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).
Known For
Moby Dick
(1956)
Peleg
Scrooge
(1951)
Bob Cratchit
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Thomas
The Heroes of Telemark
(1965)
Col. Wilkinson
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Clergyman
1984
(1956)
Jones
Went the Day Well?
(1942)
Charlie Sims
The Day of the Triffids
(1962)
Mr. Coker
Dead of Night
(1945)
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Full Filmography
Acting
Lady in Danger
(1934)
Reporter
Foreign Affaires
(1935)
Courtroom Interpreter
The Guv'nor
(1935)
Bank Director
In the Soup
(1936)
Meakin
Dishonour Bright
(1936)
French Postcard Seller
Night Ride
(1937)
Trapped Miner
Storm in a Teacup
(1937)
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Pride and Prejudice
(1938)
Sir Willian Lucas
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Thomas
Saloon Bar
(1940)
Wickers
Convoy
(1940)
His Mate
Girl in the News
(1940)
James Fetherwood
Went the Day Well?
(1942)
Charlie Sims
The Next of Kin
(1942)
No 23: Mr Davis
The Foreman Went to France
(1942)
Official, Passport Office
San Demetrio London
(1943)
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
My Learned Friend
(1943)
Grimshaw
The Bells Go Down
(1943)
Sam
The Halfway House
(1944)
Rhys
Dead of Night
(1945)
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Pink String and Sealing Wax
(1945)
Edward Sutton
The Captive Heart
(1946)
Pte. Evans
They Knew Mr. Knight
(1946)
Tom Blake
Captain Boycott
(1947)
Watty Connell
Easy Money
(1948)
Herbert Atkins
Counterblast
(1948)
Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Quartet
(1948)
Samuel Sunbury
Diamond City
(1949)
Hart
Edward, My Son
(1949)
Harry Sempkin
Helter Skelter
(1949)
Ernest Bennett
Tony Draws a Horse
(1950)
Scrooge
(1951)
Bob Cratchit
Tall Headlines
(1952)
Uncle Ted
The Magic Box
(1952)
Goitz
The Master of Ballantrae
(1953)
MacKellar
The Oracle
(1953)
Tom Mitchum
Valley of Song
(1953)
Griffiths
Romeo and Juliet
(1954)
Friar Laurence
The Blue Peter
(1955)
Captain Snow
Moby Dick
(1956)
Peleg
Finger of Guilt
(1956)
Ernest Chaple
1984
(1956)
Jones
Find the Lady
(1956)
Hurst
The Counterfeit Plan
(1957)
Louie Bernard
Doctor at Large
(1957)
Smith
The Vicious Circle
(1957)
Dr. George Kimber
The Surgeon's Knife
(1957)
Mr. Waring
Danger List
(1957)
Mr. Ellis
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
(1958)
Brook
The Devil's Disciple
(1959)
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Never Let Go
(1960)
Alfie Barnes
Once More, with Feeling!
(1960)
Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
The Sundowners
(1960)
Jack Patchogue
Francis of Assisi
(1961)
Brother Juniper
No Love for Johnnie
(1961)
Charlie Young
The Rebel
(1961)
Manager of Art Gallery, London
Echo of Barbara
(1961)
Sam Roscoe
The Day of the Triffids
(1962)
Mr. Coker
The Old Dark House
(1963)
Petiphar Femm
80,000 Suspects
(1963)
Buckridge
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Clergyman
A Jolly Bad Fellow
(1964)
Willie Pugh-Smith
The Heroes of Telemark
(1965)
Col. Wilkinson
Who Killed the Cat?
(1966)
Henry Fawcett
The National Health
(1973)
Rees
House of Mortal Sin
(1976)
Father Duggan