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