

Acting
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).
Highest rated appearances
Who Killed the Cat?
as Henry Fawcett

The Devil's Disciple
as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Brook
Danger List
as Mr. Ellis

The Surgeon's Knife
as Mr. Waring

The Vicious Circle
as Dr. George Kimber

Doctor at Large
as Mr. Smith

The Counterfeit Plan
as Louie Bernard

Find the Lady
as Hurst

Moby Dick
as Peleg

The Intimate Stranger
as Ernest Chaple

1984
as Jones

The Blue Peter
as Captain Snow

Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence

The Master of Ballantrae
as MacKellar

Valley of Song
as Griffiths

The Oracle
as Tom Mitchum

Tall Headlines
as Uncle Ted

The Magic Box
as Goitz

Scrooge
as Bob Cratchit
Tony Draws a Horse

Diamond City
as Hart

Helter Skelter
as Ernest Bennett

Edward, My Son
as Harry Sempkin

Quartet
as Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

Counterblast
as Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck

Easy Money
as Herbert Atkins

Captain Boycott
as Watty Connell

The Captive Heart
as Pte. Evans

They Knew Mr. Knight
as Tom Blake

Pink String and Sealing Wax
as Edward Sutton

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

Twilight Hour
as Major John Roberts

The Halfway House
as Rhys

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

My Learned Friend
as Grimshaw

The Bells Go Down
as Sam

Went the Day Well?
as Charlie Sims

The Foreman Went to France
as Official, Passport Office

The Next of Kin
as No 23: Mr Davis

Saloon Bar
as Wickers

Convoy
as His Mate

Girl in the News
as James Fetherwood

Jamaica Inn
as Thomas

Pride and Prejudice
as Sir Willian Lucas
The Last Curtain
as Hemp

Night Ride
as Trapped Miner

Storm in a Teacup
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Dishonour Bright
as French Postcard Seller

In the Soup
as Meakin
Foreign Affaires
as Courtroom Interpreter (uncredited)

The Guv'nor
as Bank Director

Lady in Danger
as Reporter