Acting
Mervyn Johns
- Titles
- 68movies17TV shows
- Career
Active from 1940 to 1973, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Scrooge77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Psychological6.1average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.9, average 2.9
- Adrenaline4.1, average 5.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Psychological Tension 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Victorian Era 2
- Intrigue 2
- Period Piece 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Suspenseful 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Angus MacPhailWriterDead of Night, Went the Day Well?, The Halfway House, The Next of Kin, The Captive Heart, +2 more
Basil DeardenDirectorDead of Night, The Halfway House, The Bells Go Down, The Captive Heart, My Learned Friend- CCharles HasseEditorDead of Night, The Halfway House, The Captive Heart, My Learned Friend
- WWilkie CooperCinematographerWent the Day Well?, The Halfway House, Captain Boycott, My Learned Friend
- JJohn DightonWriterWent the Day Well?, The Next of Kin, Saloon Bar, My Learned Friend
Sally Ann HowesActorDead of Night, The Halfway House, Pink String and Sealing Wax
Mary MerrallActorDead of Night, Pink String and Sealing Wax, Who Killed the Cat?
Philip FriendActorThe Next of Kin, The Bells Go Down, Danger List
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-RichardsDirectorScrooge, 1984, The Oracle
Robert BeattyActorCounterblast, The Oracle
Movies and TV shows
171970s
5 titles · average score 67
71
Shoestring (1979)
TV show
71
The New Avengers (1976)
TV show
64
Crown Court (1972)
TV show · as Arthur Charles Parfitt
The Adventurer (1972)
TV show · as Franz Kolmar
1960s
7 titles · average score 75
Pardon the Expression (1965)
TV show · as Jacob Elijah Burgess / Jeb
Detective (1964)
TV show
74
The Saint (1962)
TV show · as Dr. Davis
80
The Avengers (1961)
TV show · as Brandon Storey
75
Danger Man (1960)
TV show · as Armstrong
74
Maigret (1960)
TV show · as Inspector Fumel
Sunday-Night Play (1960)
TV show · as Holloway
1950s
5 titles · average score 63
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV show
72
The Third Man (1959)
TV show · as Geoffrey Ormsby
67
Armchair Theatre (1956)
TV show · as George Thompson / Prison Officer Graves
61
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
TV show · as Mr. Farmer
53
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Samuel Pepys