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in 1934 and appeared in several supporting roles in the 1930s before becoming a leading man in the 1940s and 50s. In his most critically acclaimed period, he became an indelible part of British
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Johns was known for his "mostly mild-mannered, lugubrious, amusing, sometimes moving 'little men'" in over 100 films and television series. He is recurrently hailed as one of
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Of Johns' stage work, Benedick writes that he "showed a relish for Restoration comedy, but was also rated a ‘quintessential’ Priestley and Shavian actor in such shows as...
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was born. They returned to England a few weeks later and Johns re-enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he graduated in 1924 with a gold medal.
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in 1958. He is remembered for standout roles as Arthur Charles Parfitt and Edward Lumsden in five episodes of the courtroom drama television series
229:(18 February 1899 – 6 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television actor who became a fixture of British films during the 1837: 1822: 1470: 1847: 1674: 1295: 1262: 1812: 1238: 398:, London, and began touring with her family's theatre company. While touring South Africa on 23 October 1923, their only child, 1867: 1659: 1452: 1852: 1842: 1087:
Johns married twice. His first wife was concert pianist Alyce Maude Steele-Wareham, whom he married on 17 November 1922 in
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in 1938), Johns made his television series debut relatively late when he was cast as Harold Simpson in the episode
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in London. From 26 August 1937 to 12 March 1938, he played Ernest Beevers in J. P. Mitchelhill's adaptation of the
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Following the end of the Second World War on 4 September 1945, Johns continued to be cast in leading roles. In
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Johns made his stage debut while he and his first wife, Alyce Steele-Wareham, were touring the British
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with RADA. From 1931 to 1932, Johns starred in two productions at the Little Theatre in Bristol:
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British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film · Volume 1
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in 1950. On the same show, he was given the role of Albert Eccles in the 1954 episode
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as Hallelujah Harry from 3 June 1940 to 12 July 1941, and Patrick Hamilton's play
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in London, and from 17 February to 17 June 1939, he played Sir Patrick Cullen in
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Johns' final film role of the interwar era was as Thomas in the 1939 British
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Mervyn Johns in The Provoked Wife "MERVYN JOHNS, JULIA CRAWLEY, MARDA VANNE"
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of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in 1923. He had various roles in
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as the uncle and guardian of Heloise beginning on 14 November 1951 at the
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with honours in 1924, he appeared in a succession of diverse roles in the
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Upon leaving, he wanted to pursue a career in medicine and so attended
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in 1960. After Alyce's death on 1 September 1971, he married actress
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productions throughout the 1920s following his graduation from the
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In the postwar era, Johns worked regularly as a character actor at
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In 1936, he starred as Sir John Brute alongside Kulia Crawley and
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as Shurie from 30 April to 7 June 1952 at the same theatre.
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He made his theatrical debut while on tour of the British
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Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48
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Johns made his screen debut in 1934 as the reporter in
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Mervyn Johns, First World War RFC Pilot and film actor
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The Second World War ushered in a new era for British
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Index


The Halfway House
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Northwood, London
Llandovery College
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Full list
Diana Churchill
Glynis Johns
John Geoffrey Jones
Gareth Forwood
Second World War
on screen and stage
dominions
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
West End
Bristol
Lady in Danger
wartime
Saloon Bar
The Next of Kin
Went the Day Well?
The Halfway House
Twilight Hour
Dead of Night
Ealing Studios
They Knew Mr. Knight
The Captive Heart
Captain Boycott
Easy Money

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