tute David Boisseau | Granada Television | 4 episodes | |
| 1957 | A Tale of Two Cities | Mr. Jarvis Lorry | — | BBC Television | Television mini series 7 episodes | [54] [55] |
| 1958 | White Hunter | Mr. Doak | Max Varnel Joseph Sterling | Telestar Productions | 2 episodes | |
| 1958 | Leave It to Todhunter | Lawrence Todhunter | Andrew Osborn | BBC Television | 6 episodes | |
| 1959 | Knight Errant Limited | Harry Smith | Stuart Latham | Granada Television | Episode: He Fell Among Thieves | |
| 1960 | Boyd Q.C. | John Parsons | Michael Currer-Briggs | Associated-Rediffusion | Episode: The Little Man | |
| 1962 | Probation Officer | Mr. Todd | Geoffrey Stephenson | Associated Television | | |
| 1962 | Maigret | Inspector Fumel | Terence Williams | BBC Television | Episode: The Amateurs | |
| 1962 | The Keep | Ben Morton | John Dexter | BBC Television | Television film | |
| 1963 | The Third Man | Geoffrey Ormsby | David MacDonald | BBC Television Prestige Productions National Telefilm Associates | Episode: A King's Ransom | |
| 1964 | Detective | Father Brown | Gilchrist Calder | BBC Television | Episode: The Quick One | |
| 1964 | No Hiding Place | Alf Turnball | Cyril Coke | Associated-Rediffusion | Episode: Hanging by a Thread | |
| 1964 | Danger Man | Armstrong | Don Chaffey | Incorporated Television Company | Episode: No Marks for Servility | |
| 1965 | The Sullavan Brothers | Benjamin Greenfield | Philip Dale | Associated Television | Episode: You Can't Win | |
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Mr. Prubright | Graham Evans | Associated Television | Episode: Close Season | |
| 1965 | The Avengers | Brandon Storey | Roy Ward Baker | ABC Weekend Television | Episode: Too Many Christmas Trees | |
| 1965–1966 | Pardon the Expression | Jacob Elijah Burgess Jeb | Wally Butler Michael Cox | Granada Television | 2 episodes | |
| 1966 | The Saint | Doctor Davis | Roger Moore | Bamore Incorporated Television Company | Episode: The House on Dragon's Rock | |
| 1972 | Kate | Mr. Norris | Paul Annett | Yorkshire Television | Episode: People Depend on You | |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Franz Kolmar | Val Guest | Incorporated Television Company | Episode: Deadlock | |
| 1972 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Farmer | Vere Lorrimer | BBC Television | Episode: The Fingerman | |
| 1972 | The Strauss Family | Doctor Sarner | David Giles | Associated Television | Television mini series Episode: Josef | |
| 1973 | The Adventures of Black Beauty | Silas Surtees | Gerry Poulson | The Fremantle Corporation London Weekend Television Talbot Television | Episode: The Medicine Man | |
| 1973 | Thinking Man As Hero | Lord Beale | John Glenister | BBC Television | Television film | |
| 1973–1975 | Crown Court | Arthur Charles Parfitt Edward Lumsden | June Wyndham Davies Roger Tucker | Granada Television | 5 episodes | |
| 1974 | QB VII | Mr. Evans | Tom Gries | Douglas S. Cramer Company Screen Gems | Television mini series | |
| 1977 | Kilvert's Diary | James Jones | Peter Hammond | BBC Television | Episode: An Angel Satyr Walks These Hills | |
| 1977–1979 | The New Avengers | Elderly man | Ray Austin | The Avengers Enterprises TV Productions IDTV Production | Episode: Medium Rare | |
| 1979 | Shoestring | Reverend James Appleby | Roger Tucker | BBC Television | Episode: Knock for Knock | |

## Stage appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre | Notes |
| 1924 | London's Grand Guignol | Mr Trant | Lewis Casson | Comedy Theatre | West End debut |
| 1926 | Sons and Fathers | Mr Mingan | Milton Rosmer | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | |
| 1931–1932 | The Ghost Train | Teddy Deakin | Ralph Hutton | Little Theatre | |
| 1931–1932 | When Knights Were Bold | Sir Guy De Vere | Alfred Brooks | Little Theatre | |
| 1931–1932 | A Cup of Kindness | — | Ralph Hutton | Little Theatre | |
| 1932 | Bird In Hand | Mr Blanquet | Ralph Hutton | Little Theatre | |
| 1932–1933 | The Rivals | — | Alfred Brooks | Little Theatre | |
| 1932–1933 | Saint Joan | — | — | Little Theatre | |
| 1934–1935 | Hyde Park Corner | Magistrate's Clerk | Thomas Reynolds | Apollo Theatre | |
| 1937–1938 | Time and the Conways | Ernest Beevers | Irene Hentschel | Duchess Theatre | |
| 1938 | Comedienne | Ted Jones | Murray Macdonald | Aldwych Theatre | |
| 1939 | The Doctor's Dilemma | Sir Patrick Cullen | John Fernald | Westminster Theatre Whitehall Theatre | |
| 1939–1940 | Saloon Bar | Wickers | Richard Bird | Wyndham's Theatre | |
| 1940–1941 | Once a Crook | Hallelujah Harry | Richard Bird | Aldwych Theatre New Theatre | |
| 1942–1943 | The Duke in Darkness | — | Michael Redgrave | Bristol Hippodrome | |
| 1943 | Heartbreak House | Captain Shotover | John Burrell | Cambridge Theatre | |
| 1949 | Tobacco Road | Jeeter Lester | Robert Henderson | Embassy Theatren Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Playhouse Theatre | |
| 1949 | Love's a Funny Thing | Michael Norbury | — | Ambassadors Theatre | |
| 1950 | Deadlock | George | Peter Dearing | Prince of Wales Theatre | |
| 1951 | The Martins' Nest | Harold Martin | André van Gyseghem | Westminster Theatre | |
| 1951 | Heloise | Fulbert | Michael Powell | Duke of York's Theatre | |
| 1952 | The Mortimer Touch | Shurie | George Devine | Duke of York's Theatre | |
| 1956 | Strange Request | George Green | Joan Swinstead | New Theatre Oxford | |
| 1961 | The Keep | Ben Morton | John Dexter | Royal Court Theatre | |
| 1964–1965 | Heirs and Graces | Mr Withers | Moray Watson | Theatre Royal | |
| 1971–1972 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit | — | Theatre Royal | |