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William Mervyn (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 and the old gentleman in The Railway Children.
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Birth name William Mervyn Pickwoad
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 january 1912 at Nairobi (Kenya)
Death 6 august 1976 (at 64 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 january 1912 at Nairobi (Kenya)
Death 6 august 1976 (at 64 years) at London (United-kingdom)
William Mervyn (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 and the old gentleman in The Railway Children.
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Mervyn was married to Anne Margaret Payne Cooke, a theatre designer and architect who survived him with their three sons - Michael Pickwoad, who in 2010 became the production designer on Doctor Who, Richard, television director and aerial cameraman and Nicholas (Pickwoad), expert on bookbinding. Mervyn's granddaughter Amy Pickwood became an art director and standby art director for Doctor Who.Usually with
Filmography of William Mervyn (39 films)
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Directed by Cliff Owen
Genres Comedy
Actors Nicky Henson, Trevor Howard, Michael Bates, Terry-Thomas, Arthur Lowe, Georgia Brown
Roles Squire Alworthy
Rating45%
Charley-One-Eye (1973)
, 1h36Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Western
Themes Films about racism
Actors Richard Roundtree, Roy Thinnes, Nigel Davenport, Aldo Sambrell, Patrick Mower, David Lodge
Rating58%
Après avoir tué un officier, un soldat noir, Ben, est contraint de déserter l'armée et il est aussitôt traqué par elle et les Mexicains. Perdu dans le désert, il rencontre un Indien taiseux et solitaire affligé d'un pied-bot, Taureau-Assis, qui ne parle qu'à son animal de compagnie, un poulet surnommé "Charley le borgne". Le déserteur et l'Indien, malgré leur caractère différent, se lient d'amitié. Ils se réfugient à côté d’une petite église abandonnée. Lorsque Ben est capturé par un odieux chasseur de primes raciste, l'Indien, jusqu'ici peu loquace, prend les armes et part à son secours.
The Ruling Class (1972)
, 2h34Directed by Peter Medak
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Michael Bryant, William Mervyn
Roles Sir Charles Gurney
Rating72%
Following the death from accidental asphyxiation of Ralph Gurney, the 13th Earl of Gurney (Andrews), Jack Gurney (O'Toole) becomes the 14th Earl of Gurney. Jack, a paranoid schizophrenic, thinks he is Jesus Christ and shocks his family and friends with his talk of returning to the world to bring it love and charity, not to mention his penchant for breaking out into song and dance routines and sleeping upright on a cross. When faced with unpalatable facts (such as his identity as the 14th Earl), Jack puts them in his "galvanized pressure cooker" and they disappear. His unscrupulous uncle, Sir Charles (Mervyn), marries him to his mistress, Grace (Seymour), in hopes of producing an heir and putting his nephew in an institution; the plan fails, however, when Grace falls in love with Jack. Jack gains another ally in Sir Charles' wife, Lady Claire (Browne), who hates her husband and befriends Jack just to spite him. She also begins sleeping with Jack's psychiatrist, Dr. Herder (Michael Bryant), to persuade him to cure Jack quickly.
Up the Front (1972)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, William Mervyn, Hermione Baddeley, Jonathan Cecil, Madeline Smith
Roles Lord Twithampton
Rating45%
Set during World War I, Lurk, a lowly servant in the household of Lord and Lady Twithampton (William Mervyn & Linda Gray), is hypnotised by The Great Vincento (Stanley Holloway) and travels to the Western Front to 'save England'. Lurk is inspired to bravery, and upon receiving the German master plan for the entire war, which has through an unlikely series of events been tattooed onto his posterior, is pursued across France by German intelligence. After breaking into the British military headquarters to deliver the plans into the hands of General Burke (Robert Coote), he is confronted by the sensuous German spy Mata Hari (Zsa Zsa Gabor). After foiling Mata Hari's scheme to relieve him of the plan, a hilarious scene develops in which he is pursued by the nefarious Von Gutz (Lance Percival) and his henchmen Donner and Blitzen (Gertan Klauber and Stanley Lebor). Accompanied by the Can-Can, performed by the Famous Buttercup Girls, Lurk is pursued around the Allied headquarters.
