William Mervyn
William Mervyn ( born January 3, 1912 in Nairobi, Kenya; † August 6, 1976 in London, England ) was a British actor.
Life
Mervyn began his career in the theater. In 1946 he made his West End debut at the Criterion Theatre. The following year he received a roll of film for the first time. In 1950, he starred opposite Paul Scofield, Margaret Rutherford, Claire Bloom and Mona Washbourne in Ring Round the Moon at the Globe Theatre in London. In 1956 he joined the Saville Theatre in London alongside Laurence Harvey and Michael Medwin in The Rivals on. By the early 1950s he began to work more closely for television. Although he also appeared in popular films such as Captain seasick and The 39 Steps, his roles, however, were usually subordinate and partly he remained unnamed in the credits. His television roles included four episodes of Doctor Who, as well as guest-starring roles including in The Two and Randall & Hopkirk - detective with spirit. In the 1970s, he appeared in three films from the Carry on series on.
The German public is most likely to Mervyn in his role as Commander Breeze - Connington in the Miss Marple film ahoy murderer! known. There he delivers Margaret Rutherford at the end of the film a sword fight after she could expose him as a murderer.
Mervyn was married and had two sons.