Mervyn Johns

MERVYN JOHNS d1992. Welsh film and TV actor who became a star of British films during World War II. In the postwar era, he worked frequently at Ealing Studios. He started his career in the theatre in the 1920s and then made his first film in 1935. Amongst his dozens of film roles include ; the church warden in Went The Day Well (1942) / the fearful architect Walter Craig in the mystery film Dead of Night (1945) and Bob Cratchit in Scrooge (1951) with Alastair Sim. He also made many television appearances in series such as ; The Avengers / The Saint / Dangerman and Dixon of Dock Green. He was known for his "mostly mild-mannered, lugubrious, amusing, sometimes moving 'little men'" in over 100 film and television series. He died in London aged 93 on September 6th 1992