Carry On Henry (1971)
, 1h29Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Terry Scott, Barbara Windsor
Roles Physician
Rating61%
The film opens with a passage, which states: This film is based on a recently discovered manuscript by one William Cobbler, which reveals that Henry VIII did in fact have two more wives. Although it was first thought that Cromwell originated the story, it is now known to be definitely all Cobbler's... from beginning to end.
Incense for the Damned (1971)
, 1h27Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing, Edward Woodward, William Mervyn, Patrick Mower, David Lodge
Roles Marc Honeydew
Rating39%
The film centers on Richard Fountain, an Oxford don who has fallen under the influence of a mysterious Greek girl and her suspicious associates. Fountain's friends visit Greece to get him back and notice that wherever he has been a number of murders have taken place. They find their friend under the spell of a beautiful vampire, whose blood-sucking methods include the use of S&M sex. Believing that they have killed her, the group return to Great Britain, unaware that their friend is now a vampire.
The Railway Children (1970)
, 1h50Directed by Lionel Jeffries
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films
Actors Jenny Agutter, Gary Warren, Sally Thomsett, Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, Iain Cuthbertson
Roles Old Gentleman
Rating72%
The story follows the adventures of the Waterbury children, who are forced to move with their mother (Dinah Sheridan) from a luxurious Edwardian villa in the London suburbs to "Three Chimneys", a house near the fictional 'Great Northern and Southern Railway' in Yorkshire, as their father (Iain Cuthbertson), who works at the Foreign Office, has been imprisoned as a result of being wrongly accused of selling state secrets to the Russians.
Atlantic Wall (1970)
, 1h47Directed by Marcel Camus
Origin France
Genres War, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors André Bourvil, Jean Poiret, Sophie Desmarais, Peter McEnery, Sophie Desmarets, Reinhard Kolldehoff
Roles L'Évêque protestant, père de Jeff
Rating59%
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sous l’occupation, peu avant la bataille de Normandie, Léon Duchemin, un paisible restaurateur que sa femme a quitté vingt ans auparavant, vit en compagnie de Maria, sa sœur farfelue et de sa fille Juliette, devenue une jeune femme. Ses clients représentent toute la société du village, allant du chauffeur de Rommel, aux résistants et aux trafiquants du marché noir.
The Best House in London (1969)
, 1h45Directed by Philip Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors David Hemmings, Joanna Pettet, George Sanders, Dany Robin, Warren Mitchell, John Bird
Rating43%
Dans l'Angleterre victorienne dans laquelle la prostitution est réprimée de manière sévère, des jeunes dandys londoniens persuadent le ministre de l'intérieur d'ouvrir un bordel de luxe…
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
, 1h26Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor
Roles Lord Paragon
Rating61%
A disgraced doctor is sent to a remote clinic on an inhospitable tropical island where he learns of a native slimming potion. He flies back to England to cash in on the potion, soon finding success running a lavish slimming clinic. However his former professional rivals who had been instrumental in sending him away in the first place now want a slice of the profits, as does the real discoverer of the slimming potion.
Hammerhead (1968)
, 1h39Directed by David Miller
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Spy, Horror
Themes Spy films
Actors Vince Edwards, Judy Geeson, Peter Vaughan, Diana Dors, Michael Bates, Beverly Adams
Roles Walter Perrin
Rating51%
British intelligence asks a soldier of fortune, Charles Hood, to go to Portugal and help stop an international criminal mastermind called Hammerhead who plans to steal a secret report on nuclear defense.
