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William Mervyn

Acting
January 3, 1912
— August 6, 1976(64 years old)
Nairobi, Kenya
Popularity: 0
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Biography

William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy All Gas and Gaiters, the old gentleman in The Railway Children and Inspector Charles Rose in The Odd Man and its sequels. Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage career, spending five years in provincial theatre. He made his West End debut in The Guinea Pig at the Criterion Theatre in 1946, before parts in plays such as Lend Me Robin at the Embassy Theatre,...

Also Known As

William Mervyn Pickwoad

Known For

Crown Court series poster (1972)
5.7

Crown Court

The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)
5.3

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Hector Rose

The Persuaders! series poster (1971)
7.6

The Persuaders!

Sir Charles Worthington

The Adventures of Robin Hood series poster (1955)
6.4

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Thomas

No Hiding Place series poster (1959)
4.8

No Hiding Place

Colonel Frew

Maigret series poster (1960)
7.1

Maigret

Doctor

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes series poster (1971)
7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Hector Drummond

Gideon's Way series poster (1965)
7.0

Gideon's Way

Mr. Pater

Hancock's Half Hour series poster (1956)
7.4

Hancock's Half Hour

Council Official

Raffles series poster (1977)
8.3

Raffles

Osborne

Operation Crossbow movie poster (1965)
6.7

Operation Crossbow

Dutch Technical Examiner

Murder Ahoy movie poster (1964)
7.1

Murder Ahoy

Breeze-Connington

Photos of William Mervyn

Filmography

1970s

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones movie poster (1976)
3.5

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Squire Alworthy

The Christmas Messenger movie poster (1975)
9.0

The Christmas Messenger

(voice)

The Ruling Class movie poster (1972)
6.5

The Ruling Class

Sir Charles Gurney

Up the Front movie poster (1972)
4.4

Up the Front

Lord Twithampton

Carry On Henry movie poster (1971)
6.1

Carry On Henry

Dr. Finlay

Blood Suckers movie poster (1971)
4.1

Blood Suckers

Marc Honeydew

The Railway Children movie poster (1970)
6.7

The Railway Children

Old Gentleman

Atlantic Wall movie poster (1970)
6.2

Atlantic Wall

Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father

1960s

Carry On Again Doctor movie poster (1969)
6.1

Carry On Again Doctor

Lord Paragon

The Best House in London movie poster (1969)
4.0

The Best House in London

Cabinet Minister (uncredited)

Salt & Pepper movie poster (1968)
5.3

Salt & Pepper

Prime Minister

Hammerhead movie poster (1968)
5.7

Hammerhead

Walter Perrin

Follow That Camel movie poster (1967)
5.9

Follow That Camel

Sir Cyril Ponsonby

Deadlier Than the Male movie poster (1967)
5.9

Deadlier Than the Male

Chairman of the Phoenician Board

The Jokers movie poster (1967)
6.3

The Jokers

Uncle Edward

Doctor Who: The War Machines movie poster (1966)
7.4

Doctor Who: The War Machines

Sir Charles Summer

Operation Crossbow movie poster (1965)
6.7

Operation Crossbow

Dutch Technical Examiner

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin movie poster (1965)

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

Lord Justice

Murder Ahoy movie poster (1964)
7.1

Murder Ahoy

Breeze-Connington

Hot Enough for June movie poster (1964)
5.7

Hot Enough for June

Passenger on Plane

Watch It, Sailor! movie poster (1961)
7.0

Watch It, Sailor!

Ship's Captain

No Love for Johnnie movie poster (1961)
6.7

No Love for Johnnie

Postmaster-General (uncredited)

Circus of Horrors movie poster (1960)
5.8

Circus of Horrors

Dr. Morley

The Battle of the Sexes movie poster (1960)
6.5

The Battle of the Sexes

Detective's Friend

A Touch of Larceny movie poster (1960)
6.0

A Touch of Larceny

Capt. Balfour (uncredited)

1950s

Upstairs and Downstairs movie poster (1959)
5.8

Upstairs and Downstairs

Kingsley

Carve Her Name with Pride movie poster (1958)
6.0

Carve Her Name with Pride

Colonel Buckmaster

Barnacle Bill movie poster (1957)
6.6

Barnacle Bill

Captain

Now Let Him Go movie poster (1957)
7.0

Now Let Him Go

Sir Edmund

The Long Arm movie poster (1956)
6.9

The Long Arm

Manager of Festival Hall

Tons of Trouble movie poster (1956)
5.5

Tons of Trouble

Roberts (MI5)

Conflict of Wings movie poster (1954)
6.2

Conflict of Wings

Mr. Wentworth/Col. Wentworth

The Blue Lamp movie poster (1950)
6.6

The Blue Lamp

Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)

1940s

Stop Press Girl movie poster (1949)
5.9

Stop Press Girl

Cinema Manager (uncredited)

The Loves of Joanna Godden movie poster (1947)
7.8

The Loves of Joanna Godden

Huxtable