Acting
Mervyn Johns
- Titles
- 70movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1973, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Went the Day Well?85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.7
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.7, average 3.0
- Adrenaline3.9, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Intrigue 3
- Psychological Tension 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Character Study 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Period Piece 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Supernatural Mystery 2
- Ghost Story 2
- Melancholy 2
- Eerie Atmosphere 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, Went the Day Well?, The Captive Heart, The Halfway House, The Next of Kin, +2 more
Basil DeardenDirectorDead of Night, The Captive Heart, The Halfway House, My Learned Friend, The Bells Go Down- JJohn DightonWriterWent the Day Well?, The Next of Kin, My Learned Friend, Saloon Bar
- CCharles HasseEditorDead of Night, The Captive Heart, The Halfway House, My Learned Friend
- WWilkie CooperCinematographerWent the Day Well?, The Halfway House, Captain Boycott, My Learned Friend
Mary MerrallActorDead of Night, Pink String and Sealing Wax, Who Killed the Cat?
Sally Ann HowesActorDead of Night, The Halfway House, Pink String and Sealing Wax
Philip FriendActorThe Next of Kin, Danger List, The Bells Go Down
Robert HamerDirectorDead of Night, Pink String and Sealing Wax, A Jolly Bad Fellow- DDiana MorganWriterWent the Day Well?, The Halfway House, Pink String and Sealing Wax
- CC.M. Pennington-RichardsCinematographer1984, Scrooge, The Oracle
Marius GoringActorA Call on Kuprin: Part 2, A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
Movies and TV shows
871970s
7 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Reverend James Appleby
TV show · as Elderly Man
as Father Duggan
as Rees
as Lord Beale
TV show · as Arthur Charles Parfitt
TV show · as Franz Kolmar
1960s
24 titles · average score 67
as Henry Fawcett
as Col. Wilkinson
as Willie Pugh-Smith
as Mr. Coker
as Potiphar Femm
as Buckridge
TV show · as Dr. Davis
as Sam Roscoe
TV show · as Brandon Storey
as Alfie Barnes
as Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
TV show · as Armstrong
1950s
24 titles · average score 66
as Louie Bernard
as Mr. Ellis
as Dr. George Kimber
as Jones
as Hurst
as Ernest Chaple
as Peleg
as Friar Laurence
as MacKellar
as Griffiths
as Tom Mitchum
as Bob Cratchit
1940s
22 titles · average score 63
as Ernest Bennett
as Harry Sempkin
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
as Pte. Evans
as Tom Blake
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
as Edward Sutton
as Rhys
as Grimshaw
as No 23: Mr Davis
as Charlie Sims
as Wickers
1930s
10 titles · average score 64
as Thomas
as Sir Willian Lucas
as Hemp
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
as Trapped Miner
as French Postcard Seller
as Meakin
as Bank Director
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)
as Reporter