Acting · Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK · Born February 17, 1899
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).
TVShoestring
1979
as Reverend James Appleby
TVThe New Avengers
1976
as Elderly Man
MovieHouse of Mortal Sin
1976
as Father Duggan
MovieThe National Health
1973
as Rees
MovieA Thinking Man as Hero
1973
as Lord Beale
TVCrown Court
1972
as Arthur Charles Parfitt
TVThe Adventurer
1972
as Franz Kolmar
MovieWho Killed the Cat?
1966
as Henry Fawcett
MovieThe Heroes of Telemark
1965
as Col. Wilkinson
Pardon the Expression
1965
as Jacob Elijah Burgess
TVDetective
1964
MovieA Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Willie Pugh-Smith
MovieThe Old Dark House
1963
as Potiphar Femm
Movie80,000 Suspects
1963
as Buckridge
Movie55 Days at Peking
1963
as Clergyman
MovieThe Day of the Triffids
1963
as Mr. Coker
TVThe Saint
1962
as Dr. Davis
MovieFrancis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Juniper
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Holloway
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
1961
as Holloway
MovieEcho of Barbara
1961
as Sam Roscoe
Drama 61-67
1961
as Charlie Dowsett
MovieThe Rebel
1961
as Manager of Art Gallery, London
MovieNo Love for Johnnie
1961
as Charlie Young
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Brandon Storey
MovieThe Sundowners
1960
as Jack Patchogue
TVMaigret
1960
as Inspector Fumel
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Holloway
TVDanger Man
1960
as Armstrong
MovieNever Let Go
1960
as Alfie Barnes
MovieOnce More, with Feeling!
1960
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
TVThe Third Man
1959
as Geoffrey Ormsby
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
MovieThe Devil's Disciple
1959
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
MovieThe Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Brook
Danger List
1957
as Mr. Ellis
MovieThe Surgeon's Knife
1957
as Mr. Waring
MovieThe Vicious Circle
1957
as Dr. George Kimber
MovieDoctor at Large
1957
as Mr. Smith
MovieThe Counterfeit Plan
1957
as Louie Bernard
MovieFind the Lady
1956
as Hurst
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Prison Officer Graves
MovieMoby Dick
1956
as Peleg
MovieThe Intimate Stranger
1956
as Ernest Chaple
Movie1984
1956
as Jones
MovieThe Blue Peter
1955
as Captain Snow
TVDixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mr. Farmer
MovieRomeo and Juliet
1954
as Friar Laurence
MovieThe Master of Ballantrae
1953
as MacKellar
MovieValley of Song
1953
as Griffiths
MovieThe Oracle
1953
as Tom Mitchum
MovieTall Headlines
1952
as Uncle Ted
MovieThe Magic Box
1952
as Goitz
MovieScrooge
1951
as Bob Cratchit
Tony Draws a Horse
1950
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Samuel Pepys
MovieDiamond City
1949
as Hart
MovieHelter Skelter
1949
as Ernest Bennett
MovieEdward, My Son
1949
as Harry Sempkin
MovieQuartet
1948
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
MovieCounterblast
1948
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
MovieEasy Money
1948
as Herbert Atkins
MovieCaptain Boycott
1947
as Watty Connell
MovieThe Captive Heart
1946
as Pte. Evans
MovieThey Knew Mr. Knight
1946
as Tom Blake
MoviePink String and Sealing Wax
1945
as Edward Sutton
MovieDead of Night
1945
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
MovieTwilight Hour
1945
as Major John Roberts
MovieThe Halfway House
1944
as Rhys
MovieSan Demetrio London
1943
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
MovieMy Learned Friend
1943
as Grimshaw
MovieThe Bells Go Down
1943
as Sam
MovieWent the Day Well?
1942
as Charlie Sims
MovieThe Foreman Went to France
1942
as Official, Passport Office
MovieThe Next of Kin
1942
as No 23: Mr Davis
MovieSaloon Bar
1940
as Wickers
MovieConvoy
1940
as His Mate
MovieGirl in the News
1940
as James Fetherwood
MovieJamaica Inn
1939
as Thomas
MoviePride and Prejudice
1938
as Sir Willian Lucas
The Last Curtain
1937
as Hemp
MovieNight Ride
1937
as Trapped Miner
MovieStorm in a Teacup
1937
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
MovieDishonour Bright
1936
as French Postcard Seller
MovieIn the Soup
1936
as Meakin
Foreign Affaires
1935
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
MovieThe Guv'nor
1935
as Bank Director
MovieLady in Danger
1934
as Reporter
