William Mervyn
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday3 January 1912
Died6 August 1976 (age 64)
Place of birthNairobi, Kenya
Known credits64
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, the…
Raffles
1977 · Osborne
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976 · Squire Alworthy
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976 · Mr Brayling
The Christmas Messenger
1975 · (voice)
Crown Court
1972 · The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell
Crown Court
1972 · Mr. Justice Campbell
Up the Front
1972 · Lord Twithampton
The Ruling Class
1972 · Sir Charles Gurney
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Sir Hector Drummond
The Persuaders!
1971 · Sir Charles Worthington
Carry On Henry
1971 · Dr. Finlay
Blood Suckers
1971 · Marc Honeydew
The Railway Children
1970 · Old Gentleman
Atlantic Wall
1970 · Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
Carry On Again Doctor
1969 · Lord Paragon
The Best House in London
1969 · Cabinet Minister (uncredited)
Hammerhead
1968 · Walter Perrin
Salt & Pepper
1968 · Prime Minister
Follow That Camel
1967 · Sir Cyril Ponsonby
The Jokers
1967 · Uncle Edward
Mr. Rose
1967 · Charles Rose / Marcus Despard
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Chairman of the Phoenician Board
All Gas and Gaiters
1967 · The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
Doctor Who: The War Machines
1966 · Sir Charles Summer
The Liars
1966 · Sir Gerald
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Sir Hector Rose
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Father
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Sir Eric Brown
Heiress of Garth
1965 · Squire Griffin
Operation Crossbow
1965 · Dutch Technical Examiner
Gideon's Way
1965 · Mr. Pater
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965 · Lord Justice
Reluctant Bandit
1965 · Carson
Old Man's Fancy
1965 · The Bishop
Murder Ahoy
1964 · Breeze-Connington
Hot Enough for June
1964 · Passenger on Plane
It's Dark Outside
1964 · Chief Insp. Charles Rose
Watch It, Sailor!
1961 · Ship's Captain
No Love for Johnnie
1961 · Postmaster-General (uncredited)
Persuasion
1960 · Admiral Croft
Maigret
1960 · Doctor
The Odd Man
1960 · Chief Insp. Charles Rose
On Trial
1960 · President of the Court
Circus of Horrors
1960 · Dr. Morley
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Detective's Friend
A Touch of Larceny
1960 · Capt. Balfour (uncredited)
The Young Lady from London
1959 · King Klaus
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 · Kingsley
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