William Mervyn
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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…
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Crown Court
1972 · TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · TV
The Persuaders!
1971 · TV
Maigret
1960 · TV
Hancock's Half Hour
1956 · TV
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · TV
Gideon's Way
1965 · TV
Bleak House
1959 · TV
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
1976 · TV