Mervyn Johns
(1899–1992)
British actor (died aged 93) | The Vicious Circle (1957), Went the Day Well? (1942), The Captive Heart (1946)
Mervyn Johns, as Grimshaw, wears a hat in My Learned Friend (1943)
Mini Biography
Mervyn Johns was the father of actress Glynis Johns.
Latest Mervyn Johns Pictures
They Knew Mr Knight (1946) poster (1)
- 10th September, 2006
Alfred Drayton, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Mervyn Johns, Nora Swinburne
They Knew Mr Knight (1946) poster (1)
Alastair Sim looks askance at Mervyn Johns in Scrooge (1951)
- 9th November, 2015
Alastair Sim looks askance at Mervyn Johns in Scrooge (1951)
The House on Dragon’s Rock (1966) screenshot (1) | Mervyn Johns
- 5th April, 2020
The House on Dragon’s Rock (1966) screenshot (1) | Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns, as Grimshaw, wears a hat in My Learned Friend (1943)
- 1st January, 2016
Mervyn Johns, as Grimshaw, wears a hat in My Learned Friend (1943)
Select Mervyn Johns Filmography
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Night Ride (1937)
- Trapped Miner
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The Last Curtain (1937)
- Hemp
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Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Thomas – Sir Humphrey’s Gang
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The Girl in the News (1940)
- James Fetherwood
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Convoy (1940)
- His Mate
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Saloon Bar (1940)
- Wickers
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The Next of Kin (1942)
- No 23
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The Foreman Went to France (1942)
- Official, Passport Office
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Went the Day Well? (1942)
- Charlie Sims
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The Bells Go Down (1943)
- Sam
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My Learned Friend (1943)
- Grimshaw
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San Demetrio London (1943)
- Greaser John Boyle
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The Halfway House (1944)
- Rhys
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Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
- Mr. Sutton
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Dead of Night (1945)
- Walter Craig
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They Knew Mr Knight (1946)
- Tom Blake
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The Captive Heart (1946)
- Pte. Evans
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Captain Boycott (1947)
- Watty Connell
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Easy Money (1948)
- Atkins
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Diamond City (1949)
- Hart
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Helter Skelter (1949)
- Ernest Bennett
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Scrooge (1951)
- Bob Cratchit
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The Tall Headlines (1952)
- Uncle Ted
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The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
- MacKellar
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Romeo and Juliet (1954)
- Friar Laurence
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Find the Lady (1956)
- Hurst
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The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
- Louie Bernard
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Doctor at Large (1957)
- Smith
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The Vicious Circle (1957)
- Dr George Kimber
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)
- Brook
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The Devil’s Disciple (1959)
- Rev Maindeck Parshotter
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Never Let Go (1960)
- Alfie Barnes
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No Love for Johnnie (1961)
- Charlie Young
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The Rebel (1961)
- Manager of Art Gallery, London
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Francis of Assisi (1961)
- Brother Juniper
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The Day of the Triffids (1962)
- Mr Coker
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80,000 Suspects (1963)
- Buckridge
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The Old Dark House (1963)
- Potiphar Femm
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The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
- Col Wilkinson
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Personal Details
Born 
Died Born
Mervyn Johns was born in Pembroke on .
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Died
Mervyn Johns died in Northwood on , aged 93.
- Daughter
Watch Mervyn Johns on British television
- The Day of the Triffids (1962)
- Almost everyone in the world is blinded by meteorites prior to being taken over by intelligent plants.
- Tomorrow at 3pm on Legend
- Thursday at 11am on Legend
- Sunday at 3pm on Legend
- The Day of the Triffids (1962)