William Mervyn
Actor
Born January 3, 1912 in Nairobi, Kenya
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, the comedy Ring Round the Moon, The Mortimer Touch, A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde at the Savoy Theatre in 1953 and Charley's Aunt.
Filmography
Raffles
Osborne
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Squire Alworthy
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Mr Brayling
The Christmas Messenger
(voice)
Crown Court
The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell
Up the Front
Lord Twithampton
The Ruling Class
Sir Charles Gurney
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Hector Drummond
The Persuaders!
Sir Charles Worthington
Carry On Henry
Dr. Finlay
Blood Suckers
Marc Honeydew
The Railway Children
Old Gentleman
Atlantic Wall
Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
Carry On Again Doctor
Lord Paragon
The Best House in London
Cabinet Minister (uncredited)
Hammerhead
Walter Perrin
Salt & Pepper
Prime Minister
Follow That Camel
Sir Cyril Ponsonby
The Jokers
Uncle Edward
Mr. Rose
Charles Rose / Marcus Despard
Deadlier Than the Male
Chairman of the Phoenician Board
All Gas and Gaiters
The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
Doctor Who: The War Machines
Sir Charles Summer
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Hector Rose
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Father
Operation Crossbow
Dutch Technical Examiner
Gideon's Way
Mr. Pater
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Lord Justice
Murder Ahoy
Breeze-Connington
Hot Enough for June
Passenger on Plane
It's Dark Outside
Chief Insp. Charles Rose
Oliver Twist
Mr. Grimwig
Watch It, Sailor!
Ship's Captain
No Love for Johnnie
Postmaster-General (uncredited)
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
Maigret
Doctor
The Odd Man
Chief Insp. Charles Rose
On Trial
President of the Court
Circus of Horrors
Dr. Morley
The Battle of the Sexes
Detective's Friend
A Touch of Larceny
Capt. Balfour (uncredited)
The Young Lady from London
King Klaus
Upstairs and Downstairs
Kingsley
No Hiding Place
Colonel Frew
Carve Her Name with Pride
Colonel Buckmaster
Barnacle Bill
Captain
Now Let Him Go
Sir Edmund
Armchair Theatre
Dr. Scott
Hancock's Half Hour
Council Official
The Long Arm
Manager of Festival Hall
Tons of Trouble
Roberts (MI5)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Thomas
Conflict of Wings
Mr. Wentworth/Col. Wentworth
The Blue Lamp
Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)
Stop Press Girl
Cinema Manager (uncredited)
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Huxtable