About
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....
Known for
Crown CourtSeries • 1972
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries • 1955
The Persuaders!Series • 1971
MaigretSeries • 1960
Hancock's Half HourSeries • 1956
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1971
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
Murder AhoyMovie • 1964
Salt & PepperMovie • 1968
Operation CrossbowMovie • 1965
The Battle of the SexesMovie • 1960
Atlantic WallMovie • 1970
Deadlier Than the MaleMovie • 1967
The Railway ChildrenMovie • 1970
Follow That CamelMovie • 1967
Hot Enough for JuneMovie • 1964
Carve Her Name with PrideMovie • 1958
Circus of HorrorsMovie • 1960
The Blue LampMovie • 1950
The Long ArmMovie • 1956
The Ruling ClassMovie • 1972