Mervyn Johns: movies and TV shows
Mervyn Johns has 90 credits in the archive: 71 films and 19 TV series, from 1934 to 1979. Highest rated: The Avengers (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 1979 · busiest year: 1961 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Shoestring | Reverend James Appleby | TV | 7.7 | 80 |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Elderly Man | TV | 7.1 | 77 |
| 1976 | House of Mortal Sin | Father Duggan | Film | 6.5 | 77 |
| 1973 | The National Health | Rees | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 1973 | A Thinking Man as Hero | Lord Beale | Film | — | 74 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Arthur Charles Parfitt | TV | 5.7 | 73 |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Franz Kolmar | TV | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1966 | Who Killed the Cat? | Henry Fawcett | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Col. Wilkinson | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1965 | Pardon the Expression | Jacob Elijah Burgess | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1965 | Pardon the Expression | Jeb | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1964 | Detective | TV | 9.0 | 65 | |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Willie Pugh-Smith | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Clergyman | Film | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1963 | The Day of the Triffids | Mr. Coker | Film | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1963 | The Old Dark House | Potiphar Femm | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects | Buckridge | Film | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Dr. Davis | TV | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Brandon Storey | TV | 7.8 | 62 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Charlie Dowsett | TV | — | 62 |
| 1961 | The Rebel | Manager of Art Gallery, London | Film | 7.8 | 62 |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie | Charlie Young | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisi | Brother Juniper | Film | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1961 | A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 | Holloway | Film | — | 62 |
| 1961 | A Call on Kuprin: Part 1 | Holloway | Film | — | 62 |
| 1961 | Echo of Barbara | Sam Roscoe | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1960 | Maigret | Inspector Fumel | TV | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Armstrong | TV | 7.4 | 61 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | Holloway | TV | — | 61 |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Jack Patchogue | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1960 | Once More, with Feeling! | Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr. | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1960 | Never Let Go | Alfie Barnes | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 60 | |
| 1959 | The Third Man | Geoffrey Ormsby | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | Rev. Maindeck Parshotter | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Brook | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1957 | The Vicious Circle | Dr. George Kimber | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1957 | The Surgeon's Knife | Mr. Waring | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large | Mr. Smith | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1957 | The Counterfeit Plan | Louie Bernard | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1957 | Danger List | Mr. Ellis | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Peleg | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1956 | 1984 | Jones | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Prison Officer Graves | TV | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | George Thompson | TV | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1956 | The Intimate Stranger | Ernest Chaple | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1956 | Find the Lady | Hurst | Film | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Farmer | TV | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1955 | The Blue Peter | Captain Snow | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1954 | Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence | Film | 5.4 | 55 |
| 1953 | The Master of Ballantrae | MacKellar | Film | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1953 | Valley of Song | Griffiths | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1953 | The Oracle | Tom Mitchum | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | Goitz | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1952 | Tall Headlines | Uncle Ted | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1951 | Scrooge | Bob Cratchit | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Samuel Pepys | TV | 3.5 | 51 |
| 1950 | Tony Draws a Horse | Film | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 1949 | Helter Skelter | Ernest Bennett | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1949 | Edward, My Son | Harry Sempkin | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1949 | Diamond City | Hart | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1948 | Counterblast | Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1948 | Quartet | Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite") | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1948 | Easy Money | Herbert Atkins | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1947 | Captain Boycott | Watty Connell | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1946 | The Captive Heart | Pte. Evans | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1946 | They Knew Mr. Knight | Tom Blake | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1945 | Dead of Night | Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story") | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1945 | Pink String and Sealing Wax | Edward Sutton | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1945 | Twilight Hour | Major John Roberts | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1944 | The Halfway House | Rhys | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1943 | San Demetrio London | Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1943 | The Bells Go Down | Sam | Film | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1943 | My Learned Friend | Grimshaw | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1942 | Went the Day Well? | Charlie Sims | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1942 | The Next of Kin | No 23: Mr Davis | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1942 | The Foreman Went to France | Official, Passport Office | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1940 | Convoy | His Mate | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1940 | Girl in the News | James Fetherwood | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1940 | Saloon Bar | Wickers | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | Thomas | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1938 | Pride and Prejudice | Sir Willian Lucas | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1937 | Storm in a Teacup | Court Bailiff (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1937 | The Last Curtain | Hemp | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1937 | Night Ride | Trapped Miner | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1936 | Dishonour Bright | French Postcard Seller | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1936 | In the Soup | Meakin | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1935 | The Guv'nor | Bank Director | Film | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1935 | Foreign Affaires | Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1934 | Lady in Danger | Reporter | Film | 6.0 | 35 |