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).
Movies
Moby Dick Peleg
Went the Day Well? Charlie Sims
Jamaica Inn Thomas
Scrooge Bob Cratchit
Dead of Night Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
The Old Dark House Petiphar Femm
Never Let Go Alfie Barnes
Echo of Barbara Sam Roscoe
San Demetrio London Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
The Captive Heart Pte. Evans
Diamond City Hart
Romeo and Juliet Friar Laurence
Finger of Guilt Ernest Chaple
Pink String and Sealing Wax Edward Sutton
Edward, My Son Harry Sempkin
The Counterfeit Plan Louie Bernard
Easy Money Herbert Atkins
Francis of Assisi Brother Juniper
The Halfway House Rhys
My Learned Friend Grimshaw
Danger List Mr. Ellis
Counterblast Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
Helter Skelter Ernest Bennett
The National Health Rees
No Love for Johnnie Charlie Young
The Gypsy and the Gentleman Brook
Once More, with Feeling! Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
Saloon Bar Wickers
The Bells Go Down Sam
They Knew Mr. Knight Tom Blake
Captain Boycott Watty Connell
80,000 Suspects Buckridge
55 Days at Peking Clergyman
Valley of Song Griffiths
In the Soup Meakin
Tony Draws a Horse
Storm in a Teacup Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Night Ride Trapped Miner
The Sundowners Jack Patchogue
Tall Headlines Uncle Ted
The Blue Peter Captain Snow
The Day of the Triffids Mr. Coker
Dishonour Bright French Postcard Seller
Lady in Danger Reporter
House of Mortal Sin Father Duggan
A Jolly Bad Fellow Willie Pugh-Smith
Convoy His Mate
Girl in the News James Fetherwood
The National Health
Doctor at Large Smith
The Master of Ballantrae MacKellar
Foreign Affaires Courtroom Interpreter
The Next of Kin No 23: Mr Davis
1984 Jones
The Heroes of Telemark Col. Wilkinson
The Guv'nor Bank Director
Find the Lady Hurst
The Magic Box Goitz
The Devil's Disciple Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Quartet Samuel Sunbury
The Vicious Circle Dr. George Kimber
The Oracle Tom Mitchum
The Surgeon's Knife Mr. Waring
The Foreman Went to France Official, Passport Office
The Rebel Manager of Art Gallery, London
Who Killed the Cat? Henry Fawcett
Pride and Prejudice Sir Willian Lucas
Shows
Shoestring
Dixon of Dock Green Mr. Farmer
The Adventures of Black Beauty
The New Avengers
No Hiding Place
Sunday-Night Play Holloway
Detective
The Adventurer Franz Kolmar
Maigret Inspector Fumel
Crown Court Arthur Charles Parfitt
Pardon the Expression Jacob Elijah Burgess
Armchair Theatre Prison Officer Graves
The Saint Dr. Davis
Danger Man Armstrong
The Third Man Geoffrey Ormsby
The Avengers Brandon Storey
Pardon the Expression Jeb
Armchair Theatre George Thompson
