Acting • AGE 93
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...


Shoestring
Reverend James Appleby
1979

The New Avengers
Elderly Man
1976

House of Mortal Sin
Father Duggan
1976

The National Health
Rees
1973

A Thinking Man as Hero
Lord Beale
1973

Crown Court
Arthur Charles Parfitt
1972

The Adventurer
Franz Kolmar
1972

Who Killed the Cat?
Henry Fawcett
1966

The Heroes of Telemark
Col. Wilkinson
1965

Detective
1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow
Willie Pugh-Smith
1964

The Old Dark House
Potiphar Femm
1963

80,000 Suspects
Buckridge
1963

55 Days at Peking
Clergyman
1963

The Day of the Triffids
Mr. Coker
1963

The Saint
Dr. Davis
1962

Francis of Assisi
Brother Juniper
1961

Echo of Barbara
Sam Roscoe
1961

The Rebel
Manager of Art Gallery, London
1961

No Love for Johnnie
Charlie Young
1961

The Avengers
Brandon Storey
1961

The Sundowners
Jack Patchogue
1960

Maigret
Inspector Fumel
1960

Danger Man
Armstrong
1960

Never Let Go
Alfie Barnes
1960

Once More, with Feeling!
Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
1960

The Third Man
Geoffrey Ormsby
1959

No Hiding Place
1959

The Devil's Disciple
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
1959

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Brook
1958

The Surgeon's Knife
Mr. Waring
1957

The Vicious Circle
Dr. George Kimber
1957

Doctor at Large
Mr. Smith
1957

The Counterfeit Plan
Louie Bernard
1957

Find the Lady
Hurst
1956

Armchair Theatre
Prison Officer Graves
1956

Moby Dick
Peleg
1956

The Intimate Stranger
Ernest Chaple
1956

1984
Jones
1956

The Blue Peter
Captain Snow
1955

Dixon of Dock Green
Mr. Farmer
1955

Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence
1954

The Master of Ballantrae
MacKellar
1953

Valley of Song
Griffiths
1953

The Oracle
Tom Mitchum
1953

Tall Headlines
Uncle Ted
1952

The Magic Box
Goitz
1952

Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
1951

Sunday Night Theatre
Samuel Pepys
1950

Diamond City
Hart
1949

Helter Skelter
Ernest Bennett
1949

Edward, My Son
Harry Sempkin
1949

Quartet
Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
1948

Counterblast
Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
1948

Easy Money
Herbert Atkins
1948

Captain Boycott
Watty Connell
1947

The Captive Heart
Pte. Evans
1946

They Knew Mr. Knight
Tom Blake
1946

Pink String and Sealing Wax
Edward Sutton
1945

Dead of Night
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
1945

Twilight Hour
Major John Roberts
1945

The Halfway House
Rhys
1944

San Demetrio London
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
1943

My Learned Friend
Grimshaw
1943

The Bells Go Down
Sam
1943

Went the Day Well?
Charlie Sims
1942

The Foreman Went to France
Official, Passport Office
1942

The Next of Kin
No 23: Mr Davis
1942

Saloon Bar
Wickers
1940

Convoy
His Mate
1940

Girl in the News
James Fetherwood
1940

Jamaica Inn
Thomas
1939

Pride and Prejudice
Sir Willian Lucas
1938

Night Ride
Trapped Miner
1937

Storm in a Teacup
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
1937

Dishonour Bright
French Postcard Seller
1936

In the Soup
Meakin
1936

The Guv'nor
Bank Director
1935

Lady in Danger
Reporter
1934