Salt & Pepper (1968)
, 1h42Directed by Richard Donner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Michael Bates, Calvin Lockhart, Ilona Rodgers, John Le Mesurier
Roles Prime Minister
Rating51%
Chris Pepper (Lawford) and Charlie Salt (Davis) own a nightclub in Swinging London, operating under the suspicious eye of the intrepid Inspector Crabbe.
Deadlier Than the Male (1967)
, 1h41Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Richard Johnson, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Nigel Green, Virginia North, Suzanna Leigh
Roles Chairman of the Phoenician Board
Rating61%
When a top oil executive dies mysteriously aboard his private jet, the company's board suspects foul play and hires Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond to investigate. Attempts on his own life lead him to believe two lovely females are "hit men" for an international crime syndicate.
Carry on Follow That Camel (1967)
, 1h35Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Phil Silvers, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Angela Douglas
Roles Sir Cyril Ponsonby
Rating59%
His reputation brought into disrepute by Captain Bagshaw, a competitor for the affections of Lady Jane Ponsonby, Bertram Oliphant West a.k.a. "Bo" decides to leave England and join the French Foreign Legion, followed by his faithful manservant Simpson. Originally mistaken for enemy combatants at Sidi Bel Abbès, the pair eventually enlist and are helped in surviving Legion life by Sergeant Knocker, although only after they discover that when he is "on patrol" he is actually enjoying himself at the local cafe with the female owner, ZigZig.
The Jokers (1967)
, 1h34Directed by Michael Winner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Oliver Reed, Michael Crawford, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern, James Donald, Daniel Massey
Roles Uncle Edward
Rating65%
Michael Tremayne is booted out of Sandhurst. He and his brother David want to do something “big”. They decide to do a crime as a “grand gesture”. The brothers take Inge, David's new inamorata on a tour of London, including the Tower of London. At a dinner party they learn that you cannot be charged with theft unless you intend to permanently deprive the owner of their property. David proposes stealing the crown jewels and sending letters out beforehand, showing they aren’t intending to permanently deprive. Michael is somewhat jealous of David, as David is considered the ‘good’ son and him the ‘bad’ son. They write and deliver the letters. They plant a bomb at the Albert Memorial and observe the police procedure. Next they put a bomb at the lion cage at the London zoo. Then they blow up a ladies lavatory. David gets a laser. They put a bomb at the stock exchange and David goes to the army base, and using a tape recorder records the procedures. Finally the day comes. Michael goes to the jewel room in the Tower and hides a bomb there. David and Michael go to the base and tie up the duty officer. They take the place of the bomb disposal expert and his assistant. They ride with the army to the Tower. The pair go into the bomb room and knock out the rather silly Colonel who went in with them and who commands the army base. David and Michael have had the alarms turned of, due to the danger of “vibration” and use the laser to cut into the cabinets and steal the Crown Jewels. The pair set off a small bomb and a smoke bomb. They two stagger out pretending to be hurt. The pair then escape from the ambulance taking them to hospital along with the jewels. The theft causes a huge stink and a worldwide search is undertaken for the robbers. David and Michael enjoy the media frenzy. One week after the robbery on June 23, 1967, the letters are opened and delivered to the police. When they go to get the jewels from their hiding place they are not there. The police arrive to arrest David. Michael says he doesn’t know anything about the robbery. Michael never delivered his letter. David is identified as the bomb expert, but the witnesses can’t identify Michael. The police investigate, but can’t break down Michael’s alibi of being at a party. Michael is released. David is indicted and bail is refused. The police set up a plan to make Michael think his alibi is breaking down, but Michael evades police surveillance. We then see him digging up the jewels from where he buried them at Stonehenge. Michael calls on a telephone he knows is tapped to say he’s returning the jewels at Trafalgar Square at 4 a. m. The police set up a cordon, but Michael uses their concentration on the square to put them in the scales of justice on top of the Old Bailey. We close with both brothers imprisoned in the Tower, plotting their escape.