William Mervyn, born William Mervyn Pickwoad, (3 January 1912 — 6 August 1976), was a British actor best known for playing the Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever in All Gas and Gaiters and the old gentleman in The Railway Children.
His stage career began in 1946, but it wasn't until he began to act on TV that he began to become better known. One of his first major TV roles was in the 1962 series Saki as Sir Hector and four years later played the Bishop of St. Ogg's in All Gas and Gaiters.
Some other notable roles he played in The '60s were Sir Charles Summer in the Doctor Who serial "The War Machines" and small roles in three Carry On films.
Towards the end of his life, he was often typecast as either The Vicar or wealthy upper-class gentlemen in films such as The Railway Children, Up the Front, and The Ruling Class.
He died at the age of 64.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Films- The Blue Lamp (1950) — Chief Inspector Hammond (Uncredited Role)
- Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) — Colonel Buckmaster
- The 39 Steps (1959) — Angry Train Passenger (Uncredited Role)
- Circus of Horrors (1960) — Dr. Morley
- Tamahine (1963) — Lord Birchester
- Operation Crossbow (1965) — Dutch Technical Examiner
- Follow That Camel (1967) — Sir Cyril Ponsonby
- The Best House in London (1969) — Cabinet Minister (Uncredited Role)
- Carry On Again Doctor (1969) — Lord Paragon
- Atlantic Wall (1970) — Vicar
- The Railway Children (1970) — Old Gentleman
- Carry On Henry (1971) — Dr. Finlay
- Up the Front (1972) — Lord Twithampton
- The Ruling Class (1972) — Sir Charles Gurney
- The Adventures of Robin Hood, 2 episodes:
- "Hubert" (1957) — Thomas
- "The Dowry" (1957) — Judd
- Hancock's Half Hour, episode "Lord Byron Lived Here" (1959) — Council Official
- The Army Game, episode "The Take-Over Bid" (1959) — Gerald Harris
- Bleak House, 3 episodes (1959) — Mr. Kenge
- Dixon of Dock Green, episode "The Hot Seat" (1960) — Bruce Treadgold
- Maigret, episode "The Countess" (1962) — Doctor
- All Gas and Gaiters, 33 episodes (1966-71) — The Right Reverend Cuthbert Hever
- Doctor Who, 4-episode story "The War Machines" (1966) — Sir Charles Summer
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), episode "A Disturbing Case" (1969) — Mr. Whitty
- The Persuaders!, episode "Read and Destroy" (1972) — Sir Charles Worthington
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, episode "The Superfluous Finger" (1973) — Sir Hector Drummond
- Raffles, episode "The Spoils of Sacrilege" (1977) — Osborne
