- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Died
- August 6, 1976
William Mervyn
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. Mervyn's later stage roles included those of O'Trigger in The Rivals, Lord Greenham in the comedy Aren't We All? and Sir Patrick Cullen in The Doctor's Dilemma. …
Filmography
tvRaffles
1977 · Osborne
movieThe Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976 · Squire Alworthy
tvThe Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976 · Mr Brayling
movieThe Christmas Messenger
1975 · (voice)
tvCrown Court
1972 · The Hon. Mr. Justice Campbell
movieUp the Front
1972 · Lord Twithampton
movieThe Ruling Class
1972 · Sir Charles Gurney
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Sir Hector Drummond
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Sir Charles Worthington
movieCarry On Henry
1971 · Dr. Finlay
movieBlood Suckers
1971 · Marc Honeydew
movieThe Railway Children
1970 · Old Gentleman
movieAtlantic Wall
1970 · Protestant Bishop, Jeff's father
movieCarry On Again Doctor
1969 · Lord Paragon
movieThe Best House in London
1969 · Cabinet Minister (uncredited)
movieHammerhead
1968 · Walter Perrin
movieSalt & Pepper
1968 · Prime Minister
movieFollow That Camel
1967 · Sir Cyril Ponsonby
movieThe Jokers
1967 · Uncle Edward
tvMr. Rose
1967 · Charles Rose / Marcus Despard
movieDeadlier Than the Male
1967 · Chairman of the Phoenician Board
tvAll Gas and Gaiters
1967 · The Bishop, The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
movieDoctor Who: The War Machines
1966 · Sir Charles Summer
The Liars
tvThe Liars
1966 · Sir Gerald
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Sir Hector Rose
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Father, Sir Eric Brown
Heiress of Garth
tvHeiress of Garth
1965 · Squire Griffin
movieOperation Crossbow
1965 · Dutch Technical Examiner
tvGideon's Way
1965 · Mr. Pater
movieThe Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965 · Lord Justice
Reluctant Bandit
tvReluctant Bandit
1965 · Carson
Old Man's Fancy
movieOld Man's Fancy
1965 · The Bishop
movieMurder Ahoy
1964 · Breeze-Connington
movieHot Enough for June
1964 · Passenger on Plane
tvIt's Dark Outside
1964 · Chief Insp. Charles Rose
tvOliver Twist
1962 · Mr. Grimwig
movieWatch It, Sailor!
1961 · Ship's Captain
movieNo Love for Johnnie
1961 · Postmaster-General (uncredited)
tvPersuasion
1960 · Admiral Croft
tvMaigret
1960 · Doctor
tvThe Odd Man
1960 · Chief Insp. Charles Rose
tvOn Trial
1960 · President of the Court
movieCircus of Horrors
1960 · Dr. Morley
movieThe Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Detective's Friend
movieA Touch of Larceny
1960 · Capt. Balfour (uncredited)
tvThe Young Lady from London
1959 · King Klaus
movieUpstairs and Downstairs
1959 · Kingsley
tvNo Hiding Place
1959 · Colonel Frew, Ivor Naunton
Charlesworth
tvCharlesworth
1959 · Charles Begbie
movieCarve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Colonel Buckmaster
movieBarnacle Bill
1957 · Captain
Nicholas Nickleby
tvNicholas Nickleby
1957 · Mr. Witterly
movieNow Let Him Go
1957 · Sir Edmund
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Dr. Scott, Sir Edmund
tvHancock's Half Hour
1956 · Council Official
movieThe Long Arm
1956 · Manager of Festival Hall
movieTons of Trouble
1956 · Roberts (MI5)
Kitty Clive
movieKitty Clive
1956 · Colley Cibber
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Thomas, Judd
movieConflict of Wings
1954 · Mr. Wentworth/Col. Wentworth
Four Men in Prison
movieFour Men in Prison
1950 · (uncredited)
movieThe Blue Lamp
1950 · Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited)
movieStop Press Girl
1949 · Cinema Manager (uncredited)
movieThe Loves of Joanna Godden
1947 · Huxtable